Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2021, a year that saw his electric car company become the most valuable carmaker in the world and his rocket company soar to the edge of space with an all-civilian crew.
U.S. stocks were set to rise on Monday, led by gains in Apple which neared $3 trillion in market capitalization, while investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting later this week where it will likely signal faster tapering of monetary stimulus.
It was once just a niche concept adored by tech nerds (including yours truly); it is now a global craze: The metaverse. It is now mainstream and is believed to become with a massive growth opportunity.
Metaverse news has been flooding the headlines ever since Facebook changed its name to Meta Platforms. Yet massive uncertainty is still associated with the internet's third iteration. No one knows how successful, if at all, the metaverse will be. Regardless, many stocks will bene
Interest in the metaverse has exploded during the pandemic, as the mix of virtual worlds and other internet technologies rapidly gains consumer uptake and investor interest.
What exactly the metaverse is remains a bit of a moving -- and growing -- target, but it already includes
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, led by gains in Apple which neared $3 trillion in market capitalization, while investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's meeting later this week where policymakers are likely to signal faster tapering of monetary stimulus.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB), formerly known as Facebook, has garnered lots of attention recently, primarily due to the causes that led to the name change. The company has highlighted that it will be investing aggressively to become a leader in the metaverse. The move has investor
The best way to get rich via the stock market is to buy into solid and growing businesses and then to hang on -- for years, if not decades. Yes, you might have doubled or tripled your money in a stock like Netflix or Costco, but if you sold your shares after that, you may have mi
Late November and early December saw a big sell-off in many technology stocks. Unexpected hawkish commentary from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell led to fears of higher interest rates, which could depress growth stock valuations.
The rise of the metaverse could usher in a new age of commerce and socialization in virtual worlds. This potentially revolutionary trend is just starting to unfold, and businesses and investors alike are scrambling to get in on the ground floor.
Investing in cryptocurrency has been a highly risky investment that has more than paid off over the past decade. If you invested in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in 2017, you would have had over a 5,000% return.
Snap's (NYSE: SNAP) stock has tumbled nearly 30% over the past three months. Most of that decline occurred in late October after the social media company posted a messy third-quarter earnings report.
Real-time data analysis platform Confluent (NASDAQ: CFLT) went public this past summer, and shares have skyrocketed nearly 60% since that time. In this segment of Backstage Pass, recorded on Nov. 15, Fool contributors Jason Hall and Danny Vena discuss the newly public stock and
While the future of Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI) management isn't up to its investors, the recent allegations surrounding CEO Bobby Kotick have raised significant controversy and concern among both the public and shareholders. In this segment of Backstage Pass, recorded o
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF, where 22,650,000 units were destroyed, or a 11.5% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlyi
NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - “Succession” does not have a successor. The HBO series about a fictional mogul and his adult children scheming to replace him is so captivating because it draws on real-life dynasties like Rupert Mu
Food delivery platform DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) is growing rapidly. Could the company soon use autonomous vehicles to deliver its orders? In this segment of Backstage Pass, recorded on Nov. 19, Fool contributors Travis Hoium, Rachel Warren, John Rosevear, and Toby Bordelon discuss t
A theme that has caught the attention of the investing and business world the last few months has been the metaverse, defined as immersive and interactive virtual online environments. Companies of all sizes are spending billions of dollars to try and capture this potential next w
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