Nasdaq AMZN Amazon

The dollar rose broadly on Thursday as growth concerns about the U.S. economy drove demand for the safe-haven greenback, while the yen renewed its ascent as investors doubled down on bets that the Bank of Japan would shift away from its yield curve control policy.

Amazon.com Inc will cut some jobs in the United States, Canada and Costa Rica by the end of Wednesday as part of its plan to lay off 18,000 employees, the e-commerce giant said in a memo to staff seen by Reuters.

What happened It was a fairly eventful Hump Day for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and by the end of it the company's stock price had slumped by 0.6%. On one hand, investors were cheered by news that the giant retailer is making good on its promise to save costs -- albeit in the form of

Amazon (AMZN) closed the most recent trading day at $95.46, moving -0.61% from the previous trading session. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's 1.56% loss on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 1.81%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 4.66%.

Keen to buttress margins and appease investor concerns at a time of slowing sales growth, big U.S. technology firms are expected to whittle away at their bloated workforce and costs through the next few months, reversing pandemic-era excesses, analysts said.

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) just became the latest tech giant to thin its workforce.

U.S. holiday sales rose by 5.3%, but fell short of estimates, as shoppers feeling the brunt of stubbornly high inflation pulled forward purchases to October when retailers offered hefty discounts, data from the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed on Wednesday.

Fourth quarter earnings season is off and running but this week will still be fairly quiet as the big, regional banks reports earnings and a smattering of other names from various key industries such as the industrials, energy and the transports.

A U.S. government agency on Wednesday issued citations against Amazon.com Inc for failing to keep workers safe, after inspections at three warehouses found that workers were exposed to ergonomic hazards.

After a sell-off in 2022 triggered by economic declines and a looming recession ahead, this year it is crucial to invest in resilient and reliable companies that are likely to grow over the long term. Buying stocks in companies participating in high-growth markets can safeguard y

Microsoft MSFT is reportedly ready to cut more positions from its global workforce as tech giants continue paring headcount to ride out rough economic conditions. The company is expected to cut 11,000 jobs in a fresh round of mass layoffs, which amounts to around 5% of th

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it would cut 10,000 jobs by the end of third quarter of fiscal 2023, the latest sign that layoffs were accelerating in the U.S. technology sector as companies brace for an economic downturn.

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it would cut 10,000 jobs, the latest sign that layoffs were accelerating in the U.S. technology sector as companies brace for an economic downturn.

The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 42.46 to 11,599.65. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 63,339,789 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session: Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) is +5.28 at $136.77, with 5,267,058 shares traded.TSLA is sched

As the U.S. enters 2023, fears of a recession are building after the Federal Reserve aggressively hiked the federal funds rate to get inflation under control. The Fed's tightening cycle was one of the most aggressive in history, and aggressive cycles usually trigger recessions. I

By nearly any metric, 2022 was for just about every cryptocurrency. As a result of sudden market implosions and spectacular crypto collapses, there was a serious erosion of investor trust in crypto as an asset class. In a year that saw both Bitcoin and Ethereum plummet by more th

One of the mundane but crucial tasks for every developer is properly handling backups. Cloud providers have outages, and data is sometimes lost. If that data is important to a developer's application -- say, a mission-critical database -- a lack of backups will be an unmitigated

Launched on 09/22/2010, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) are growing their influence in the world of online sales. This video will determine which stock is the better buy.

Today, I share my 10 best stocks to buy now for long-term investors. The video below provides a blend of stocks, including dividend stocks, growth stocks, and value stocks. These are high-quality, high-conviction stocks that I feel are the top stocks to buy and hold for five or m