amazon.com Inc.
NASDAQ symbol AMZN, is the leading bookseller on the Internet, as well as a leading video and music seller. It also has numerous other store categories, including electronics, computer games, toys and tools. Through Amazon Services, the company also offers programs that let sellers market on its web sites.
A: The Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, $40.81, symbol JUST on New York (Units outstanding: 6.4 million; Market cap: $261.2 million; www.gsam.com), was launched on June 7, 2018, by prominent hedge fund manager and billionaire philanthropist Paul Tudor Jones.
The ETF now has assets under management of $259 million....
The ETF now has assets under management of $259 million....
Walmart continues to aggressively build its e-commerce operations in response to strong competition from online giant Amazon.com. In addition, it’s making better use of its existing stores and distribution networks to speed up the delivery of online purchases.
The company is also making big investments in both Chinese and Indian e-commerce retailers....
The company is also making big investments in both Chinese and Indian e-commerce retailers....
On November 1, 2015, the old Hewlett-Packard Co. split into two firms—Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. For every share they held in the old HP, shareholders received one share in each of the new companies.
The old HP expected the computer services business (HP Enterprise) would outperform its PC and printer operations (HP)....
The old HP expected the computer services business (HP Enterprise) would outperform its PC and printer operations (HP)....
The six ETFs we update below mainly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each fund tracks the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from ETFs focused on narrower indexes or themes such as cryptocurrencies or biotechnology.
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $256.13 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (408-536-6000; www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 492.5 million; Market cap: $124.4 billion; No dividends paid) has agreed to buy e-commerce software company Magento Commerce for $1.68 billion....
DREAM OFFICE REIT $24.55 (Toronto symbol D.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-365-3535; www.dream.ca/office; Units outstanding: 70.1 million; Market cap: $1.9 billion; Dividend yield: 4.1%) owns and manages 42 office and retail properties in major Canadian cities, comprising 8.5 million square feet....
PINNACLE FOODS INC. $63 (New York symbol PF; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 119.2 million; Market cap: $7.5 billion; Dividend yield: 2.1%; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; www.pinnancefoods.com) is a food company with Duncan Hines, Vlasic, Wish-Bone, Birds Eye, Aunt Jemima and other brands.
On April 22, hedge fund Jana Partners—an activist investor—announced it had acquired a 9.1% stake in the company....
On April 22, hedge fund Jana Partners—an activist investor—announced it had acquired a 9.1% stake in the company....
Pennsylvania-based Vanguard Group is one of the world’s largest investment management companies. In all, it administers over $5 trillion U.S., spread across 388 mutual funds and ETFs.
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
A: Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF, $161.83, symbol VCR on New York, aims to track the MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Discretionary 25/50 Index. That index follows U.S. consumer discretionary companies. Those firms, in the manufacturing and service industries, are highly sensitive to economic cycles....
U.S. retail sales have staged a strong recovery since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. Rising employment and greater consumer confidence have helped to lift consumer spending. Still, future increases will in large part depend on how quickly and how high interest rates move up.
The U.S....
The U.S....