Technology-related shares were the top boosts to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday, bringing the benchmark index close to a record high as focus turned to earnings from big retailers later this week.
There's little doubt that an extra $600 per week in unemployed Americans' pockets supports the mostly consumer-driven U.S. economy. Those benefits ended weeks ago, and their congressional or executive replacements are uncertain. Without robust government stimulus, only companie
SoftBank Group Corp has built a stake worth around $1.2 billion in e-commerce firm Amazon, regulatory filings showed on Monday, as the tech conglomerate expands its investing activities beyond its recent focus on unlisted startups.
U.S streaming giant Netflix is ramping up its mobile-only subscription plans in Southeast Asia and expanding local content, senior executives told Reuters, just as arch-rival Disney arrives in the fast-growing market.
U.S streaming giant Netflix is ramping up its mobile-only subscription plans in Southeast Asia and expanding local content, senior executives told Reuters, just as arch-rival Disney arrives in the fast-growing market.
Media-streaming technologist Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and ad-buying software developer The Trade Desk (NYSE: TTM) are two of the newest additions to my personal investment portfolio. I grabbed some shares of both in the middle of March, aiming to take advantage of attractive buy-in p
Hasbro's (NASDAQ: HAS) been having a rough 2020. The top toymaker came into the year after a winning fourth quarter full of Disney licensing success, and it's been trying to transition from the legacy brands that have defined it for decades to a more digitally focused platform.
Epic Games wants to change the app store business from within. Earlier this week, the company behind Fortnite, Gears of War, and the popular Unreal video game series tried to bypass the onerous revenue-sharing model that lets Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google skim 30% off every in
If you had invested $10,000 in Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) initial public offering, you'd be sitting pretty comfortably right now. There haven't been too many investing opportunities like Netflix, and investors who bought and held their shares over the past 18 years have made a boa
Prominent fund managers dove into technology and consumer stocks during the second quarter, helping fuel a rally that has pushed the benchmark S&P 500 near record highs despite the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic, regulatory filings released on Friday showed.
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (Symbol: IWF) where we have detected an approximate $340.0 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.6% decrease week ov
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to have everything going for it after another quarter of blowout earnings. However, Congress has its sights set on several big technology companies -- and no matter your market capitalization, the government is bigger. Apple hasn't grown by making
In this episode of MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill chats with Fool.com contributor Dan Kline about the latest headlines and earnings reports from Wall Street. They go through Tencent's numbers to find out how some of its divisions have performed during the quarter and over the ye
AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) will reopen more than 100 theaters beginning Aug. 20, and to lure moviegoers back into the seats, the theater operator will offer tickets for just $0.15 each.
In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Emily Flippen is joined by Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline to discuss the telecom space in general and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) in particular. Discover how T-Mobile differentiates itself from its competition, its recent merger
No one was surprised to see Disney's (NYSE: DIS) revenue take a plunge in the fiscal 2020 third quarter. Details of its theme park closures and openings have been very public, as is the fact that the parks segment has historically been one of the biggest revenue drivers for the
One of the most obvious side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the acceleration of trends that support consumers while they're making the most of their time at home. E-commerce, gaming, and streaming music and video have all emerged as the clear winners of the stay-at-ho
A new musical about Britain's Princess Diana will be filmed without an audience and air on Netflix Inc in early 2021 before it debuts on Broadway, producers announced on Wednesday.