With just about everyone who is still working doing so from home due to the COVID-19 outbreak, there has been a huge increase in the use of cloud services and online grocery orders. Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) are two of the top e-commerce and cloud servic
On March 24, India implemented a three-week lockdown for 1.3 billion people to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The decision was made after projections indicated that up to 500 million Indians could be infected by the end of July and overwhelm the c
This year (2020) is quickly going down in the record books as one investors will never forget. Following an 11-year bull market run, we watched as a new bear market instituted itself in less than four weeks, marking the steepest downtrend into bear market territory in history fo
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Shares of MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), the Latin American e-commerce operator, were sliding last month in tandem with the coronavirus-related sell-off. Though there was no specific news out on the company, investors saw the spreading pandemic, which is just start
Sure, you've become inured by the persistent shortages of hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and other essential products because of panic buying and hoarding, but the surprise must-have item of the coronavirus pandemic that is suddenly in short supply is the Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) Sw
With hundreds of millions of Americans staying at home a lot more due to the coronavirus pandemic, drivers for ride-share service Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) have experienced a significant drop-off in fares.
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total volume of 77,062 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximate
In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Emily Flippen and Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline discuss the important role played by the delivery industry and how it is managing the crisis. They chat about the different delivery platforms available out there and how they
On Monday, I wrote that while stocks could be expected to hold onto most of the gains seen last week early in this week, the month’s, and therefore the quarter’s, end yesterday could prove to be a short-term turning point.
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (Symbol: ITOT) where we have detected an approximate $297.5 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.4%
ZURICH (Reuters Breakingviews) - Someday, we will look back and recall the coronavirus lockdown as a formative experience. For some it will be a heartbreaking affair, where loved ones were struck down by Covid-19 and their bodies laid to rest without dignified formalitie
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itse
Foolish investors should want to buy growth stocks with long runways, but it's also important to pay a price that's reasonable -- or even cheap. Here are three bargain-priced growth stocks.
In some regards, it's a bit premature to talk about what life will be like after the coronavirus outbreak finally abates. After all, it's still growing on a global basis. First things first.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of devastating. More than 33,000 people have died of COVID-19-related causes as of this writing, and that number is only increasing. Self-isolation, quarantines, and government-mandated shutdowns are keeping people indoors, triggering
Cloudera (NYSE: CLDR) recently posted its fourth-quarter earnings. The software company's revenue grew 47% annually to $211.7 million, beating estimates by nearly $10 million. It posted a non-GAAP net profit of $0.04 per share, which topped estimates by seven cents and marked a
When the market is moving a few tenths of percentage points on a weekly basis, it's easy to practice patience and a methodical investment process. It's times like this, though, when 5% swings seem to happen on a daily occurrence, where your temperament is put to the test. These