The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak is triggering an unprecedented wave of travel bans, border closures, and lockdowns. Many countries have also ordered malls, cafes, cinemas, and other areas where crowds gather to shutter, all in an effort to contain the spread of the disease. Co
Some Wall Street pundits are recommending certain stocks based entirely on a COVID-19 thesis. That's true of connected-fitness equipment company Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON). Many analysts recently slapped Peloton with a buy label. After all, gyms are closed, and people are stuck a
After a three-day rally, stocks pulled back on Friday, killing (some) hope that the bottom has been reached. But I don't think Friday’s decline -- which has become the trading norm -- is enough evidence to say one way or another that we have not bottomed.
What's Warren Buffett's favorite stock? That's a softball question, of course. The answer is indisputably Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), the company Buffet has led for over five decades.
It's been a wild ride for investors over the past five weeks, and the stock market has shown little sign of calming down. It took just 16 sessions to descend from recent highs to an official bear market (down 20%), which marked the steepest descent into bear market territory in
A good way to insulate your portfolio as much as possible in the event of a market crash is by investing in stable companies that sell products and services that are used on a daily basis. If the businesses provide essential goods or services in both good times and in bad, it's
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (Symbol: QUAL) where we have detected an approximate $270.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.8% increas
Few companies come bigger and better known than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Both share a long history as rivals. Today, both have evolved beyond their personal computing origins.
On Wednesday night, the U.S. Senate passed a giant $2.2 trillion stimulus bill that included $1,200 payments to all U.S. citizens with incomes under $75,000, along with an extra $500 per child. For every $100 in income above $75,000, the stimulus check will drop by $5. The Sena
Disney (NYSE: DIS) has been under severe pressure during the COVID-19 crisis with its theme parks on lockdown and movie theaters across the country closed. But the launch of its new streaming service couldn't have come at a better time, with schools closed and parents working fr