The euro suddenly looks unstoppable, hitting 21-month highs above $1.16 after the European Union set aside differences and agreed a COVID-19 recovery fund. This signal of solidarity, combined with monetary and budget stimulus, could propel the currency to $1.20, some predict.
As of this writing, Apple is the world's most valuable public stock with a market capitalization of $1.60 trillion -- part of the "trillion-dollar club" that includes Microsoft, Amazon, and Google parent Alphabet. For all four stocks, it's been a wildly profitable ride, but it w
There is no letup in sight for video-game demand during the coronavirus pandemic. The console upgrade cycle hasn't even kicked in yet, and combined sales of video game hardware, software, and accessories are breaking all kinds of records.
Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock recently dipped after the tech giant reported its fourth-quarter earnings, even though its headline numbers beat Wall Street's estimates.
Warren Buffett once said, "The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect. You need a temperament that neither derives great pleasure from being with the crowd or against the crowd." Indeed, one of the greatest investors you've never even heard of is an
The current COVID-19 recession is leading to an interesting investing environment. While unemployment has skyrocketed past the levels of the 2008-2009 recession, the government has also responded with unprecedented stimulus. Meanwhile, the peculiar nature of the pandemic may act
This year has not been kind to companies with weak balance sheets. Fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered bankruptcies in many market sectors, with particularly heavy tolls on brick-and-mortar retailers and oil producers. Entire countries like Zambia and Suriname are r
From what you've heard in the news, you might get the idea that investors who use the Robinhood trading app don't stand a chance of making money. It's true that some day traders use Robinhood as their platform, and some of their favorite stock picks leave much to be desired.
Slack (NYSE: WORK) recently filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) in the European Union, claiming Microsoft's strategy of bundling Teams into Office 365 is anti-competitive.
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year has changed everything, from how we live to how we work, and everything in between. Remote work and videoconferencing have combined to cause a notable acceleration in the adoption of cloud computing, a trend that was alrea
In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool interns Ian Gray and Ryan Henderson about the latest earnings reports and news from Wall Street. They go through the Q2 results of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR). Tech behemoth gets a boost from its cloud platform. And a
German biotech CureVac, whose coronavirus vaccine is being tested in an early-stage study, said on Friday it had filed for an initial public offering in the United States.
Technology stocks dragged Wall Street's main indexes lower on Friday on the back of Sino-U.S. tensions and fears over rising U.S. COVID-19 cases, putting the S&P 500 on track to erase all of its gains for the week.
Wall Street's main indexes dropped on Friday as Sino-U.S. tensions and fears over rising COVID-19 cases weighed on investor sentiment, erasing all gains for the benchmark S&P 500 index this week.
Video game play during the coronavirus pandemic is already at a fever pitch, and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) looks like it wants to raise temperatures even further. It just unveiled a raft of new game titles that will be available for its next-gen Xbox Series X console scheduled to
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) has called on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to help in its efforts to deliver Internet of Things (IoT) functionality to the world.
IBM's (NYSE: IBM) stock recently popped after the tech giant posted its second-quarter earnings. The rally likely surprised some investors, since its headline numbers were weak. IBM's revenue fell 5% annually to $18.1 billion, though still beat expectations by $400 million. Its