The club of stocks with market caps above $1 trillion is highly exclusive. It can be tempting to think these enormous companies' best days are behind them. After all, they have generally been around for decades, delivering market-shattering returns. And it's much harder for a sto
The common theme in investing is more risk, more reward. Fixed-income investments, like bonds and certificates of deposit (CDs), can provide guaranteed returns, but they're extremely low. Stocks can provide virtually unlimited return potential, but there's always a chance you cou
After a rough start to the year, electric vehicle (EV) stocks have rebounded nicely since the calendar flipped to July. With EV makers Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) down around 21% and 68%, respectively, year to date, but up 22% and 27% this month, investors may
The market has always acted in cycles; a gradual march higher, followed by the occasional sharp decline. It's likely that our current market misery eventually ends with a new rally, just like many times before.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime's rampant growth has run out of steam. The online retailer's subscription service ended the first half of 2022 with 172 million members in the U.S., the same as six months ago, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. The stagnation follow
Growth-heavy portfolios have taken a hit this year. The S&P 500 Growth index has fallen 27% from its high, putting the index deep in bear market territory. Even so, the index has still outperformed the broader S&P 500 over the past three, five, and 10 years. That data mak
The second-quarter earnings season is well underway. One of the first companies to report this period is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), the largest semiconductor/computer chip manufacturer worldwide. TSMC hit the top end of its revenue guidance and generated phen
E-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) sent shockwaves through the industrial real estate market earlier this year by saying it had more warehouse space than it currently needed. Multiple reports suggested the company wanted to unload at least 10 million square feet of capacity.
Despite Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock being down more than 40% off its all-time high, it may be a good opportunity to buy. Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel and John Bromels discuss how well the e-commerce giant is performing in this clip from "The Rank" on Motley Fool Live, rec
Market downturns like the one we're in the midst of can be very unsettling for investors -- especially those with less experience. More experienced investors are likely to remember how the market crashed in the past, only to recover and go on to hit new highs. They will also prob
You may soon see one of Rivian Automotive's (NASDAQ: RIVN) battery-powered delivery vans outside your home. Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) drivers began using the electric vehicles (EVs) on Thursday to deliver packages to customers across more than a dozen cities in the U.S. It's the st
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) already is a giant in e-commerce and cloud computing. Those businesses have generated billions of dollars in revenue and profit. But Amazon hasn't stopped there. The company started showing an interest in healthcare in recent years. That's with the launches
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This has been a year to remember in all the wrong ways for the investing community. Since hitting their respective all-time closing highs between November and January, the timeless Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and growth-dependent Nasdaq Composite (NASDA
U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as disappointing earnings from Snap spooked investors and shares in social media and ad tech firms dropped, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast.
The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -1.08 to 12,395.39. The total After hours volume is currently 49,666,225 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: Carnival Corporation (CCL) is -0.01 at $9.25, with 4,594,361 shares traded. C
U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as shares in social media and ad tech firms lost ground in the wake of earnings from Snap, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast.
Snap shares took a big hit after coming out with quarterly numbers that many in the market see as offering clues to the outlook for digital advertising spending in the current uncertain macroeconomic environment.
It's been about a year since David stepped away from the service, so today we're checking back in on our namesake. Tim Beyers is here to talk about what has changed and what has stayed the same.