As COVID-19 cases continue to spike nationwide, millions of Americans are walking around on edge with so many questions unanswered. What's the actual risk of contracting the virus? How dangerous is it? When will all of the recent stock market turbulence settle down? And will the
Social Security is, undoubtedly, our country's most important social program. Each month, more than 64 million benefit checks are doled out by the Social Security Administration, with more than a third of these recipients being singlehandedly pulled out of poverty thanks to this
Boeing (NYSE: BA) was flying through turbulence well before the novel coronavirus outbreak, underperforming the S&P 500 by more than 28 percentage points in 2019 due to the fatal crashes and subsequent grounding of the 737 MAX airplane.
The past couple of weeks have been the most insane period many investors have ever witnessed. Fears over the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 has caused more days of extreme volatility in the past few weeks than in the past few years. Any one of about a half-dozen days o
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Shares of BlackBerry (NYSE: BB), a provider of security software to enterprises and governments, rallied 18.4% on Friday. The double-digit boost doesn't appear to be related to any news. Instead, the company likely bounced back from its huge decline over the las
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Shares of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ: CASY), and Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM) all jumped more than 11% Friday as stocks received a jolt of optimism after President Trump's press conference.
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In the recent stock market downturn, and the financial sector has been one of the worst performers of all. And insurance stocks were no exception. AnConversely, when the market rebounded on Friday, insurance stocks were some of the best performers. Markel (NYSE: MK
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In the recent stock market downturn, and the financial sector has been one of the worst performers of all. And insurance stocks were no exception. AnConversely, when the market rebounded on Friday, insurance stocks were some of the best performers. Markel (NYSE: MK
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After an incredibly volatile and rough week, the stock market had an encouraging reversal on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 benchmark indices both ended the day about 9% higher. Real estate stocks had similar gains, and telecom real estate
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The recent stock market downturn has been rough on most sectors, but the financial sector has been one of the worst performers. However, as the stock market rallied on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both higher by 9%, many financial s
Retail stores across the United States have seen an influx of traffic as Americans seek to stock up on basic supplies. Cannabis retailers have seen a similar trend, with many consumers choosing to make fewer trips to dispensaries, instead opting for larger, less frequent purchas
In this episode of Motley Fool Money, host Chris Hill is joined by Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser, Andy Cross, and Ron Gross to look at the latest headlines from the Wall Street.
A lot of stocks have taken a beating, and with most of the publicly traded amusement park operators shedding more than half of their peak values, I figured it was time to go shopping.
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Shares of manufacturing stocks rebounded strongly in the final hour of trading Friday, after President Trump declared coronavirus a "national emergency" and announced a series of measures to combat it. 3M (NYSE: MMM), maker of the N95 face masks that are popularly
Some people don't realize they need an emergency fund, and many others who do realize it keep putting off establishing one. That can be a costly mistake, because emergencies do happen.
Though Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) and AT&T (NYSE: T) are profoundly different companies, their businesses somewhat intersect. Spotify offers a music and podcasting service, while AT&T is a content provider in its own right. However, they differ in that wireless communication i
In recent days, governments and school boards across the country are making the difficult decision to close schools, the result of the outbreak of COVID-19 illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) is stepping in to help. The company an