The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has completely changed how we as a society operate. Ideas that seemed almost unthinkable as recently as six weeks ago, such as the shutdown of nonessential businesses across the country to lessen the transmission of COVID-19, are now a rea
U.S. stocks jumped on Tuesday as optimism that the Trump administration could move to ease lockdowns from the coronavirus overshadowed worrying earnings reports from JPMorgan and Wells Fargo.
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has continuously fine-tuned its shopping procedures during the coronavirus pandemic, including limiting store hours, opening the store an hour early to those 60 and over, and restricting the number of people allowed in the store at any one time.
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Shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) jumped again on Tuesday, hitting a new all-time high. The stock was up about 5.3% as of 1:50 p.m. EDT.
Coty Inc. (NYSE: COTY), maker of cosmetics, hair care, skincare, and other beauty products, predicts it will see a 20% decline in its sales during its fiscal third quarter of 2020. The coronavirus pandemic hit the beauty sector hard as people switched over to buying essentials s
J.C. Penney Co Inc has approached consulting firm AlixPartners LLP as the U.S. retailer looks at options for managing its debt, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Developers who want to get their apps onto Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS App Store have to agree to some very strict terms and conditions. To many companies, the most important of these are the regulations that govern payments made for and through iOS apps. Any transaction made in
E-commerce is a massive and rapidly expanding industry. Global online retail sales will grow to an astounding $6.5 trillion by 2023, up from $3.5 trillion in 2019, according to Statista. These estimates may even prove to be conservative, with the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating
As coronavirus has spread across the globe, it has left financial devastation in its wake. Besides those affected directly by the contagion, millions of jobs have been lost and businesses have been forced into digital-only operation mode -- if not closed down indefinitely. Suffi
Where can you invest your money where it won't be at risk? No stock, of course, can ever be completely absolved of risk, but some are safer than others.
For the past eight weeks, we've witnessed record-breaking volatility in the stock market as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The mitigation measures currently put in place to curb the transmission of COVID-19 have shut down most nonessential business activity