Millions of Americans have been directly affected by the coronavirus pandemic, from both a health and financial perspective. With thousands of businesses shuttering to slow the spread of the virus, approximately 10 million workers have filed for unemployment benefits in the last
Over the last few quarters, Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) has been struggling with disappointing results from its legacy hardware-based products. In contrast, the cybersecurity vendor's cloud business is shining. And that trend should continue as the company has plans to inc
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought dramatic changes all around the world, and most of those changes have been unpleasant for publicly traded companies. With few exceptions, stocks have been mostly sliding since Feb. 20, sometimes dramatically. Businesses are facing difficulties i
Leaving the working world may seem really attractive -- especially amid the economic and social turmoil resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. But retiring before you're financially ready could be a serious mistake you regret for the rest of your life.
Rising coronavirus cases and joblessness made for a rough Friday session, but the weekly losses for stocks were less severe than we’ve seen in the recent past.
The Dow dipped 2.7% this week, while the S&P shed 2.1% and the NASDAQ dipped 1.7%.
That’s a far cry f
The Canadian cannabis industry has been plagued with several issues. Many pot companies have experienced massive declines in their market value over the past year. The slow rollout of retail stores in major Canadian provinces led to lower-than-expected demand, which drove invent
As the coronavirus pandemic drags on and the stock market remains significantly below recent lows, investors will be watching quarterly updates closely this earnings season for several reasons. First of all, many investors will be looking to assess the damage COVID-19 has done t
The first quarter closed on Tuesday, and many investors are glad to see it behind them. The Dow posted its worst first-quarter performance ever, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite both got close to that mark.
One of my favorite stocks right now is Adaptive Biotechnologies (NASDAQ: ADPT). You know how everybody and their mother is trying to find a cure for COVID-19? Here is how Adaptive is going about it: Instead of trying to decode this virus and understand its RNA, Adaptive is foc
I, for one, am thankful that so many companies have shifted into high gear to fight the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19. Two of them that have received significant attention in recent weeks are Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN).
The recent stock market downturn has been painful, to put it mildly. Nobody likes watching the value of their stock portfolio or 401(k) declining. And don't forget that there's real pain going on in the economy right now for many people.
The coronavirus pandemic has cost millions of Americans their jobs, setting unemployment records. Roughly 3.3 million people filed for unemployment benefits in mid-March, which is four times higher than the previous record.
By SA Marketplace:The coronavirus outbreak and the effects of COVID-19 have gone deeper and wider than most people would have expected. That applies just as much to markets as anywhere. Whether it's a tech sector that is supporting our new work from home or re-rating as expensiv
COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc on the U.S. for weeks. Not only has it sickened thousands of people, but it's also hammered the stock market and driven millions of workers into unemployment. It's not shocking, then, to learn that 22% of Americans say their sleep quality is wors
The coronavirus pandemic has affected millions of Americans, both from a health and financial perspective. A whopping 91% of Americans say they're concerned the coronavirus will have a negative effect on the economy, according to research from SurveyMonkey, and many investors ar
The COVID-19 crisis has sent the stock market on a wild ride these past few weeks, so much so that in late March, it plunged into bear market territory for the first time in over a decade. And with so much uncertainty due to COVID-19, it's hard to predict when the market will ca
America is almost certainly already in a deep recession. Major economic drivers including air travel, cruise lines, concerts, and conferences came to a halt weeks ago, cutting tens of billions of dollars in consumer spending out of the economy.