Ecommerce

E-Commerce Brick-and-Mortar Smack Down

Traditional retailers barely eked out a passing grade this earnings season, but online retailers came out with strong second-quarter results, boosting internet-specific and e-commerce-related exchange traded fund plays.

Citi's Internet Shopping List

Citi analysts are largely bullish on Internet stocks, eyeing future growth amid an influx of more tech-savvy consumers and greater access to high-speed mobile data. Analysts at the bank, which initiated coverage of the Internet sector this week, said in a research note sent to clients that the industry is still in the “early innings of its growth cycle.” Internet-centric consumers, mainly from the Millennial generation, are just starting to enter their “prime buying and influence period,” they added, while the shift in Internet consumption from PCs to mobile devices represents a key growth driver for the industry. With those factors in mind, Citi unveiled its top five web stocks, five others it rated at neutral and one more that analysts consider to be on the way down, listed in order of preference.

Opinion: LEADS Act Can Save U.S. Innovation

With cloud computing becoming commonplace, the federal government is seeking to place every byte of data on the Internet under its jurisdiction, a power-grab that should concern every American and every foreigner using an American corporation for computer services. 

Happy Birthday Internet: 25 Years of Milestones

Until the Internet of Things became dinner table conversation and mobile phones became extensions of human hands, the web faced a rollercoaster few years. Here are some of the web’s lowest, and most shining moments.

Amazon Unveils Kindle Fire HDX Tablets

Amazon unveiled updated versions of its Kindle Fire tablets, with the online retail giant continuing to undercut Apple's iPad on price and maintaining its focus on driving e-commerce sales.

Amazon Unveils Kindle Fire HDX Tablets

Amazon unveiled updated versions of its Kindle Fire tablets, with the online retail giant continuing to undercut Apple's iPad on price and maintaining its focus on driving e-commerce sales.