The S&P 500 on Tuesday closed in on its February record high, returning to levels last seen before the onset of the coronavirus crisis that caused one of Wall Street's most dramatic crashes in history.
S&P 500 futures hit an all-time high on Tuesday, bringing the benchmark index to the verge of levels last seen before the coronavirus crisis hit in February, causing one of Wall Street's most dramatic crashes in history.
The good news for the cable industry is that, in the second quarter, the pace of cord-cutting in the U.S. slowed from the first quarter's brisk rate. The bad news? Consumers are still canceling their traditional pay-TV service in droves.
Futures tracking the S&P 500 hit an all-time high on Tuesday, setting the benchmark index on track to open just about 0.5% below its peak, as investors bet on more federal measures to support the country's economy.
Futures tracking the S&P 500 index hit a record high on Tuesday as investors shrugged off simmering U.S.-China tensions to bet on a stimulus-led economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this episode of Industry Focus: Energy, Nick Sciple chats with Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall about what they've learned about investing from college football. They enumerate the many parallels between the two, like the importance of getting talented people and strong lea
Futures tracking the S&P 500 hit a record high on Tuesday, putting the benchmark index on course to reclaim its February peak on the back of historic U.S. stimulus and a nascent revival in business activity.
In this episode of MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill chats with SoapBox Soaps CEO David Simnick about the success of the company behind one of the top hand sanitizer brands in the U.S. Learn about its humble origins and its mission, as well as how SoapBox helps non-governmental org
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Top U.S. tech firms including Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc filed a legal brief on Monday backing a challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary ban on the entry of certain foreign workers to preserve jobs for Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Netflix, Twitter, and other tech companies filed a legal brief on Monday backing a challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary ban on the entry of certain foreign workers to preserve jobs for Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.
There's no question that the coronavirus pandemic has been a boon for the video streaming industry. Subscriptions for services like Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) have surged, and third-party aggregators like Reelgood have also reported a sharp jump in streaming time.
Earlier this week, Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) reported a $4.7 billion net loss under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for the third quarter of fiscal 2020. Excluding special items, earnings per share plunged 94% year over year to just $0.08.
Four years ago, a consumer survey performed by BTIG Research found that as much as people love to watch sports, most weren't willing to pay the $20 a month the company would possibly have to charge for a streaming version of sports programming powerhouse ESPN. The analysis quest
Trading app Robinhood publishes a list of its top 100 most popular stocks. Some of them are questionable investments that are too risky for the novice investors who make up much of Robinhood's clientele -- but others are poised to deliver market-beating returns because of their
A new court ruling that promises to reshape the movie-exhibition business has bolstered the stocks of top cinema operators. On Friday, a U.S. District Court in New York ruled that the government's Department of Justice (DOJ) may strike down a set of decrees prohibiting major fil
WarnerMedia's Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly, executives who oversaw its HBO Max streaming business, will leave as part of a restructuring, the company said on Friday.
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing recession would usually devastate most companies. But not Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), whose business has flourished during a tumultuous time. The stock is up 50% so far this year, and like many other tech companies, shelter-in-place
In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Emily Flippen and The Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline take a deep dive into Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) before it announces its latest results. Learn how the business was doing before the pandemic and how it has done during th