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Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it shifted part of the computing for its Alexa voice assistant to its own custom-designed chips, aiming to make the work faster and cheaper while moving it away from chips supplied by Nvidia Corp.

The S&P 500 and the Dow slipped on Thursday as U.S. coronavirus infections surged and investors weighed the timeline of the mass roll-out of an effective vaccine.

Sony's (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation 5 console hits the market today, marking the gaming giant's entry into the next-generation video game hardware cycle. The system's market debut comes just two days after Microsoft launched its Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles. Sony has relea

Sony Corp's PlayStation 5 (PS5) console launched in core markets on Thursday to intense interest online, but with first day real-world sales limited to pre-order pick-ups due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has driven a boom in gaming demand.

The S&P 500 and the Dow fell on Thursday as U.S. coronavirus infections surged and investors weighed the timeline of the mass roll-out of an effective vaccine.

In early trading on Thursday, shares of Microsoft topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.0%. Year to date, Microsoft registers a 38.7% gain.

Futures tracking the S&P 500 and Dow fell on Thursday as U.S. coronavirus infections surged and investors weighed the timeline of the roll-out of an effective vaccine, while some heavyweight technology stocks headed higher for the second straight day.

The financial community has been abuzz about ESG funds, which have shown a surprising level of strength in recent years. And now, with a President-elect who supports sustainability waiting in the wings, the time could be right to build out a broader ESG portfolio -- as long as yo

JFrog's (NASDAQ: FROG) stock recently dipped after the software company posted its first quarterly report since its IPO in September.Its revenue rose 40% year over year to $38.9 million in the third quarter, beating estimates by $1 million. Its adjusted net income surged 98% to $

Slack (NYSE: WORK) and Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) are both forward-thinking companies that are changing how people work.Slack's enterprise communication platform reduced the need for clumsy email chains and time-consuming phone calls. It also recently expanded its platform with Slack C

Futures tracking the S&P 500 were little changed on Thursday as U.S. coronavirus infections surged and investors weighed the timeline of the roll-out of an effective vaccine, while technology stocks headed higher for the second straight day.

When you study a company as a possible investment for your portfolio, you probably examine factors such as its debt and cash levels, the growth rates of its revenue and earnings, its profit margins, its return on equity, and its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio. Those are all good t

Do You Have These Top Tech Stocks On Your Watchlist In Q4 2020? Tech stocks have had an amazing year in the stock market so far. This is because tech companies were quick to overcome the various challenges that were brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. These tech companies

Microsoft Corp, Oracle Corp and other companies that have provided information to the U.S. government for its antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet's Google were granted more time on Wednesday to propose a protective order for their confidential data.

Sony Corp's PlayStation 5 (PS5) console launched in core markets on Thursday to intense interest online, but with first day real-world sales limited to pre-order pick-ups due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has driven a boom in gaming demand.

Microsoft Corp, Oracle Corp and other companies that have provided information to the government for its antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet's Google requested more time on Wednesday to propose a protective order for their confidential data.

The Nasdaq closed up 2% on Wednesday as investors switched back to technology stocks and away from economically sensitive sectors as they weighed COVID-19 vaccine progress against a virus surge and likely timing for a economic rebound.

After so many months of absolutely crushing the rest of the stock market, the recent underperformance from the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) has raised some eyebrows. Even though the Nasdaq was closest to setting new record highs as the stock market surged last week, it h

The Nasdaq closed higher on Wednesday as investors switched back to technology stocks and away from economically sensitive sectors as they weighed COVID-19 vaccine progress against a virus surge and likely timing for a economic rebound.