News
How Amazon Is Competing With Google -- and Maybe Even Winning
No business wants to hear that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is taking an interest in their slice of the market -- the e-commerce giant is known for looking into unexpected avenues and sometimes....
What You Need to Know About Amazon's Quarterly Report
Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock popped last week after the company reported some pretty impressive results in its Q3 earnings.In this Industry Focus: Tech segment, host Dylan Lewis and Motley....
These 6 Major Retailers Have Free Holiday Shipping
Free shipping has become a holiday standard. Image source: Getty Images.As the 2017 holiday shopping season starts to pick up speed, a number of major retailers have already released their free....
10 Cutting-Edge Tech Gifts Under $100
Image source: Getty Images.There's a seemingly endless list of new tech gadgets on the market right now that will make awesome gifts this holiday season. Unfortunately, many of them will bleed....
Holiday 2017: The Truth About the "Retail Apocalypse"
If you read the news or watch it on television or the internet, you would think that most malls teeter on the edge of closing, with empty storefronts and Starbucks accounting for most storefronts.....
3 Stocks That Could Be Life-Changers
Most investors dream of "life-changing" stocks -- investments that deliver such huge returns over the years that they really do change the way we live. Of course, out in the real world, many....
Amazon Steps Up to Dominate the World’s Fastest-Growing E-Commerce Market
According to Forrester Research, India is the world's fastest-growing e-commerce market. Though the country currently lags China and the U.S. in terms of e-commerce revenue generation, it holds a....
Why Amazon.com, Inc. Stock Rose 15% in October
When Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported third-quarter results near the end of October, the report triggered a massive share-price surge. All told, shares of the online retailer and cloud computing....
3 Stocks for an Approaching Bear Market
Bull markets can only last so long, and the current one is getting pretty long in the tooth. By some measures, it is the second longest one since World War II. Regardless of how you calculate it,....
1 Reason Why I'd Never Buy Amazon Stock for $1,100
Late last month, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) released a stellar third-quarter earnings report. Sales skyrocketed 34% year over year to $43.7 billion. (The increase would have been 29% excluding....
Why Rite Aid Corporation Stock Is Riskier Than Ever With the Amazon Threat
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) keeps on taking hits. The pharmacy retailer has lost around 80% of its market cap so far this year, after a planned acquisition by Walgreens Boots Alliance....
Are Amazon's Brick-and-Mortar Plans in Trouble?
Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) takeover of Whole Foods stunned many brick-and-mortar retailers, which feared that merging Amazon's e-commerce ecosystem with hundreds of physical stores could render....
3 Stocks Disrupting Their Industries
Change is a common theme throughout history, but it seems it's coming at us faster than ever before. Some companies are not only comfortable with change, but they embrace it. Three companies not....
Can Costco Regain Its Mojo?
Seemingly every time Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) or Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) makes a major move, analysts start predicting the demise of Costco (NASDAQ: COST).This comes from the idea that since so many....
Whatever Happened to Amazon Go?
Remember Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Go?Launched nearly a year ago, this concept store was supposed to represent the future of retail. The Seattle location was outfitted with a network of cameras and....
Why Ulta Beauty Inc. Stock Fell 11% in October
Spa and beauty retailer Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) lost 11% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, even as the broader market rose by over 2%.The dip added....
7 Tech Gifts Your Grandparents Will Love
Image source: Getty Images.Tech gadgets don't always make the best gifts for grandparents and other aging loved ones. They often have small displays that are tough to read, and many of them have....
Most Americans Don't Want Amazon Entering Their Homes
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) wants to make it easier for customers to receive deliveries without them being stolen or subject to bad weather. It wants to drop the packages off inside buyers' homes.To do....
Home Depot's Exclusive and Innovative Products Keep Customers Coming Back
What does Lifeproof Vinyl Plank Flooring have to do with investing? Maybe more than you think.The first thing you should know about Lifeproof Vinyl Plank Flooring is that it has all the benefits....
Here's Why Constellation Brands Is Cozying Up to Cannabis
Beer, wine, and spirits Goliath Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) surprised everyone with news last week that it's acquiring a nearly 10% stake in marijuana stock Canopy Growth (NASDAQOTH: TWMJF)....
3 Stocks All Investors Need to Consider
Celgene Corp (NASDAQ: CELG), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) aren't only three of the market's most successful companies, they're also our Motley Fool contributors' top stock....
What Whole Foods' Plan to Hire 6,000 Says About Amazon's Growth Plans
Whole Foods Market announced that it's holding a National Hiring Day Nov. 2, with the goal of hiring about 6,000 workers.The move is another indication of Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) aggressive....
Forget Amazon. This E-Commerce Company Is Growing Faster
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) sells tens of billions of dollars in products online every quarter, but its business isn't growing nearly as quickly as Shopify's (NYSE: SHOP).Unlike Amazon.com, Shopify....
Better Buy: Amazon.com, Inc. vs. Facebook
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) are now $500 billion behemoths. They are the undisputed kings of their respective industries. And as these companies have risen to power,....
3 Stocks to Hold for the Next 50 Years
Buying and holding great stocks is the best way to predictably generate wealth over the long term. But truly life-changing gains are reserved for investors who are willing to own their stocks for....