Traditional athletics are still far, far more popular than esports worldwide. And if there's one reason to doubt that esports will ever rival "real" sports, its that esports have not generally appeared to draw from the same pool of viewers. While the rise of the NFL in the 1960s
Swiss drugmaker Roche aims next month to be able to offer blood tests to identify those who have been infected with the coronavirus, joining a huge global push to inform locked-down nations about who might have some immunity and return to work.
U.S. stock index futures jumped in late trading on Thursday after a report of promising early data related to a potential COVID-19 treatment from Gilead Sciences and as guidelines for re-opening the U.S. economy came from the White House.
Despite the recent turmoil in the markets caused by the novel coronavirus, the Nasdaq-100 (NDX) is holding near flat, which is due to the strength of some of its large-cap components, particularly the tech stocks.
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones slipped on Thursday, giving up early gains as concerns about rough first-quarter earnings and lasting economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic offset weekly jobless claims that were better than some had feared.
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total of 313,163 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 31.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 4
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones slipped on Thursday, giving up early gains as concerns about rough first-quarter earnings and lasting economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic offset weekly jobless claims that were better than some had feared.
Sports fans and players across the world frustrated by canceled matches because of the coronavirus epidemic are turning to e-sports, with professional real-world athletes joining virtual game tournaments of football, auto racing and basketball.
In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Emily Flippen and Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline discuss some surprise winners emerging from the current lockdown situation. There are beverages, fast food, convenience/grocery/electric retailers, etc. Discover the reasons th
While the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were rallying Thursday morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) was moving in the opposite direction. The Dow was down 0.4% at 11:50 a.m. EDT today, dragged lower by steep declines from its industrial, financial,
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has given several signals that it's seeing increased demand on its online marketplace amid efforts to social distance and slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Several moves point to serious capacity constraints in its warehouses and logistics network.
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones slipped on Thursday, giving up early gains as concerns about dismal first-quarter earnings and lasting economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic offset better-than-expected weekly jobless claims numbers.
Online grocery shopping demand is so great during the coronavirus pandemic that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is closing off some of its Whole Foods stores to customers and turning them into fulfillment centers.
Forever is a long time, so before committing to buy stock in a company that you plan to hold onto for that long, you should have a lot of confidence in the company's long-term revenue prospects. I'm going to talk about two of my favorite stocks here, companies that are so strong