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Amazon shares have surged 27% year to date, establishing a record high, as the e-commerce giant is deluged with demand amid the coronavirus crisis.

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Many stock investors continue to worry as the COVID-19 pandemic has driven markets lower at record rates. The coronavirus has created a global tragedy with the total number of cases crossing 3 million, and the number of deaths surpassing 208,000 at the time of writing.

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has become one of the few stocks to benefit from the COVID-19 crisis. As tens of millions join the ranks of the unemployed, consumers have turned to Netflix as a lockdown leaves people with more time to spend on the streaming video service.

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The basic premise made enough sense. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is preparing to make a big splash in the streaming video market. Vudu was a streaming platform that arguably wasn't getting the direction it needed from parent Walmart. So, if Comcast could acquire Vudu for the right

HBO Max, the forthcoming streaming service from AT&T Inc.-owned WarnerMedia, will be available on Apple Inc. devices when it launches on May 27, the company said on Monday.

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The COVID-19 crisis has been crushing most aspects of the economy, and rightfully so. We're stuck at home. A growing number of us are unemployed. There is more uncertainty than optimism. However, naturally there are some companies that are finding ways to to not only survive but

ZURICH (Reuters Breakingviews) - Even the gentlest form of capitalism requires losers as well as winners. But what happens when every strand of Darwinist DNA is stripped from the process? Major economies have embarked on just such an experiment, with near-indiscriminate

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Cloud stocks have been some of the biggest winners on the market in recent years, and few have done as well as Alteryx (NYSE: AYX), a provider of a self-service data analytics platform that allows businesses to break down and analyze data quickly and seamlessly.

Along with exacting a devastating human toll in terms of illness and death, the coronavirus pandemic is causing economic destruction. Most companies are hurting because economies around the globe have largely been shut down to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), like every major media company in the world, has halted production on most of its shows and films amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought a lot of bleak news for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). The company's theme parks remain closed around the world, the movie business has essentially shut down, and even television networks are struggling with a lack of new shows and live sporting ev

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock recently hit an all-time high as the COVID-19 crisis lit a fire under its e-commerce and cloud businesses. Orders on its online marketplace soared as more people stayed at home just as the usage of AWS (Amazon Web Services) spiked with the higher us

While all things travel, hospitality, and entertainment have been hit especially hard by the coronavirus lockdown, movie theaters are in especially dire straits. Most theater chains are long on debt, short on cash, and dealing with revenue reduced to practically zero. Even befor

Over the past month, the stock market has recouped around half of the record-setting losses it suffered during the first quarter's historic bear market plunge. That rebound has many investors wondering if they missed the boat and if all the best gains have already been had.