News und Analysen
The Metrics Behind Facebook, Inc.'s Monster Second Quarter
With Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) stock rising about 42% year to date, and about 13% in the past three months, expectations were undoubtedly high ahead of the social network's second-quarter earnings release
Can Amazon.com Weather a Market Downturn?
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has rallied about 350% over the past five years thanks to the seemingly unstoppable growth of its e-commerce and cloud businesses. But with the bull market now in its eighth
Why salesforce.com Stock Jumped 33% So Far This Year
Shares of salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) are up more than 30% since the beginning of the year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.After falling 12% in 2016, Salesforce was on
Netflix Stock: Next Stop, $225?
A Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) bull is starting to get even more bullish. BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield is raising his price target on the streaming pioneer from $170 to 225. He is naturally sticking to his
Why Akamai Technologies, Inc. Stock Plunged Today
Shares of Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) are plunging on Wednesday morning, trading down by 14% near 1 p.m, EDT.The cloud-based content-delivery specialist reported second-quarter results on
International Business Machines Corp. Has Bought Back Nearly 14 Million Shares So Far in 2017. Should Investors Be Happy?
As with most things, there's a right time and a wrong time for a company to repurchase stock. While it generally sounds good from a public-relations perspective no matter the timing, a company that's
What to Watch For When Facebook Reports Earnings
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) will report its second-quarter earnings results after the bell on Wednesday. The social-media giant should report over 2 billion monthly active users, after announcing that it
Google Continues to Push Higher in the Cloud
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) reported second-quarter earnings last night, and while the results came in ahead of expectations, investors weren't all that impressed; shares are down 3% today
Why Shares of Oracle Have Soared 32% So Far This Year
Shares of database giant Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) have soared 31.7% since the beginning of the year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The gain was driven by two solid quarterly
3 Stocks the Market Is Wrong About
The market can sometimes lose track of companies that are no longer showing signs of growth or are waiting in the wings as they work on their next strategic move -- and sometimes stocks can fall to
3 Stocks That Doubled in the Past Year
Stocks have done extremely well over the past year, extending the eight-year-old bull market and thriving on strong sentiment from investors. The favorable conditions in the stock market have led to a
7 Things You Didn't Know About Square, Inc.
Mobile payment and business solutions company Square (NYSE: SQ) has trounced the market recently. The stock is up 177% in the past 12 months, and 97% year to date. Still a fairly new publicly traded
Why IBM Shareholders Have Something to Worry About
IBM (NYSE: IBM) shares recently dropped to a 52-week low after the company posted a mixed second quarter earnings report. Its revenue fell 5% annually to $19.29 billion, which missed estimates by $160
Why Autodesk Inc. Stock Gained 32% So Far in 2017
Computer-aided design software specialist Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) soared higher through the first half of 2017, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.The stock had been up by
Why Microsoft Stock Is Up 18% This Year So Far
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares have gained nearly 18% since the beginning of this year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the company beats analysts' earnings
Why Did Facebook Inc. Shares Gain 31% in the First Half of 2017?
Sometimes, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) competing with everyone else in the social media universe looks like the New England Patriots taking on a high school football team.The company adds users and ad
Forget International Business Machines Corp.: These 3 Stocks Are Better Buys
IBM (NYSE: IBM) reported its second-quarter earnings on July 18, and the results were unimpressive. Revenue fell 5% year over year to $19.29 billion, marking its 21st straight quarter of annual
5 Highlights From Netflix Inc.'s Q2 Earnings Interview
Last Monday, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported strong second-quarter results. The streaming video leader added 2 million more subscribers than management had projected in Q2. Revenue and earnings were
3 Reasons Bitcoin Has Soared 740% in 2 Years
Bitcoin has made quite a splash in 2017. The cryptocurrency has more than doubled since the beginning of the year and is up nearly 740% in the past two years. The epic run-up has certainly contributed
3 Stocks That Amazon Can't Stop
There's no stock that makes the market shudder like Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). Every time the e-commerce giant enters a new sector, rival stocks plunge. We've seen this phenomenon three times in a
Netflix Original's Dominate Emmy Nominations -- Here's Why it Matters
When the Emmy nominations were announced earlier this month, it wasn't a surprise that cable channel HBO led with 110 nods -- it's the 17th year in a row that the cable channel earned the most
Can Netflix Keep Going After Last Week's 17% Pop?
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is having another odd year -- and that's a good thing. Shares of the dot-com darling that was the S&P 500's biggest gainer in 2013 and again in 2015 is rolling in 2017. The
5 "Death Trends" in the Consumer and Retail Sector
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by Vincent Shen, host of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, to talk about his corner of the U.S. economy -- and
How VR Could Power GoPro Back to Growth
GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) has finally given up on its media business, allowing it to focus on what it does best: make cameras. And the newest one to join its lineup (due to hit stores sometime this
What Investors Missed in the Market This Week
Markets continue to hold near-record levels as investors turn their heads toward company conference calls as earnings season heats up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.27% for the week