In the latest leadership shakeup, the cloud-based software-provider Salesforce.com announced the departure of Slack founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield, effective 31 January.

Ending a more than year-long break, Warner Bros. discovery and Amazon announced that HBO Max is once again available on Prime Video Channels in the US.

Ford Motor seems to maintain its electric-vehicle momentum after saying Friday it achieved CEO Jim Farley's goal of becoming the second best-selling automaker of electric vehicles in the US.

As companies continue their battle with supply chain disruption more than two years into the pandemic, it has become clear that a dollar today will not buy the same value of goods we bought in a grocery store pre-COVID.‍One way to avoid this is to hedge against inflation.

Both seasoned and new investors are taking advantage of options trading because it allows them to speculate on the future direction of the overall stock market or individual securities, like stocks or bonds.

While individuals looking to invest in publicly traded companies can easily do so by purchasing shares, it is worth noting that there's more than just one type of stock, and not all are created equal.

Though the goal of most investors is to buy low and sell high, also referred to as "trading," investing is widely a long-term game. The buy-and-hold investment strategy involves keeping an investment over extended periods, anticipating the price will increase over time.

ETFs provide a straightforward, cost-effective way for investors to access diverse markets, blending the convenience of stock trading with broad exposure. Major funds like Invesco QQQ (Nasdaq-100), Vanguard S&P 500, and iShares MSCI EAFE (Europe and Asia) allow access to various sectors, while iShares STOXX Europe 600 targets top European firms. Due to European regulations, U.S.-listed ETFs are restricted, but European investors can find equivalents on local exchanges. With over 12,000 ETFs worldwide, these funds offer flexible trading options via online and traditional brokers.

With a reputation for continually pressing the news and staying in the headlines, South African-born Elon Musk bears many titles and is, most notably, the wealthiest man in the world, with a net worth estimated at $355 billion in 2024. Elon Musk has transformed Tesla into a leader in electric vehicles, made space exploration more accessible with SpaceX, and developed groundbreaking projects like Neuralink and The Boring Company. Recently, he rebranded Twitter as X, aiming to create a multi-functional platform

In the securities markets, volatility is often associated with big swings in either direction, up or down and the bigger and more frequent the price swings, the more volatile the market is said to be.

Although easier said than done, the best thing to do during a volatile market is to stay focused on your portfolio strategy and look for long-term opportunities in the market.

Growth and value refer to two categories of stocks built on different investing styles and knowing these differences can help investors respond to periods of market turbulence like the 2020 pandemic and the financial crisis in 2008. ‍

At its investor day in New York City on Thursday, General Motors raised its full-year guidance, saying it expects its portfolio of electric vehicles in North America to be "solidly profitable" by 2025.

Shares of Cisco, the biggest maker of machines running computer networks and the internet, rose about 5% in extended trading Wednesday after reporting fiscal first-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates.

In a surprising turn of events, Walt Disney Co.'s board of directors on Sunday night brought back former leader Bob Iger who left the company at the end of last year, to replace his successor Bob Chief executive officer.