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Over the past two months, the stock market and U.S. economy have been rocked by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This unprecedented pandemic has wiped out more than 30 million jobs in a span of five weeks, and at one point had pushed the broad-based S&P 500 lower by

More people are working remotely now than ever before because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This led investors to pile into work-from-home stocks like Slack Technologies, Zoom Video Communications, and Okta. But there's another largely overlooked player: enterprise content managemen

Dividend stocks are only as good as the underlying company. Without a solid business foundation, a company's dividend can evaporate -- a sobering reality many investors have confronted recently as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

There's something quite comforting about receiving a steadily growing stream of cash from your investments. Dividend stocks can be wonderful in this regard -- if you choose the right ones.

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) recently announced it would tap Oracle's (NYSE: ORCL) cloud infrastructure platform to support its video conferencing service. Zoom's service previously ran on its own data centers, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft'

Technology stocks fell, including a nearly 1% slide for Apple (AAPL) after the iPhone-maker declined to provide Wall Street with guidance for the current quarter despite reporting better-than-expected fiscal Q2 results, raising its quarterly dividend by 6% and authorizing up to

In this episode of Industry Focus, Jason Moser chats with Brightline Interactive's Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha about everything virtual reality and augmented reality. They also discuss the role of 5G in the development of immersive technology, the latest innovations, and the

In this episode of Market Foolery, Chris Hill and Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker go through a couple of earnings reports. They look at the results of two tech behemoths, a consumer-goods company, and a fashion retailer. They discuss acquisition opportunities, stock buybacks, cl

In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick is joined by Motley Fool Senior Advisor and Certified Financial Planner Robert Brokamp and Motley Fool contributor Asit Sharma. They answer listeners' questions on the CARES Act, Dividend Aristocrats, backdoor Roth IRAs, r

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International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) is at a critical juncture. Arvind Krishna, formerly senior vice president of the company's cloud and cognitive software division, took over as CEO on April 6, taking the helm at a time when declining revenue from legacy businesses has

As lockdown orders force billions of people to work, learn and play from home during the novel coronavirus outbreak, usage has surged for the cloud computing services that power video conferencing, streaming television and online games.

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Another rough jobs report sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) down 1.76% by 12:35 p.m. EDT Thursday. The Labor Department reported initial jobless claims of 3.84 million for the week ended April 25, bringing the six-week total to more than 30 million.

The stock market was already weak before headlines about possible retaliation against hit the newswires. Abiomed stock is gaining, Textron is tumbling.