For investors with a long-term focus, owning high-quality companies is essential. Formed in 1985, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is the premier retailer of specialty coffee in the world. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is the world's leading streaming service, with 183 million subscribers in o
At one point, it looked like the U.S. was getting a handle on the COVID-19 outbreak. Consumers celebrated as lockdowns began to ease and Main Street businesses began the process of gradually reopening.
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick is joined by Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp and Fool contributor Brian Feroldi to discuss how to talk to kids about money. First, Robert has some tips for tax day, and also on how to increase your chanc
The birthplace of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, News Corp's Australian business, is shaping as a trouble spot for the global firm, following a billion dollar writedown and a move to stop printing more than 100 regional newspapers.
U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 at its highest since early June, following promising early data for a potential COVID-19 vaccine and a strong quarterly report from Goldman Sachs.
U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, following promising early data for a potential COVID-19 vaccine and a strong quarterly report from Goldman Sachs.
U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 approaching its highest level in more than four months after promising early data for a potential COVID-19 vaccine and a strong quarterly report from Goldman Sachs.
As the economy begins to reopen, businesses across the country are busy trying to figure out what a return to work, eating out, and shopping will look like. A big part of that journey is identifying the tools they’ll need to monitor the health and safety of employees & customers
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday with the S&P 500 hovering near its highest level in more than four months following promising early data for a potential COVID-19 vaccine and a strong quarterly showing by Goldman Sachs.
COVID-19 cases are roaring back, which could inflict further damage on economic conditions and employment. Combined with the fact that the U.S. economy is already in a recession, consumer discretionary companies are confronting a challenging environment. After all, under difficu
Video-streaming veteran Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) was a very different company five years ago. Four years after the Qwikster fumble, Netflix had launched streaming services across the Americas and most of Europe, but the global expansion push was still six months away. Annual sales
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) saw a massive spike in subscribers in February and March as people everywhere started staying home more amid the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, the entire video-streaming industry saw an influx of couch time, especially after leagues suspended sports and m
A lot's happened since Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal arm inked a deal in April to acquire pay-per-view movie streaming platform Vudu from Walmart. Inspired to learn more about alternatives to traditional streaming subscriptions -- and perhaps bored out of their minds wh
Wall Street surged on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending more than 2% higher as investors bought energy and materials stocks and looked beyond a recent rise in coronavirus cases.
Wall Street surged on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending more than 2% higher as investors bought energy and materials stocks and looked beyond a recent rise in coronavirus cases.
Wall Street surged on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending more than 2% higher as investors bought energy and materials stocks and looked beyond a recent rise in coronavirus cases.
Options investors are ramping up bets on some of this year's biggest winners, including Amazon.com Inc, Netflix Inc and Tesla Inc, even as they turn cautious on the wider market amid a resurgent U.S. coronavirus outbreak.