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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), among the most actively traded and widely held stock among TD Ameritrade investors, is gearing up to report fiscal Q1 earnings on Tuesday afternoon. Give how busy 2019 was—think the iPhone 11 lineup, launch of Apple TV+, the  company’s attention...

When United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) last October made its first medical delivery by drone, it may have finally begun what drone advocates have been touting for a decade — a new era when unmanned flights may become just as normal as those in aircraft with pilots. There are a couple of...

The new year looks like it’s starting right where the old one left off, with stocks in rally mode to begin the decade and China at the center of things. Major indices ticked higher in pre-market trading and looked like they might set new record highs following gains across most of Asia and...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock was trading higher Thursday after the company said it had a "record-breaking" holiday season with billions of items ordered. The stock was the most-traded in the Nasdaq Thursday, according to CNN, helping drive the index over the 9,000-point level...

What a difference a year makes. At this time last year, markets were melting down, and of course a year later we’re cruising to new all-time highs. This week could see a low volume, thinly traded market because of the holidays, so what does that mean for investors? First, there may not be a...

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) this week reported higher-than-expected subscriber figures in Latin America, but room for more growth in the Asia-Pacific region, Nomura Instinet said. The Analyst Mark Kelley kept a Neutral rating and $330 price target on Netflix. The Thesis Netflix issued an 8-K filing...

Gamers will soon have a yearly subscription option for Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) gaming service Apple Arcade in addition to the previously available monthly option.  The new plan, first reported by German video game website iFun.de, will cost $49.99 annually as an option...

Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE: CRM) is set to report its third quarter financial results for the fiscal 2020 after the closing bell on Tuesday, December 3. There are solid fundamental indicators but its stock has struggled to keep up with the market. Its shares did go upward 18% this year but on the...

Today, there's an app for pretty much anything. Moreover, apps keep developing as the world gets more and more connected. Entrepreneurs and managers are able to choose from a variety of tools to improve their productivity since every moment wasted during work is either time or both time and...

After a week of making new highs, the market might be entering “maintenance” mode going into the weekend.  Optimism around trade has waned a little, so holding close to the flat line today might be a victory. With stocks at these levels, no one should get too worked up if they don...

You could say it’s been a year of thrills and spills so far for Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) investors. Back in Q1, the company’s results disappointed many and the stock sank nearly 7%. Then last quarter, GOOGL just killed it on earnings, sending shares skyrocketing 10%. Which GOOGL...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) on Friday began testing its new Facebook News project, aimed at better curating what readers see on the platform in a move to address criticism it has allowed misinformation to take over much of the American reading diet. Facebook and other social media platforms have...

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX)'s inclusion in the prestigious "FAANG" acronym should come to an end, with its replacement being the "far less episodic" Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), CNBC's Jim Cramer said during Friday's "Mad Money." Netflix...

Throughout 2019, the Technology sector has been flying high as the top performing sector. After a tough third quarter, it’s still at the top of the list, but a lot has changed since the early summer. Heading into Q4, Technology companies and investors alike have begun to show concerns over...

Still relatively new to the S&P 500 sector lineup, Communications Services (“Comms”) looks to be a steady hand in an uncertain environment as some of the biggest names in the sector prepare to open their Q3 books. As with pretty much all things in the investment arena, there are...