Turbulence associated with White House adviser Peter Navarro first stating the U.S.-China trade deal was over followed by a quick reversal when President Trump tweeted the China trade deal is "fully intact."
Few companies generate as many column miles of media coverage and news as Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). That's especially true in the coronavirus-centered first half of 2020. Amazon's media buzz tends to peak around the holiday shopping season and then die down to a softer hum in t
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has made a terrific comeback since the March stock market crash. The chipmaker has rallied thanks to an improvement in the memory market's dynamics as well as the broader turnaround in the semiconductor sector that has rubbed off positively on its
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced on Monday that it will shut down its Mixer platform for gaming content streaming on July 22. The company paired the announcement with news of an expanded partnership with Facebook (NASDAQ: FB).
Technology stocks pushed Wall Street's main indexes higher on Monday but sentiment remained fragile as a spike in coronavirus cases in the United States and other major economies fueled fears of a setback to the nascent economic recovery.
The First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 527,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 35,000. Shares of HUSV were trading flat on the day.
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, which added 9,550,000 units, or a 3.4% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of DGR
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick is joined by Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp and senior writer and analyst Alyce Lomax to discuss ESG investing. First, Robert talks about the recent drop in stocks, the changes in homebuying trends, and
Quantum-computing devices are getting closer to commercial use. On Friday, Honeywell (NYSE: HON) accelerated the arrival of usable quantum computers by announcing a new quantum computer with record-breaking performance.
2020 has been a year for the ages but for all the wrong reasons. But markets have scaled this wall of worry as the S&P 500 is a mere 4% below where it started the year and about 8% below all-time highs.
One trick to identifying great companies is to work backwards. Find companies that generate lots of free cash flow every year. Usually, these businesses will have plenty of cash sitting in the bank to weather the inevitable soft periods in the economy, not to mention the potenti
GameStop (NYSE: GME) has done an admirable job of clinging on until the upgrade cycle for video game consoles kicks in later this year, but there are warning signs appearing that it may not help the retailer's position as much as originally believed.
If the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taught investors anything, it's that staying the course on great companies, no matter how dire things may seem, is almost always a prudent move.