Consumer stocks were ending mostly lower, with the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF slipping 1.7% this afternoon while the SPDR Consumer Discretionary Select Sector ETF was losing 2.1% in value.
Sonos (NASDAQ: SONO) is getting into the streaming music market, announcing Sonos Radio, a free, ad-supported streaming radio service for its customers around the globe.
AT&T Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will make its HBO Max streaming service free to some customers when it launches on May 27. The HBO Max app will be pre-loaded on the AT&T TV set top box. HBO Max will also be included with the AT&T Internet 1000 plan.
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Shares of FLIR Systems (NASDAQ: FLIR) flew off the shelves Monday, and the thermal camera maker ended the day up more than 14%. Today, it's looking like a case of "second verse, same as the first." As of 12:20 p.m. EDT, FLIR Systems stock is up a healthy 9.6%.
With the COVID-19 pandemic raging on and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) inundated with orders for essential items as millions of people shelter in place, the e-commerce giant is taking the unusual step of trying to get consumers to purchase less.
The rise of exchange-traded funds has been fast and furious, starting from scratch 30 years ago and rising to command almost $5 trillion in assets. Now, ETFs pose a major threat to traditional mutual funds because of the availability of intraday trading and their low costs.
Last weekend, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) introduced a new section on its Fire TV and Fire Tablet platforms. The feature, called #AtHome, focuses on free ad-supported content, which has seen a massive increase in interest while people practice social distancing and stay at home.
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Most people don't like risks. They prefer sure things. If you want to invest in stocks, though, there's no such thing as a sure thing. An element of risk-taking is baked into the underlying premise of investing.
Investors are once again crowding into a narrow range of technology and internet stocks, heightening concerns that the market's dramatic bounce from last month's lows is becoming increasingly vulnerable to sharp reversals as the coronavirus outbreak continues to batter the economy.
Dividend stocks can be a great source of income, especially during challenging times like these. They can help provide stability for your portfolio and minimize your losses during a market crash as well. Stable dividend stocks are in short supply lately, but the three stocks lis
This has been an unprecedented year in many respects. We've witnessed a never-before-seen global response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, observed record-breaking labor market disruption in the U.S., with 22 million Americans losing their jobs over a four-we
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