Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) is the latest biotech stock to light up investment news after a bombshell announcement. One of the company's drugs received unexpected clearance from the FDA, opening the door to monstrous profits in the near future. Shares leaped more than 60% to $407 on th
U.S. lawmakers from both parties pressed Alphabet Inc's Google and Amazon.com on Tuesday about their smart speakers markets, amid concern over the domination of the tech behemoths in this area.
President Joe Biden will name Lina Khan, an antitrust researcher focused on Big Tech's immense market power, to chair the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, sources said on Tuesday, a key win for progressives who have pushed for tougher laws to tackle monopolies and growing corporate power.
First it was mainframe computers, then personal computers (PCs), then smartphones. Technology comes in waves and the dawning of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI stocks has captured the imagination of investors.
Workers of location data platform Mapbox said on Tuesday they have formed a union to represent all U.S. employees, but the management has not yet responded to their request for a voluntary recognition.
The telehealth industry could be worth nearly $192 billion by 2025, marking an incredible 37.7% compound annual growth rate between now and then. Little wonder, then, that the industry has been attracting some big names. One of the more notable companies to show interest is Amazo
The U.S. Congress takes up the issue on Tuesday of yet another area where big tech firms -- in this case, Amazon.com and Alphabet's Google -- dominate, this time in smart home devices where they battle smaller companies like speaker maker Sonos Inc.
I've been kicking myself for years -- decades, actually -- for not being an Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shareholder. I finally gave my kicking leg a rest earlier this month when I bought into the world's leading online retailer.
Undoubtedly, many investors wish they had bought Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) on IPO day. Those who invested $10,000 on that day and held the stock became millionaires. But that information doesn't offer much help to today's investors.
IRA accounts may not seem like the most powerful retirement accounts, with current annual IRA contribution limits set at $6,000 plus an additional $1,000 for those 50 and older. But they can be surprisingly robust wealth-building machines. It helps, of course, to have your IRA in
In the world of streaming video, the 200 million subscriber club currently has only two members: Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), the pioneer in the space, and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) which offers Prime Video as an extra perk to members who sign up for its Prime loyalty program.
Artificial intelligence will likely reshape the world in the coming decades. Autonomous machines will be able to hear, see, learn, think, and make decisions. This will drive productivity and innovation across virtually every industry, from retail and robotics to marketing and mob
June may be a fairly quiet month for investors because of a low volume of earnings reports, but some companies are stirring up serious news in this quiet period. Let me show you why investors should keep a close eye on FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO), Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY), and Amazon.com (N
India's antitrust watchdog plans to expedite a restarted probe into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour at Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc's Flipkart, as it intensifies scrutiny of big-tech firms, two people close to the matter said.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) are competing to be the No. 1 destination for shoppers worldwide. Despite the stark contrast in their locations -- Costco relies more on brick and mortar locations, and Amazon makes the vast majority of its sales online -- the two
International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) stock recently set a new 52-week high, breaching the $150 per share level for the first time in more than a year. While its increasingly prominent role in the cloud has gained attention, it remains a company in transition.
FAANG stocks, or Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), have defied gravity over the past decade, with all five of the companies' shares obliterating the S&P 500's performance duri
If you've paid any attention to the financial world at all, you've heard of meme stocks by now. These are stocks, like AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) and GameStop (NYSE: GME), that get hyped on social media and see their share prices rise -- sometimes dramatically and usu
Six months into 2021, we are still experiencing a market of ups and downs. The S&P 500 is chugging along nicely with a 14% gain year to date, but stocks like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) -- both of which came out with mind-blowing revenue and earnings number
India's antitrust watchdog plans to expedite a restarted probe into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour at Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc's Flipkart, as it intensifies scrutiny of big-tech firms, two people close to the matter said.