As the calendar flips to the fourth quarter, investors still need to focus on 2023. The market is ripe with opportunity, and there are a few stocks that I'm planning on purchasing in October.
Wall Street index futures were subdued on Monday ahead of comments from Federal Reserve officials including Chair Jerome Powell, while investors looked forward to more economic data this week to gauge the central bank's interest-rate outlook.
Not long ago, there were no U.S. stocks worth $1 trillion. Apple broke that barrier back in 2018, and today, there are five that are worth $1 trillion or more. They are:
What is a data center? It's a dedicated building filled mostly with clusters of computer servers working in unison to complete tasks, and it's typically managed by tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Millions of businesses rent those data centers to store their
The past few years have been pretty action-packed for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The company's revenue soared during early pandemic days as people favored e-commerce over in-store shopping, and Amazon responded to that demand by doubling its fulfillment network.
Did you know that there is a small segment that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) reports that's growing faster than all of its others, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and even the lucrative advertising segment? It accounted for less than 1% of total sales in the 2023 second quarter, whi
Surging bond yields are rattling U.S. stocks, and some investors worry the richly valued shares of giant technology and growth companies may be another weak spot.
On April 27, image-browsing platform Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) announced a partnership with e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Since then, shares of Pinterest have dropped 3% in value -- the market doesn't appear to be impressed at all with the partnership.
After months during which rumors about looming regulatory action swirled, news broke on Tuesday that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 states had filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), charging that the company engages in anticompetitive practices.
The Nasdaq Composite has come roaring back in 2023 and is crushing the performance of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. But a lot of Nasdaq stocks have been selling off this year or are still down big off their highs.
Don't think a $5,000 investment can pay off? Consider this: If you had invested $5,000 in Netflix 10 years ago, you would have more than $42,000 today. Relatively modest investments in the right stocks can pay off big time.
Finding stocks on sale doesn't necessarily mean they are well off their all-time highs or have a low dollar figure attached to the price. Instead, I believe stocks that aren't aligned with future expectations are the cheap ones worth considering. While some investors prefer to wa
Some stocks that are great picks today won't be all that great a few years from now. Others that aren't great choices now might be at some point in the future. Valuations can change. So can a company's underlying business prospects.