Along with announcing its fiscal second-quarter earnings results on July 20, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) confirmed it would be entering the gaming market. The company said it would start with mobile games and expand from there.
Growth stocks are companies that increase revenue and earnings faster than the average business in their sector or the overall market. Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) isn't doing either of those things at the moment as it recovers from the adverse economic effects of the coronavirus pand
As of this past weekend, there were fewer than 120 companies whose valuation topped $100 billion. Call me old-school, but I've always considered a market cap in excess of $100 billion to be a megacap stock (today, some folks believe in a megacap cutoff of $200 billion).
South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd on Wednesday posted a better-than-expected second-quarter profit as pandemic-led demand for TVs and laptops drove up panel prices, pushing its shares up as much as 4% in morning trade.
After months of lackluster performance, Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is finally showing signs of life again following its Q2 2021 earnings update. Total revenue skyrocketed 54% higher than a year ago to $1.32 billion, handily beating many Wall Street analysts' expectations.But for shareh
Investors found reasons to change the channel on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) this past week. While the streaming-video leader beat its Q2 growth forecast, share prices fell on worries that the business won't bounce right back following the pandemic-related slowdown that's hurt subscri
Amazon.com Inc's India arm is in talks with several domestic players in film and media distribution including cinema chain Inox Leisure Ltd for a potential stake, the Indian Express newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
Amazon.com Inc's India arm is in talks with several domestic players in film and media distribution including cinema chain Inox Leisure Ltd for a potential stake, the Indian Express newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
3 Hot Streaming Stocks Gaining Investors’ Interest Right NowWhile investors may be eagerly eyeing the biggest names in tech this week, streaming stocks could be worth a watch. For starters, this section of the stock market today has and continues to make waves in consumer m
Investing in stocks today won't make you rich tomorrow. But if you have a bit of patience and can identify companies that have huge growth opportunities, it could definitely make you rich in the long term.
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) are the two biggest players in the worldwide streaming content market. The same factors that affect subscriber growth for one sometimes affect subscriber growth for the other as well.
Jane Campion's "The Power of the Dog", Pedro Almodovar's "Parallel Mothers" and Kristen Stewart's turn as Princess Diana in "Spencer" are among the titles vying for the top prize at this year's Venice film festival, which runs Sept. 1-11.
It's understandable why many view the stock market as little more than a casino, considering the way some people approach investing: betting on fly by-night penny stocks; buying into the newest, shiniest stock trends; or basing investment decisions on social media chatter. It tu
It shouldn't be a big surprise that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) lost subscribers in its mature U.S. and Canada (UCAN) region during the second quarter. But the size of the loss -- a 430,000 drop in active subscribers -- still jumped off the page when Netflix released its earnings resu
There's an open secret in the investing world: You don't have to embrace big risk in order to see huge gains if you're willing to adopt a long-term approach. Consider that Microsoft stock delivered a total return of 1,200% over the last decade. The even less risky S&P 500 ind
Investors are always searching high and low for the "next big thing". However, sometimes they search for something novel, believing they're too late to profit from ongoing, multi-year trends. One example is streaming. Consumers have been "cutting the cord" for years now, cancelin
Last week, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) confirmed that its subscriber-growth slowdown continued in the second quarter, as expected. The streaming video pioneer cast this slowdown as temporary, driven by the pandemic's impact on at-home entertainment consumption and original-content pro
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) investors mostly saw the streaming giant's second-quarter glass as half empty rather than half full, given Wednesday's post-earnings stock price pullback of a little more than 3%. Share prices were down again (albeit slightly) on Thursday on lingering worri
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) recently announced mixed financial results for the second quarter of 2021. Revenue of $7.34 billion and subscriber growth of 1.5 million exceeded Wall Street analyst and internal estimates, while earnings per share of $2.97 disappointed.