By Rob Lenihan Many people have heard of bitcoin but very few are familiar with Ethereum, which is important to the future of the crypto industry. In 2013, a computer programer named Vitalik Buterin published a white paper entitled “A Next Generation S…
There Are 1.6 Billion Reasons Why Netflix Wants to Stop Password Sharing
By Michael Tedder The streaming giant doesn’t want your former roommate to keep using your log-in. Netflix has long turned a blind eye to people sharing a password with their ex, adult offspring or the friend of a friend of a friend. In 2019, 14% of Ne…
Can Apple Stock Continue to Lead Stocks Out of Trouble?
By Bret Kenwell Apple stock is working on its eighth straight daily gain. Can it continue lead the Nasdaq higher? Apple (AAPL) – Get Apple Inc. Report stock has been on one impressive run, as shares look to finish higher for the eighth straight trading…
BlackRock Could Offer Crypto Services to Its Customers Soon
By Luc Olinga The asset management giant is examining how to help its clients wanting to invest in crypto, confirms its CEO Larry Fink. Cryptos are on the rise at the end of the first quarter. Not only are prices rebounding, but institutional investors…
Action Alerts: What the News Means for Favorite Stocks
By Dan Weil The Action Alerts Plus team takes a look at the implications of some major news events for stocks that it likes. Important news has emerged for several stocks that count as favorites for TheStreet.com’s Action Alerts Plus (AAP) team. First,…
What Are Employee Stock Options? Definition and Examples
By TheStreet Staff What Are Employee Stock Options? Where Do They Come From? How Much Are They Worth?As an incentive to work hard and help their company grow, employers often give their employees equity compensation in the form of stock options. Just l…
Tesla Has a Winning Recipe Rivals Envy
By Rob Lenihan Elon Musk seems to have the right mix of spending more on research and nothing on advertising. Elon Musk seems to have found the fight recipe. The Tesla (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc Report CEO once compared creating a company to baking a cake….
Top Meta Platforms Execs Go Remote. Where Are They Headed?
By Dan Weil While workers for many major companies are returning to the office, Facebook heavyweights are bucking the trend. Many major companies, including Alphabet (GOOGL) – Get Alphabet Inc. Class A Report, Twitter (TWTR) – Get Twitter, Inc. Report,…
Microsoft and Its CEO Stick to Their Choice Between Russia and Ukraine
By Luc Olinga The software giant breaks with the traditional neutrality of multinationals in geopolitical affairs. There will be a before and an after Russian war in Ukraine for multinationals. Before this conflict, companies had always taken refuge be…
Cramer’s Mad Money Recap 3/23: Don’t Panic, Don’t Sell, Don’t Give Up
By Scott Rutt Jim Cramer asks what if we stay the course and things go right? The history is very clear: At times like these, you need to stay the course, Jim Cramer told his Mad Money viewers Wednesday. As of Tuesday, the stock market had given back 5…