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The oil business has had a rough year in 2020, to say the least. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of people across the globe to shelter in place, reducing travel and therefore consumption

With the COVID-19 pandemic driving record levels of usage for video-calling and videoconferencing platforms, telecommunications and media conglomerate Verizon (NYSE: VZ) wants in. Big Red announced

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is excelling through the current global sales environment. The consumer staples giant, which owns brands like Tide detergent, Pampers diapers, and Bounty paper towels

Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google is gearing up to launch a new chip for its own hardware devices, according to Axios. The chip, codenamed Whitechapel, was reportedly designed by

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) is taking an axe to one of its major expenses. On Thursday, the company's high-profile chairman Barry Diller said in an interview with CNBC Thursday that the online

Tens of millions of Americans are about to receive checks for as much as $1,200 per person from the federal government. These payments are part of a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill intended to help

Disney (NYSE: DIS) caused quite a flutter last week when it revealed that it's streaming service Disney+ had clocked 8 million new subscribers within days of its launch in India. The streaming

The coronavirus pandemic has been a human tragedy, and it's also had major impacts on the financial markets. Even though stocks have recovered somewhat from the worst depths of the coronavirus bear

Shares of the mid-cap biopharma Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) spiked by as much as 17% in pre-market action Friday morning. The biotech's shares are surging this morning in response to a $483 million

There isn't much of a bull case for troubled video game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME). The company was struggling mightily before the coronavirus pandemic as video game purchases shifted from

Stock in The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) first went on sale to the public back on Sept. 21, 2016. The IPO was priced at $18 per share, and the stock closed at $30.10 a share on the first day of

It's official. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is finally offering its long-anticipated budget-minded iPhone. The newest iPhone SE, unveiled on Wednesday, starts at a price of $399, which pits it directly

Oil stocks are surely caught in one of the worst times ever. The coronavirus pandemic has led many countries to impose travel restrictions, lock-downs, or other measures that have significantly

With stimulus checks starting to trickle in and the markets in flux, there's a good chance that you might have a little money to invest -- and a lot of time on your hands to make sure you get it

The coronavirus crisis has added some new complexity to the question of whether Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) or Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) is the better investment. Both companies boast

As if the coronavirus pandemic itself isn't bad enough, there are lots of scammers out there taking advantage of it -- at our expense. Many websites, including government ones like the Federal Trade

In just under a month, shares of Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) have risen nearly 29% as of this writing. That was a fast rebound from the more than 40% decline shares experienced earlier this year as the

After capping off 2019 with yet another increase in transaction volume and revenue, things have gotten hairy for Visa (NYSE: V). The fintech and digital payments leader's stock fell as much as 36%

These days, many people find it impossible to cover the cost of a college degree without taking out student loans. But it's not just those who are actually pursuing degrees who wind up in debt

One tech stock with an extremely compelling growth runway is European semiconductor-equipment maker ASML Holdings (NASDAQ: ASML). The company is the sole technology provider of extreme ultraviolet

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) may be losing up to $30 million per day while its theme parks remain closed, its cruise ships docked, and its movie theaters shuttered, according to The New York Times. The

The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on a potential shortage of ventilators to keep the most severely affected patients alive when their lungs are overwhelmed by the disease. ResMed (NYSE:

Deemed an essential business, Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) has kept its stores open during the coronavirus pandemic. But the company has been confronting sluggishness in sales and adjusted operating income

For approximately 80 million Americans, the big day likely arrived this week. Following passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on March 27, the first batch of

In the domestic midstream energy sector, two names stand out for their size and scale: Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD). The two have fallen along with the