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Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) has closed its stores to customers, although it continues to offer curbside pickup and delivery of online orders. That has forced some of the company workers to stay home

From its November 2019 launch to its February 2020 update, Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Disney+ streaming entertainment offering garnered 28.6 million paid subscribers. Analysts predict that as the

Shares of ShockWave Medical (NASDAQ: SWAV) were sinking 14.5% as of 11:43 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. The drop came after Oppenheimer analyst Suraj Kalia downgraded the medical device stock to an

With restaurants closed or resorting to takeout and delivery service to remain operational during the coronavirus pandemic, the distributors that supply them with food are feeling a ripple effect

The stock market is in the red on Wednesday after a week or so of upward momentum. As of 11:20 a.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were lower by 2.1% and 2.5% respectively.

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Investors are still licking their wounds after a brutal first three months of trading in 2020, but not every stock moved lower during the first quarter. There are more than 600 stocks trading higher

With restaurants across the country unable to open except for delivery and takeout, Booking Holdings' (NASDAQ: BKNG) OpenTable service is now accepting reservations at partner supermarkets to help

In one of the stranger plot twists to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) issued a news release today stating it is helping to develop a COVID-19 vaccine

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) has seen its stock more than double in 2020, reaching an all-time closing high of $151.70 in late March. The remote conferencing services company was only

Wednesday morning didn't bring any relief to Wall Street, as investors continued to worry about the short- and long-term impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the global economy. Warnings

March hasn't been kind for investors in Disney (NYSE: DIS). The stock hit a five-year low, with all of its theme parks currently shuttered and no viable theatrical outlet for its industry-leading

Wall Street can be a complicated place where it is sometimes hard to figure out exactly who is benefiting from what. That's a vague warning, but the relationship between bankrupt telecom Windstream

Free money sounds amazing, except when it's prompted by a global pandemic and massive unemployment. If only we could get a check from Uncle Sam when times are good, right? But this is where we are

After a week or so of relatively strong performance, the stock market is in the red on Wednesday. As of 11 a.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down by 2.4% and the S&P 500 benchmark index

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Unifirst Corp (NYSE: UNF)Q2 2020 Earnings CallApr 1, 2020, 9:00 a.m. ET

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The decision can't entirely be pinned on the adverse impact of the coronavirus. Macy's (NYSE: M) and its stock were both struggling before the pandemic took hold in the United States. But the

Oil prices have plummeted in 2020, leaving a wake of destruction in the broader energy sector. Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR) and Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) have been no exception. What should

After initially being told that they would sent home without pay during the extended COVID-19 lockdown, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) said that it will continue to pay hundreds of hourly contract workers

A drop in mortgage rates led to a surge in mortgage applications, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.

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While non-essential retailers have closed, chains that sell groceries, household items, and the other things people need during an extended stay at home have thrived. Costco (NASDAQ: COST), Walmart

Given the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, it's certainly understandable that some investors might be tempted to hunker down, keep their money in a mattress, and ride out the storm

Following the great recession in 2008, there was widescale mistrust of the U.S. banking system because many believed it had played a major role in sparking the crisis in the first place. But more

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The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the daily lives of nearly everyone across the country, and it's also had a major impact on many Americans' finances. With the country likely headed toward a re

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) didn't surprise many investors with its robust sales and profit growth in the fiscal fourth quarter. Sure, the retailing chain beat management's prior outlook on