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Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently reported its second-quarter financial results, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the company's e-commerce business again got most of the attention.

Economic concerns have led the S&P 500 index 13% lower year to date. And since the stock market is actually a market of stocks, some stocks have done much better and some have fared much worse.

U.S. stocks closed mostly lower on Friday in a volatile trading session as a stronger-than-expected jobs report reignited fears that the Fed would continue to aggressively increase interest rates in a bid to control rising inflation. The S&P and Nasdaq ended in negati

U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday after last week's blockbuster jobs data soothed some fears about an economic slowdown, but investors remained cautious as it also added to expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve.

Last week, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it would be purchasing Roomba maker iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) for $1.7 billion, or $61 per share.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after last week's blockbuster jobs data soothed some fears about an economic slowdown, but investors remained cautious as it also added to expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve.

If you've ever stumbled into financial TikTok, you've likely come across all sorts of unsubstantiated investment advice (among the occasional informative video). These videos are usually conveniently preluded with "this is not financial advice" right before they give you some ter

Whether the stock market is near an all-time high or in a bear market, no one wants to pay more for a share of a company than it is worth. But that's easier said than done, given companies have varying growth rates and business strategies.

While "Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) investors" burst onto the scene during the meme-stock frenzy that propelled names like Gamestop to astronomical heights, many of these investors seem to be refining their approach over time. When perusing the most popular stocks on Robinhood, one c

It's been an eventful year on Wall Street. Inflation hit a four-decade high of 9.1% in June 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine and further disrupted crude oil and natural gas supply chains, and both the benchmark S&P 500 and growth-driven Nasdaq Composite decisively fell into bear

Japanese investors purchased heavily in foreign equities in July, as global stocks rebounded last month on the back of positive earnings and hopes of less aggressive monetary tightening measures from the U.S. Federal Reserves.

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Stock splits have been hot lately as some top companies have decided that dividing up their stocks into smaller portions will benefit the companies and their shareholders. Whether stock splits are advantageous to anyone is debatable, but historically, splitting the stock into sma

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) just had a great quarter, and its stock is rising as a result. Although shares are still down 16% year to date, Wall Street expects the e-commerce giant to keep growing because its business model seems to show resilience even during recessionary times.

MercadoLibre's (NASDAQ: MELI) stock price surged 16% on Aug. 4 after the Latin American e-commerce and digital payments giant posted its second-quarter earnings report. Its revenue rose 52% year over year (56.5% on a constant currency basis) to $2.6 billion, which beat analysts'

When the Nasdaq Composite took a nosedive to start the year, it took many tech stocks down with it. Some of the worst-hit names were cloud computing stocks.

E-commerce stocks aren't getting much love these days. The ProShares Online Retail ETF is down 59% from highs set in February 2021. E-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has done better a bit better but still has seen its stock price drop into correction territory. Shares of the

Anyone can choose good stocks when the market is booming, but you have to be more careful when the economy seems to be cooling. Some stocks, even ones associated with strong companies, fall precipitously along with the rest of the market when recessions hit because people have le

Once a customer of Elon Musk and his SpaceX rocket company, Europe's Eutelsat (OTC: EUTLF) is about to become...a competitor.