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Stocks Are Plunging -- Here's What You Need to Know
The stock market is plunging, with the S&P 500 down by more than 18% from its all-time highs reached earlier this year. While this can certainly seem scary, Industry Focus: Financials host Jason
Why Shares of Boeing Are Falling Today
Shares of Boeing (NYSE: BA) fell 9% on Wednesday morning on reports the company is planning a full drawdown of a $13.8 billion loan it secured last month. Even if the move is only precautionary, it
Why Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean, and Expedia Stocks Are All Down Today
Shares of Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) are down 10.4% as of 11:20 a.m. EDT. Rival Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) is off 10.6%, and travel reservations website Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) has sunk 6.3%.
Should I Go on a Cruise During the Coronavirus Crisis?
"Are you still going on the cruise?"
That's a question my wife asked me earlier this week regarding a March 26 four-day cruise I planned to take with our son and my mother. The answer isn't a simple
Is This New Target Store a Threat to GameStop's Future?
Target (NYSE: TGT) just opened a new retail store concept that underscores the difficulty video game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME) faces in trying to save its business from the rise of digital and
PayPal Aspires to Reach 1 Billion Users
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) ended the year with 305 million active accounts, but CEO Dan Schulman thinks there's a lot of room left to grow.
"Our aspiration is to have a billion people on our platform,"
California's Cannabis Tax Revenues Top $1 Billion
The cannabis market in California has generated more than $1 billion in revenue for the state since January 2018, when adults were first able to legally buy pot there for recreational use. Prior to
Is Sirius XM Stock Built to Outlast Coronavirus?
Consumer-facing stocks have been getting crushed in the past couple of weeks, and Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI) isn't immune to the malaise. With shares of the satellite radio provider opening
Can the Old Navy Chief Bring Growth Back to The Gap?
As chief executive officer of The Gap's (NYSE: GPS) Old Navy brand, Sonia Syngal helped grow sales to $8 billion from $7 billion in three years. Now the question is: Can this leader of The Gap's
Why Inovio Pharmaceuticals Stock Is Skyrocketing Today
Shares of Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) are skyrocketing today, up by 32.6% as of 11:17 a.m. EDT, after surging as much as 48.9% earlier in the session. The biotech didn't announce any news
This Beaten-Down Cloud Stock Could Be a Solid Long-Term Pick
Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX) gave investors a rude shock recently by slashing its full-year guidance. The cloud-based hyper-convergence specialist is facing a double whammy, thanks to the novel
Why Olin Stock Dropped 11% by 11 O'Clock
It didn't take a fortune-teller to predict this one: Fears of a Coronavirus apocalypse are having the expected effect among disaster "preppers" in America, who are now buying ammunition in bulk.
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Why Airline Shares Are Falling Today
Airline stocks were under pressure again on Wednesday following a series of Wall Street downgrades and fears that government assistance could be less certain than some have hoped.
Shares of JetBlue
Stock Market News: Cloudera Heads Skyward; Apache Falls on Debt Fears
The optimism on Wall Street proved to be short-lived, with major market benchmarks plummeting once more on Wednesday morning to give up much of their gains from the previous session. Worries about
Tesla's Solar Business Hits Another Roadblock
When Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) bought SolarCity in 2016, Elon Musk claimed it completed his grand vision for an energy company. Tesla would not only sell electric vehicles and energy storage to
Fiat Chrysler Temporary Idles Some Italian Factories to Implement Coronavirus Measures
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE: FCAU) is temporarily halting production at some of its factories in Italy and will make changes to production methods in response to the outbreak of novel
Why Clean Energy Stock Just Dropped 22%
Energy markets are looking more than turbulent this week as investors attempt to gauge the damage that a running feud between OPEC and Russia could do to energy stocks. And into the midst of this
With a Yield Approaching 4%, Is Cisco an Undervalued Dividend Stock?
Cisco's (NASDAQ: CSCO) stock has tumbled about 20% over the past 12 months amid concerns about its slowing growth, the U.S.-China trade war, and the novel coronavirus crisis. A dismal second-quarter
Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Others to Meet With White House Over Coronavirus
Executives from Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) will meet with
Adidas Expects Coronavirus to Take $1 Billion Out of Its China Sales
The spreading COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has disrupted the economies of a number of countries, with China among those hardest-hit. And while there are signs that the crisis is starting to abate
3 Stocks to Buy During a 50% Off Sale
Wall Street's been a mean street for most investors, but some stocks are taking bigger hits than others. Pinterest (NYSE: PINS), Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT), and Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) have all fallen by
Coronavirus Risk on Wynn Resorts in Macao Is Rising
Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) woes in China may get worse beyond the forced 15-day closure of Macao's casinos and the resulting plunge in gaming revenue that followed the coronavirus outbreak.
PepsiCo Moves to Acquire Rockstar Energy in $3.85 Billion Deal
PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) published a press release on Wednesday announcing that it's on track to acquire Rockstar Energy Beverages in a $3.85 billion deal. The deal seems like a natural pairing as
Tyson's Digital Outsourcing May Strengthen Its Global Supply Chain
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) isn't a name that brings high technology to mind – pork and poultry farms seem far removed from the clean, abstract world of IT networks and satellites. But behind all
Taco Bell Has a Big New Menu Item
Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) has in recent years been unusually aggressive when it comes to menu innovation, introducing such creative and popular items as its Doritos Locos Taco, Nacho Fries, and the


