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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG)'s Google and Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)-owned Instagram have the most positive user trends among consumers 18-65, according to an internet site user survey released Thursday by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. More younger users are tweeting...

With President Donald Trump’s first term as president at its midway point, the latest data from MorningConsult suggests the country is still deeply divided geographically over the way Trump is running the country. According to FiveThirtyEight, Trump’s national approval rating...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has released the top 10 most tweeted-about athletes of 2018. Unsurprisingly, LeBron James topped the list, aided by his controversial decision to join the Los Angeles Lakers. Colin Kaepernick, one of professional sports' most polarizing figures, came in at No. 2. An...

December usually means a holiday push for retail sales — but that may not hold true for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and sales of its latest iPhones.  Model Sales This year, Apple has produced perhaps its most diverse line of iPhones in terms of size, capability and price. The...

From anemic growth in bond and fixed income investments to growing volatility in the equity and currency markets, retail investors with an eye toward growing their money long term have their work cut out for them. Now that the oldest of the millennial generation is nearing 40, the bulk of...

Smartphones were a strong driver of Cyber Monday sales, according to online shopping data from Adobe Inc (NASDAQ: ADBE) Analytics. Record Sales Cyber Monday sales are estimated at $7.9 billion, a record performance and also the biggest online shopping day of all time in the U.S., Adobe said...

A new report by Cannabiz Media names the most popular point-of-sale systems in the cannabis industry. The company surveyed almost 1,500 marijuana dispensaries and retailers across the U.S., or around half the total licensed market in the country. Cannabiz Media's results show that...

The FreightWaves Research Institute is excited to announce the release of its second white paper, Global Freight Tickers, a worldwide study of publicly traded transportation and logistics companies. Download the paper here. We designed this study for investors looking for exposure to the...

The final three months of the year is typically the busiest period in terms of consumer spending. Although Halloween spending is nowhere close to Black Friday or Christmas, it surely is a forecast of what's to come. Spending Heads North Average Halloween spending this year is likely to increase...

Few know or follow trends better than teens. Piper Jaffray’s semi-annual "Taking Stock With Teens" surveys this crucial demographic and found that overall spending by teens is up 1 percent year-over-year but down 5 percent from spring 2018.  Food continues to be teens...

Want to be a full-time gamer? Detroit is the best place to make it in competitive gaming according to a new study. To be considered a full-time gamer, one needs to make an average of $69,119 per year and have 1,920 followers on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s's Twitch, according to Value...

It's no surprise: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is king among teen shoppers. Buying In Piper Jaffray’s semi-annual "Taking Stock With Teens" survey, the e-commerce giant's mindshare as the preferred shopping site increased 3 points from the previous survey's 47 percent...

Its popularity may be declining, but Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS) is still far and away the preferred handbag among teens. Thirty percent of female respondents said that Michael Kors is their preferred handbag brand, according to Piper Jaffray's latest "Taking Stock With...

VF Corp (NYSE: VFC)'s Vans brand is reaching all-time high levels of popularity among teens, according to Piper Jaffray. The firm's semi-annual "Taking Stock With Teens" survey saw Vans hit its highest numbers in the study's history at 19 percent mindshare, the closest...