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U.S. home construction starts jumped 22.6% in July, the best gain since October 2016, as builders react to record low interest rates and a resilient economy by increasing residential building.

Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) is buying mobile-game developer Playdots for $192 million in a cash-and-stock deal.

Although Take-Two makes most of its money from developing video games for

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and GameStop (NYSE: GME) went in opposite directions over the past five years. Amazon's stock surged nearly 500% on the strength of its e-commerce and cloud businesses, but

Baidu's (NASDAQ: BIDU) stock price recently tumbled after the Chinese tech giant posted mixed second-quarter results; its revenue dropped 1% annually and missed expectations, and it disclosed that

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) reported fiscal 2021 second-quarter earnings today that crushed expectations. Comparable-store sales in the U.S. jumped 9.3% versus an expected gain of 5.4%, according to CNBC

In this episode of MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool advisor Jim Gillies about the latest headlines and earnings reports from Wall Street. They discuss the most recent results of

On a human level, there are no winners in a global pandemic that has infected nearly 22 million people and killed about 772,000 of them, with nearly a quarter of those fatalities in the United

Workplace 401(k)s are popular retirement savings accounts, and with good reason. These accounts provide generous tax breaks and make saving for your future simple. In fact, some employers even

Online ordering and food-delivery company Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) reported its second-quarter 2020 results on July 30, highlighting spectacular gross food sales for partner restaurants, explosive

The COVID-19 pandemic has hasn't separated businesses the way normal economic cycles do. It's not dividing the winners from the losers, because there are plenty of top companies that have been

The Robinhood financial services company took the stock-trading world by storm with its millennial-focused investing app, which offers low or no fees (depending on the service) and a user-friendly

The Food and Drug Administration has given the nod to a novel new COVID-19 test. The regulator announced Monday that it granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) for SalivaDirect, a diagnostic

eBay's (NASDAQ: EBAY) business has shined through the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. The online marketplace has benefited from the stampede toward e-commerce shopping as more small

Caught between a rock show and a hard place, Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) has seen better days. The country's leading concert promoter has seen its business all but fade out since the pandemic forced

While COVID-19 has put many companies, big and small, out of business, some have seen explosive growth tied to the pandemic. Home Depot (NYSE: HD) sales soared 23% in the second quarter as customers

With stocks hovering near all-time highs again, it can be hard to find a good deal. The economy is still on shaky ground -- the employment recovery is stalling, and the COVID-19 pandemic is still

Electric-vehicle start-up Canoo Holdings is going public: The company said on Tuesday that it will merge with a publicly traded special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in a deal similar to the

Sales fell and Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) reported a second-quarter loss, but the results were significantly better than what Wall Street was expecting when the retailer reported its financial results on

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the adoption of telehealth services, and few companies are profiting from the trend more than Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC). Year-to-date, its stock is up

Following SpaceX's historic mission earlier this month of successfully delivering a crew of NASA astronauts to the International Space Station and bringing them safely home, Elon Musk seems to have

When you're faced with many pressing financial obligations, especially during the coronavirus crisis and 2020 recession, saving for retirement may seem like something you can worry about later.

EV automaker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been one of the better U.S. companies at navigating its relationship with China and Chinese authorities. After all, Tesla recently received preferential

Across the country, millions of Americans are experiencing financial struggles right now because of COVID-19. If you are one of those people struggling and you're 62 or older, you may feel you don't

JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) is back at all-time highs after turning in a strong second-quarter earnings report.

Revenue at China's biggest direct online seller rose 33.8% to $28.5 billion, ahead of

Second-quarter 2020 earnings report cards have been rolling in, giving investors a wealth of information on how businesses have been dealing with the worst of the economic lockdown. There has been