The tech-heavy Nasdaq was set to lead Wall Street's main indexes higher on Monday as optimism about a deal in Washington over more fiscal stimulus lifted sentiment ahead of the start of quarterly corporate earnings.
GameStop (NYSE: GME) has come back strong after its dismal fourth-quarter earnings report in late March led the stock all the way to a low of $2.57 per share. The pandemic, it turns out, was a saving grace for the video game retailer.
It's been two years since I took the original FANG stocks -- Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- under the knife. I figured that Netflix and Amazon were undeniably rock stars, but
I took a look at three stocks to avoid last week, predicting that DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG), Nano-X Imaging (NASDAQ: NNOX), and GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) were cruising for a bruising. I generally fared pretty well.
Last month, investors went absolutely bananas for software initial public offerings, or IPOs. No company highlighted the craze more than Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) -- shares of which have more than doubled from their initial price.
There's little question that the best path to wealth generation is investing in quality stocks and holding them for years and even decades. Along the way, there is the potential to find a company that can become a "multi-bagger," or an investment that gains several times its ori
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is more than just looking at a company's balance sheet. It forces investors to think about how a company and its products are impacting the world and whether that impact is positive.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has more than doubled in 2020 as the graphics specialist has delivered terrific growth in its data center and video gaming businesses. Smartphone giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has also made investors substantially rich this year despite the challenges po
It seems fair to say at this point that the upcoming election is a bit divisive. When looking at stocks, it's helpful to put political persuasions aside and seek out companies that won't get drawn up in the volatility and debate.
Microsoft Corp said on Friday it would allow most of its employees to clock in up to half their weekly working hours remotely, providing greater flexibility even after offices start reopening.
Last month, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced the debut of its cloud-based Xbox gaming service Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (previously known as xCloud), which allows subscribers to stream games directly to their mobile devices. The service launched in 22 different countries, with m
Friday morning brought another great performance from the stock market, with major market benchmarks launching higher yet again in what appears to be a likely attempt to hit new all-time highs. Market participants are expecting that all the right things will happen, including a
GameStop (NYSE: GME) is partnering with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to bring the tech giant's cloud-based business solutions and applications to the video game retailer's back-office operations.
Antitrust scrutiny of dominant app stores, such as those operated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet subsidiary Google, has intensified over the past year. Apple is waging an escalating legal war with Fortnite maker Epic Games, while lawmakers just issued a report accusing App
Potential investors in water, hygiene, and infection prevention company Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) are faced with a series of questions around the stock's valuation right now. On the one hand the stock is better positioned for growth now, and the pandemic will raise awareness of hygiene