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Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) climbed 40.6% through the first six months of the year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The shares initially fell along with the broader market but then shot higher, as investors started to weigh th
The online learning marketplace is estimated to be approximately $42 billion in 2020 and expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 35-40% through 2024
Weighing on equities is the continued resurgence of the coronavirus and signs U.S. economic activity is leveling off as some states re-impose COVID-19 restrictions while others push on with reopening.
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) recently announced a new promotion offering its higher-tier FiOS internet customers up to 12 months of Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Hulu for free. That's in addition to the 12 months of Disney+ all Verizon home-internet customers were provided the opportunity to recei
Indonesia's state owned telecoms firm PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia said on Tuesday it has unblocked streaming giant Netflix, after four years of negotiations.
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner shares some of his favorite quotes. He talks about the origin story of The Motley Fool, a belated April Fool's prank on the company's 27th anniversary, and disruptive innovations.
The major indexes rose to start the week, including the rallying Nasdaq Composite, which hit yet another record high as FAANG stocks outperformed, with Amazon (AMZN) and Netflix (NFLX) both reaching all-time highs. The Dow and S&P 500 also gained, even as the World Health
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing mailbag, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner answers listeners' questions about investing, diversification, and more. If something bad happens in the world, and a stock goes up, should you own that stock? He also talks about the value o
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing mailbag, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner answers listeners' questions about investing and more. If something bad happens in the world, and a stock goes up, should you own that stock? The value of holding shares through thick and thi
In this episode of Industry Focus: Wildcard, Dylan Lewis chats with Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline about the acquisition of Mirror by Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU). The guys give a breakdown of both their businesses and how the acquisition affects both companies. They discuss the
"Buy the rumor, sell the news" seems to be the case with Genius Brands' (NASDAQ: GNUS) announcement today that the children's video entertainment company has signed a deal with Stan Lee's Pow! Entertainment to create Stan Lee Universe.
For more than four months now, Wall Street and investors have been taken on the ride of their lives. Uncertainty and panic related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic completely pulled the rug out from beneath the stock market and ultimately sent the benchmark S&
After Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) raised prices in early 2019, it was clear it was done raising prices for awhile. The influx of competition this year made it even more unlikely Netflix would ask subscribers for more money every month. And when COVID-19 hit, it became a near certaint
After trading in a flattish range for the first few years after its 2018 IPO, shares of Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) have spiked over 80% year to date. Some investors are probably looking at Spotify's business today and seeing similarities to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) around 2012. That
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Shares of iQiyi (NASDAQ: IQ) rose 39.8% in June, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. iQiyi had traditionally been labeled the "Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) of China," but the truth was actually more complicated. China has not one clear streaming l
The key to finding a stock that offers explosive potential gains is finding a company that has an enormous growth opportunity ahead and a highly profitable future. It can potentially help if it is highly doubted among the investment community. Up until the last couple months, au
Believe it or not, earnings season for Q2 is just around the corner. Streaming-TV company Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), which is always one of the first major growth stocks to report earnings each quarter, has set a date for its second-quarter earnings release that is less than two we
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Netflix Inc (Symbol: NFLX), where a total volume of 165,830 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximatel
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Shares of Genius Brands (NASDAQ: GNUS) were soaring today after the company said this morning that it would hold a conference call on Monday morning "to discuss an exciting business development." It was unclear what that was referring to, but the news sparked ple