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Many companies with a capacity to do so have adapted operations to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy, for example, has worked with the State of California

In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill and Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker look at the latest business headlines from consumer staples, technology giants, and car rentals. They also go through

Just a week after ridesharing leader Uber (NYSE: UBER) withdrew its guidance, Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) has followed suit in suspending its forecast due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) are two global entertainment giants. While Netflix is the clear leader in the online streaming segment, Comcast is the parent company to a movie

This IRS began sending out coronavirus stimulus checks this week, and approximately 90% of Americans can expect to receive one, according to data from the Tax Policy Center.

But how much you receive

The energy market has endured unprecedented volatility over the past few months. Dual body blows to supply (from the collapse of OPEC's original agreement with Russia), and demand (from the COVID-19

Riot Games, a unit of Tencent (OTC: TCEHY), recently announced that it had acquired Hypixel Studios for an undisclosed sum. Hypixel, which got its start developing modifications and operating

Interest rates are near historic lows, and that's giving fixed-income investors a good reason to consider high-yielding dividend stocks. The risks are greater in the realm of equities, but the same

When payments middleman PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced in late November it was acquiring Honey Science Corporation for about $4 billion, shareholders were confused. Honey is an online deal-finding

Add Western Midstream Partners (NYSE: WES) to the list of the energy sector's dividend casualties. With crude oil prices continuing to crater, the master limited partnership (MLP) is taking action

Investing legend Warren Buffet loves it when the stock market goes crazy. "The sillier the market's behavior, the greater the opportunity for the business-like investor," he wrote in the preface to

In the coronavirus-fueled bear market, finding a dividend stock that hasn't taken a major hit is akin to searching for the Holy Grail. Companies have been slashing dividends right and left, leaving

The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the globe, creating difficulties of all kinds. As tough as these circumstances are, here's one thought to take comfort in: the most challenging times show us

Earlier this week, social networking giant Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) announced a massive $5.7 billion investment in Jio Platforms. Jio is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, a multinational

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) has been making waves of late. The company's antiviral drug, remdesivir, is currently perceived as the most promising potential treatment for COVID-19. As a result

Since the beginning of the year, all three major market indexes are down. For instance, the S&P 500 is down by 12.6% year to date, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down by 18.3% over the

COVID-19 isn't just making hundreds of thousands of Americans sick; it's also been hammering the economy since it first took hold in the U.S. Not only have millions lost their jobs, but many

As the overall market declined amid the coronavirus outbreak, Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ: SGEN) shares resisted, climbing 22% since the start of this year. The reason is simple: It's all about

The energy industry is in the middle of a commodity downturn. While that's not unusual, this particular trough is unique and likely to linger. In response, Chevron (NYSE: CVX), along with many

On April 17, the U.S. Air Force ended the competition to develop a new Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) nearly two years early, declaring Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) the winner of a contract

The past 12-plus months have not been kind to marijuana stock investors. Following many years of outperformance and a first quarter (of 2019) that saw more than a dozen popular pot stocks gain at

Two semiconductor giants kicked off the sector's earnings season with some good news in the COVID-19 era. Both Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) presented solid

Alongside the dreadful human toll, the COVID-19 pandemic is decimating businesses as well. Many companies forced to close due to social-distancing restrictions are now struggling to stay afloat. The

Like all of its peers, Citigroup (NYSE: C) is adjusting to the new Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) framework and announced big provisions for future loan losses when it reported first-quarter

While many stocks have rebounded sharply since the coronavirus market crash in February and March, some still remain well below recent highs. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of those stocks. Shares are