Futures tracking the Nasdaq index pointed to a more than 1% drop at the open on Tuesday as investors sold off high-flying technology stocks on valuation concerns ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony in Congress.
The stock for audio-streaming giant Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) jumped 5% on Feb. 16 following the announcement of its newest board member, Mona Sutphen. Why does the market care so much about one board member joining the Spotify team?Let's take a closer look and see if we can find an a
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), the Chinese tech giant that owns the country's largest online search engine, launched its online video platform iQiyi (NASDAQ: IQ) in 2010.Baidu spun off iQiyi in an IPO in 2018 but retained a majority stake in the company, which still generated 28% of its t
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes came under pressure on Monday as climbing Treasury yields and prospects of rising inflation triggered valuation concerns, hitting shares of high-flying growth companies.
Revenue growth is a vital part of any company's success. Over the long term, leadership teams usually need to deliver more and more demand in order to realize a rising stock price.Here, we will dive into two young, high-growth companies and why both are in the very early innings
iQiyi (NASDAQ: IQ), a leading online video streaming company in China, released its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results last week for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020. The results show quarterly revenue fell 1% year over year while full-year revenue rose 2%.There was plenty
The European Parliament may have given Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) a blessing in disguise when it passed a law requiring 30% of content on streaming video services to come from European countries. While Netflix originally focused on local content to attract local viewers, it's found l
U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday as climbing Treasury yields and prospects of rising inflation triggered valuation concerns, hitting shares of high-flying growth companies.
There's little doubt Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) new streaming-first strategy makes strategic sense. Although we may not yet know exactly how much the entertainment world has changed due to the pandemic, we can safely say consumers now fully embrace on-demand video as a key compone
U.S. stock indexes were on track to open lower on Monday as climbing Treasury yields and prospects of rising inflation triggered valuation concerns, hitting shares of technology-related companies.
Winning stocks can be found in some of the most unlikely places.During this appearance on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Feb. 11, Motley Fool Co-Chairman and Chief Rule Breaker David Gardner joined Industry Focus host Nick Sciple to discuss some gems he has unearthed among compani
U.S. stock index futures slipped on Monday as climbing Treasury yields and prospects of rising inflation triggered caution over pricey equity valuations, hitting shares of high-flying technology-related companies.
Some things can and should be forgotten over time. But the best things, the best songs, the best stories... they grow stronger in the retelling. That selfie with Jeff Bezos. Jerry Garcia shaking hands with Seth Godin. Business lessons from... Xena, Warrior Princess? Wait, what? G
With the S&P 500 up by about 16% over the past 12 months, but the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, many investors fear another market crash is imminent.To be clear, stock market corrections -- rapid, double-digit-percentage price declines -- can't be predicted with any accura
Stocks on Wall Street closed near break-even on Friday as investors sold technology shares that have rallied through the pandemic and rotated into cyclical stocks set to benefit from pent-up demand once the coronavirus pandemic is subdued.
Stocks on Wall Street were steady on Friday as investors sold technology shares that have rallied through the pandemic and rotated into cyclical stocks set to benefit from pent-up demand once the coronavirus pandemic is subdued.
Stocks on Wall Street traded near breakeven on Friday as investors sold technology shares and rotated into economically sensitive cyclical stocks in anticipation the U.S. economy will boom on pent-up demand once the coronavirus pandemic is subdued.
U.S. stocks gained on Friday, helped by a rise in economy-sensitive cyclical sectors, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq on track to end the week on a dull note as investors rotated out of technology-related companies.
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) ended 2020 with 94.9 million Disney+ subscribers, and it continues to grow quickly more than a year after its initial launch. Still, it's a long way from Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) 203.7 million subscribers.But one analyst thinks Disney's Hotstar property in