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AMD Taking on Intel on a New Front With Purchase of Chip Designer Xilinx
With NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) working on its industry-redefining acquisition of chip-design licensor ARM Holdings for $40 billion, peer AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) is reportedly trying to make waves of its own
Netflix Is Beating YouTube in This Key Demographic
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has surpassed Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) YouTube as the most popular daily video consumption platform for U.S. teens, according to Piper Sandler's latest
Why Marijuana Stocks Popped Today
Two days after Wednesday's vice presidential debate, marijuana stocks are on a tear -- and that's no coincidence.
For the second day in a row, shares of Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) -- already the
A Top 5G Stock to Buy Before the Year Ends
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) ended fiscal 2020 on a high with a solid set of fourth-quarter results for the three months ending on Sept. 3., but investors were far from impressed by the company's
GameStop Gets Boost From Microsoft Partnership
GameStop (NYSE: GME) is partnering with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to bring the tech giant's cloud-based business solutions and applications to the video game retailer's back-office operations.
Why SpartanNash Soared 30% Today
Shares in SpartanNash (NASDAQ: SPTN) are up more than 30% as of 11:15 a.m. EDT Friday.
While the food distributor and retailer's business has been strong throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, news of a
Why Precigen Stock Is Skyrocketing Today
Shares of Precigen (NASDAQ: PGEN) had skyrocketed by 26.3% as of 11:30 a.m. EDT on Friday. That jump came after Precigen announced that German drugmaker Merck KGaA (OTC: MKKGY) (not to be confused
3 Top 5G Stocks to Buy Right Now
The expansion of 5G networks, which are up to 100 times faster than 4G networks, could generate strong tailwinds for handset makers, carriers, component makers, and other tech companies over the
How Dollar Tree Is Gearing Up for the Holidays
In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker about the latest headlines from Wall Street. They discuss the stock moves of a data analytics software
Biden's Plan to Increase Taxes for Social Security Spares the Very Rich
Social Security's trust fund is in a lot of financial trouble, and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has a plan to fix it. Mr. Biden has indicated that if elected, he'll expand the income
Is Palo Alto Networks Stock a Buy?
Thanks to a few billion dollars' worth of acquisitions the last few years and steadily rising need for cybersecurity, Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) remains by far the largest security software
Here's What Made Extreme Networks Stock Pop Today
Shares of technology company Extreme Networks (NASDAQ: EXTR) popped on Friday after the company provided preliminary results for its upcoming fiscal first quarter of 2021. These results exceeded
Goldman Sachs Expects 50% Rise in GE Shares
General Electric (NYSE: GE) has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic through several of its businesses. Shares are down 37% since the start of 2020, and its segments including aviation
Should You Buy Amazon Stock Before Prime Day?
The sale of all sales is right around the corner: Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Day will take place on Oct. 13-14. Past events have taken place in July, but this year the online retailing giant
4 Critical Dates to Understand Social Security
Social Security provides the cornerstone of most Americans' retirement plans. In concept, the program looks simple: You have money taken out of every paycheck to help cover the cost of your
GoPro Going All-In on the Cloud
GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) announced Tuesday that its new HERO9 Black camera has pushed the number of GoPro subscribers past 500,000, and the number is expected to exceed 700,000 by the end of the year
Walmart Canada Goes on a Hiring Spree
Walmart's (NYSE: WMT) Canadian branch announced on its website Friday that it intends to hire 10,000 more employees. In addition to the standard, expected roles -- shelf stockers, meat and bakery
3 Reasons Electronic Arts Is a Buy
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is enjoying some nice tailwinds. Its video games are seeing record high engagement, and the gaming sector overall is reporting record sales as consumers flock to digital
Roku Channel's Availability on Amazon Fire TV Could Vastly Expand Its Reach
Because Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) will no longer be strictly tied to its own active subscriber base after the streaming platform announced on Thursday that its Roku Channel is now available on Amazon's
Microsoft Takes Shots at Apple in New App Store Principles
Antitrust scrutiny of dominant app stores, such as those operated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet subsidiary Google, has intensified over the past year. Apple is waging an escalating legal war
Why I'm Buying More Anaplan Stock
Anaplan (NYSE: PLAN) is far from a top performer in the software industry this year. The cloud-native enterprise planning tool crashed hard in the spring amid a general pause in corporate spending
5 Rules for Claiming Social Security on Your Ex-Spouse After Divorce
Love and marriage don't always work out. But even if your marriage ended in divorce long ago, here's a piece of good news: You may be able to get more Social Security by taking benefits based on
If You Invested $5,000 in Peloton's IPO, This Is How Much Money You'd Have Now
Connected-fitness company Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) went public on Sept. 26, 2019, and the initial public offering (IPO) was an overwhelming dud. The IPO was priced at $29 per share, which
Why Centennial Resource Development, QEP Resources, and Northern Oil and Gas Rocketed as Much as 20% Thursday
Shares of U.S. onshore oil and gas company Centennial Resource Development (NASDAQ: CDEV) hit a high of 13% on Oct. 8. Peer QEP Resources (NYSE: QEP) basically matched that, also rising as much as
These 3 Stocks Are Absurdly Overvalued Right Now
The adoption of cloud computing should remain strong as the technology simplifies remote access to applications and allows on-demand scaling of computing resources. Tech outfits Datadog (NASDAQ:


