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The COVID-19-inspired economic stimulus package -- which topped out at $2.2 trillion -- was signed into law a few weeks ago. Households that qualify might receive as much as $1,200 per adult and $500 per qualifying child.

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is seeing surging demand around the world as so many people are staying home and streaming more video. While Netflix seemed like only a beneficiary of that trend, there's always been one looming risk from today's physical distancing that the company could

COVID-19 is a fearsome and relentless enemy. The disease caused by the novel coronavirus has infected more than 2.2 million people worldwide, and nearly 150,000 have died. Efforts to combat the pandemic are having severe economic ramifications, including millions of job losses

As supermarkets initiate more restrictive policies on shopping in their stores due to the coronavirus pandemic, consumers are increasingly turning to online grocers to fill their pantries. And that means they are relying more and more on Walmart (NYSE: WMT) for their supplies.

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock recently hit an all-time high as the COVID-19 crisis lit a fire under its e-commerce and cloud businesses. However, Mizuho analyst James Lee recently warned investors that Amazon's ad business would likely soften in the challenging macro environmen

Is COVID-19 responsible for the current troubles at J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP)? The short answer is no: The retailer was in trouble long before the current economic downturn.

"Buy and hold" is Warren Buffett's investing cornerstone, and it's a successful strategy for mom-and-pop investors, too. It's essential to avoid the traps of making poor emotional decisions, or trying to time the market. Staying in the market has historically produced the best r

Target's (NYSE: TGT) stock has slipped 12% this year as shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) have rallied 29% and 11%, respectively, boosted by their strength in grocery. As many consumers remain on lockdown, they've been stocking their pantries with ess

Walmart Inc said on Friday it would hire 50,000 more workers at its stores, clubs and distribution centers to meet a surge in demand for groceries and household essentials from consumers stockpiling during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Traditional athletics are still far, far more popular than esports worldwide. And if there's one reason to doubt that esports will ever rival "real" sports, its that esports have not generally appeared to draw from the same pool of viewers. While the rise of the NFL in the 1960s

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Swiss drugmaker Roche aims next month to be able to offer blood tests to identify those who have been infected with the coronavirus, joining a huge global push to inform locked-down nations about who might have some immunity and return to work.

U.S. stock index futures jumped in late trading on Thursday after a report of promising early data related to a potential COVID-19 treatment from Gilead Sciences and as guidelines for re-opening the U.S. economy came from the White House.

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Despite the recent turmoil in the markets caused by the novel coronavirus, the Nasdaq-100 (NDX) is holding near flat, which is due to the strength of some of its large-cap components, particularly the tech stocks.

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones slipped on Thursday, giving up early gains as concerns about rough first-quarter earnings and lasting economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic offset weekly jobless claims that were better than some had feared.