Stocks officially entered a bear market on March 11 after the longest bull market in history. But this average of 30%-plus sell-off isn't a reason to hit the panic button. Those holdings you're tempted to sell today may recover over time. Instead, this sell-off is a signal for
With professional sports leagues canceling the remainder of their seasons during the coronavirus pandemic, some basketball and hockey teams are resorting to video game simulations to play out the rest of the season.
Racing to find a way to fight the spread of COVID-19, the White House has turned to International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) and its supercomputing chops.
The global COVID-19 pandemic is brutalizing retailers and straining the world's healthcare systems. But it's proven to be a boon for one sliver of the video gaming industry. Interest in watching other people play video games has soared, boosted by a conspicuous lack of professio
The stock market has fallen sharply, and many promising stocks are on sale at bargain prices. Yet the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has created a potential financial disaster for millions of people. As hard as it is to save and invest in the best of times, it's even harder
Coronavirus has already caused significant job loss, and the numbers will get worse. People have to stay at home, and sports, entertainment, and other public events have been halted. Restaurants have moved to a delivery and pickup-only model.
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner shares with you his investment philosophy and how you can use it to beat the market. There are 10 and a half chapters that take you through everything from how to invest in a downturn to how today's
In this episode of Market Foolery, Chris Hill and Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker talk about stock valuations they're seeing in the market today. Ford (NYSE: F) stock touched its lowest point since 2009. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Domino's (NYSE: DPZ) go on a hiring spree
Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) doesn't really make any money selling its streaming sticks and set-top boxes. All of its profits come from the platform business, which earns money from advertising and sales commissions on premium subscription video services. Last year, the average Roku acco
It's relatively good news for streaming services like Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and even Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), which distributes digital video through Prime. But the biggest beneficiary of the paradigm shift spotted by digital video editing and production platform Grabyo is t
We are truly witnessing some unprecedented events unfold before our eyes. In about a month, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) went from being a sparse illness in the U.S. that was primarily ravaging parts of China to a global pandemic.
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, stocks in even the strongest sectors of the market have seen massive sell-offs. This includes some consumer stocks, even while many stores sell out of products like toilet paper and cleaning supplies. Online retailers like Amazon are nee
Led by Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) YouTube, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime, and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), video streaming services everywhere are limiting their video quality right now. They are conserving bandwidth in response to the coronavirus pandemic, mainly due to
FedEx's (NYSE: FDX) third-quarter earnings are in, and while the numbers may have squarely beaten analysts' estimates, the shipping company has done something investors don't often get to see: suspend, not just slash, its outlook for 2020 as the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak spr
Very few companies are getting stronger as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) are. These companies are only becoming more relevant in our lives as we are increasingly spending our money at home and onli
The stock market is officially in bear market territory after falling more than 20% over the last two months. This is not a time to panic, as bear markets have occurred numerous times in previous decades. However, this can be a good opportunity to reassess your stock holdings
With the bulls running for the exits as the markets sink into a bear market, some growth stocks are selling at tempting valuations right now. No one knows how long this bear market will last. It could last for months, or the markets could snap back in a matter of weeks. If anyon
Legendary investor Warren Buffett once said, "Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful." Buffett has used this time-tested strategy to amass vast wealth in the stock market -- and you can, too.