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Microsoft’s MSFT second-quarter fiscal 2022 results, scheduled to be reported on Jan 25, are likely to have been driven by the continued strength in its cloud platform — Azure. The platform has been benefiting from the pandemic-led digital transformation across the globe.

What happened Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) were all sliding today as investors continue to dump technology stocks in anticipation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates throughout 2022.

We are in the peak earnings season and tech giants are in the spotlight this week, with some of five biggest giants reporting this week. Investors should note that technology has been the hardest hit sector since the start of 2022 thanks to rising yields.This is because t

The stock market is having a rough start to 2022. The technology-centric Nasdaq 100 index is down 14% year to date at Monday's prices, and we're not even four weeks into January. But some individual stocks have suffered far worse, losing 50% of their value (or more) and falling d

In volatile market times such as those investors have been seeing lately, it's all too easy to fall into the trap of focusing on the day-to-day movements of your favorite stocks rather than what's happening with the underlying businesses. In this segment of Backstage Pass, record

In this weekend conversation, Tom and David Gardner, co-founders of The Motley Fool, talk about things including:

Major U.S. benchmark indexes edged lower on Friday, making it a brutal with for stocks that saw S&P 500 and Nasdaq recording their worst weekly percentage declines since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. All the three major indexes ended in negative territory.

Motley Fool analysts Ron Gross and Jason Moser analyze what's happening with stocks, the potential for Federal Reserve responses, and the mindset investors need right now. They also share some stocks they believe are looking more attractive right now due to their underlying busin

Wall Street's main indexes were set to fall on Monday after a bruising selloff last week, as the prospect of a Russian attack on Ukraine roiled global markets ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week.

The U.S. equity market has been quite volatile for the past two years. Growth stocks, which have been the darling of the stock market for the past decade, are now seeing a dramatic decline in share prices. Investors are increasingly worried about the effects of high and sticky in

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) is starting 2022 on a sour note. The stock is down 25% already in the new year. The e-commerce enabler has been a prime beneficiary of the coronavirus pandemic as millions of folks looked to shop online.

At times, the markets can be quite stressful. Stocks can sell off for no reason other than broad-based volatility and macroeconomic factors like interest rates and inflation. While both those numbers are important for businesses and their profit potential, short-term emotional sw

U.S. stock index futures slid on Monday after a bruising selloff last week, as geopolitical tensions in Ukraine roiled risk appetite ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Index is officially in correction territory. The index has fallen nearly 12% from its highs at the time of this writing after many high-growth tech stocks have been hammered the past three months. Most of this fall in the index has been in 2022 -- the Nasdaq

The crypto sell-off intensified over the weekend, as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fell below $35,000 and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) fell close to $2,300 on Saturday. Both top cryptos are now down 50% or more from all-time highs set on Nov. 10. Investors looking to free-roll a whole Bitc

Investing in an IPO is never a sure thing. This year will mark a decade that Meta Platforms (previously known as Facebook) has been public. Its 720% returns since its IPO likely have many cautious investors wishing they could have a do-over. However, being conservative would have

Launched on 09/09/2010, the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/29/1993.

SoftBank-backed Swiggy doubled its valuation to $10.7 billion in its latest funding round, two people familiar with the matter said, as booming demand for quick delivery of food and grocery in India drives up investments in the sector.

Few investors have a more illustrious track record of making money than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. Including the nearly 30% gain in Berkshire's Class A shares in 2021, Buffett has overseen the creation of more than $600 billion in market val