With the S&P 500 index dropping over 10% in just the last three months, investors received a not-so-subtle reminder of the perfectly normal declines that occur in the market.
If you're a young investor, it might seem like you've missed the boat on all the great market winners. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Amazon (NASDAQ: NFLX), and other technology stocks have gone up so much in the past, it can be hard to envision how any can put up solid returns for inve
Warren Buffett has said that when he evaluates companies for investing, he stays within a circle of competence -- meaning he evaluates companies in areas that he fully understands. That's why before becoming an investor in the company hosting the largest e-commerce platform in th
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As Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares topped $3,600 in recent times, investors have had one question on their minds: Will the retail giant announce a stock split? Such a move is interesting because it lowers the price of a single share. And that opens the door to a broader range of inv
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) saw its stock fall by 12% over the last twenty-one trading days. In comparison, the broader S&P500 fell by 4.5% during the same period. Yesterday the company announced that the Board has approved a 20-for-1 split of the e-commerce giant’s common
E-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has finally pulled the trigger on plans to do a 20-for-1 stock split this year. That means you'll receive 19 extra shares for every one share of Amazon stock in your portfolio. If you currently have two shares of Amazon stock, you might be j
Can Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) continue to innovate in order to cut through the competition? In this clip from "3 Minute Stocks Updates" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Feb. 16, Motley Fool contributors Brian Withers and Toby Bordelon discuss how the cloud company has been able to d
Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) has faced its fair share of troubles recently. So, what's next for the exercise company? In this clip from "3 Minute Stocks Updates" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Feb. 16, Motley Fool contributors Toby Bordelon and Brian Feroldi discuss why Peloton might
Becoming a trillion-dollar company is a significant milestone. There aren't too many that have achieved that lucrative target, and fewer still have remained above the threshold. That said, it's not an impossible task. As of this writing, Apple and Microsoft boast market capitaliz
On March 9, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced a 20-for-1 stock split, the company's first split since 1999 and its fourth since the IPO in 1997. Additionally, Amazon announced a $10 billion share buyback plan. The company's shares have rocketed 4,300% since its last stock split ann
Despite a mountain of economic data and earnings news over the past month, the biggest news for two popular FAANG stocks over the past five weeks was the announcement that they'd be enacting stock splits.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced a 20-for-1 stock split after the market closed on March 9. Typically, a split announcement draws a lot of attention to a stock, and Amazon is no exception.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is closing its bookstores and other physical retail locations around the U.S., narrowing its focus to the grocery store segment. This move follows the reopening of Amazon's first Whole Foods location to incorporate its Just Walk Out technology, which allows
Technically, a stock split doesn't change anything about the value of a company or its shares. One common argument supporting them is that a lower share price can allow more retail investors access to the stock. But now that many brokers offer fractional shares, even that isn't r
Many investors are looking to get rich quick, but the savvy among us realize that it's not likely to happen. Worse, many common attempts to get rich quick -- by purchasing penny stocks, for instance, or investing using a lot of margin -- tend to end up making people poorer, not r
Pinterest's (NYSE: PINS) pristine financials exceeded expectations despite a decline in users. In this clip from "3 Minute Stocks Updates" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Feb. 16, Motley Fool contributor Brian Feroldi explains how the tech company's revenue grew due to its incre
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares climbed 8% in one trading session this week after the company announced a 20-for-one stock split. That's like a breath of fresh air for investors. The retail giant's shares have struggled this year, dropping 11% so far. And that's after finishing last
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