The digital video giant (media-streaming, subscriber-hungry) needs time to digest Sandman's unusual viewership pattern. There are lessons to be learned here.Media-streaming veteranNetflix(NFLX-4.49%)may have to learn some new tricks. The company is taking its sweet time analyzing whether or not Neil Gaiman'sSandmanshould be re-signed for a second season, and the reason behind this delay points to an important issue: Netflix doesn't know what to do with this type of thought-provoking material -- yet.IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.The traditional binge-watching modelNetflix used to have a simple, clear-cut method for publishing original series. From good oldHouse of CardsandOrange Is the New Blackto contemporary fare such asSquid GameorCobra Kai, the company has consistently produced and publish

There's no letup in online shopping's potential to generate rich returns for investors.While e-commerce was growing fast before the COVID-19 outbreak, the lockdown phase of the pandemic forced it into hyperdrive. Online sales surged 30% in 2020 compared to the year before and were up another 18% last year, putting e-commerce sales some 54% above where they stood before the global health crisis hit.Although online sales growth has slowed in 2022 from the breakneck pace that was previously being set, sales are still above pre-pandemic levels. Census Bureau year-to-date data shows that through the end of July, "non-store" sales have grown 11% over last year to $740 billion, or almost as much as online retailers tallied in all of 2019.IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.Buying goods and groceries onlin

The sector should keep on prospering in the new year.While there are still a few trading days left in the year, we have a clear winner among theS&P 500's 11 sectors:energy stocks. It's not even close. Through mid-December, the energy component of the S&P 500 has gained a jaw-dropping 50% this year. That has crushed the index, which has lost more than 16%. The next best sector is utilities, which is up less than 1%.The rally in energy stocks might not be over. While crude prices have cooled off in recent months on macroeconomic concerns, many analysts see anotherbull market for oil in 2023.Here are the sector's best performers in 2022 and why the industry could continue soaring in 2023.A great year for the oil patchThere are more than 20 energy stocks currently in the S&P 500. H

What happened Nio(NIO7.45%)$NIO Inc.(NIO)$ stock bounced back sharply this morning and was surging as high as 8% as of 11:30 a.m. ET. A rival just made a huge growth move in the only international market Nio is targeting, but investors are placing big bets on Nio ahead of earnings and on speculation of the launch of a new car model in the coming weeks. So what Nio will report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 earnings on March 24 after market close. Thestock sank yesterdayafterDeutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu slashed his price target on Nio stock to $50 a share from $70 per share to factor in geopolitical and supply chain risks. Nio also faces thethreat of getting delistedfrom the U.S. stock exchange alongside other Chinese stocks. Yu also exp

Investors focused their attention on some negative comments from a transportation company.Shares ofautomotive stockswere sliding today as investors across all sectors processed comments by theFedExCEO concerning the economy.While FedEx is a transportation stock, the company's business is largely viewed as an indicator of how the economy is doing -- and the company believes things aren't looking good.FedEx released its first-quarter results late yesterday, showing sales and earnings fell below analysts' consensus estimates. The company withdrew its full-year guidance and announced store closures. Its CEO also believes a worldwide recession is coming.That news caused worry among investors today and it's likely what causedNio(NIO-6.32%)to drop 6.4%,Ford(F-1.14%)to fall 1%, andLucid Group(LCID

Wall Street thinks the bear market has pushed this top biotech stock down too far.Moderna(MRNA-2.54%)is in the middle of a slump. The messenger RNA (mRNA) specialist's share price is down by a staggering 45% from its 52-week high right now. Moderna's stock has been rocked by the combination of the 2022 bear market and the step down in demand for COVID-19 vaccines.Despite these headwinds, Wall Street still has a fairly bullish view on this beaten-downbiotech stock. Among analysts covering the stock, for instance, Moderna's average fair value estimation implies a healthy upside potential of 66% from current levels. What follows is a breakdown of Moderna's core value proposition and its appeal as a possible contrarian buy.IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.Moderna's underappreciated value driversEven

Which cryptocurrency stock has a better shot at a comeback?Bitcoin's(BTC1.73%)price hit an all-time high of $67,567 last November. But today it trades at about $18,000. The world's top cryptocurrency lost its luster as inflation, rising interest rates, and other macro headwinds drove investors away from riskier investments.That decline also crushed many Bitcoin-related stocks.Coinbase(COIN-1.71%), one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, andMarathon Digital(MARA0.13%), one of the market's top Bitcoin mining companies, both shed more than 80% of their value this year. Should investors buy either of these beaten-down stocks as a turnaround play?IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.Two different approaches to the Bitcoin marketCoinbase's cryptocurrency exchange served 8.5 million monthly tr