Amazon.com (AMZN) netted 3 million new U.S. subscribers to its Amazon Prime program in the third quarter, bringing its domestic total to 47 million, a new study says. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners data out Tuesday show that Amazon Prime growth has accelerated in the last two quarters. In the first quarter of 2015, U.S. Amazon Prime memberships rose 46% year over year. Memberships grew 57% in Q2 and 62% in Q3. “U.S. Amazon Prime
Amazon (AMZN) and Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) have been outrunning the overall market, sitting near new highs ahead of their earnings Thursday. Priceline (PCLN) is also part of IBD’s Bolting RS Lines Screen of the Day. The relative price strength line gauges a stock’s performance vs. the S&P 500. It’s a good way to separate the true leaders in a stock market, good or bad. An RS line hitting a new high is bullish, especially when it comes before
After some choppy action in August and September, the market is back in a confirmed uptrend. That’s providing buying opportunities as stocks break out of bases. Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX) and Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), whose tickers spell out FANG, are four hot tech stocks for your watch list. Let’s take a look at which ones are buys now: Facebook cleared a 96.59 cup-with-handle buy point on Friday, and it’s still in buy