Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) was one of the best stocks of the 2010s. After an initial misstep with Qwikster, Netflix successfully transitioned from a DVD-by-mail business to a streaming one and delivered phenomenal growth over the decade as it expanded around the world and made streaming mainstream.

Netflix is raising prices, a disclosure made in its fourth-quarter earnings report, which showed live events driving its biggest subscriber gain in history. Why it matters: The streaming giant bet big on its first two NFL games and a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in the fourth quarter — plus a new season of the scripted show "Squid Game.