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Since January, Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Twitch has seen average concurrent viewers nearly double from about 1.3 million in January to 2.5 million in April, according to TwitchTracker. 

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Six of the largest banks in the U.S. have now reported major profit declines in the first quarter of 2020, ranging from 30% to 90% on a year-over-year basis. The news did not exactly come as a

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) claims to have originated more emergency small-business loans than any other bank, but it still has approved less than half of the total funding that small businesses have

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Shares of Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) have been battered and bruised this year. Overall, its stock is down about 30%, though it fell more than 50% from the high at one point. The main factor weighing

The strain that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus outbreak is putting on the healthcare system is having a strongly negative impact on people who suffer from chronic diseases. That's the stark finding of a

You don't need a lot of money to get started in the market. That $1,200 stimulus check coming your way is obviously better off going to essential bills you need to pay, but let's hypothetically say

"Thanks" to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, all of us are living in a world that's suddenly gone topsy-turvy. For marijuana investors, last week saw a set of developments that at times seemed

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, these are uncertain times for everyone. Nearly 17 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the span of just three weeks, which is one of

As part of a global restructuring effort, GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) last week stated it would lay off over 20% of its workforce to help it cut its operating expenses by $100 million this year and $250

Despite losing over half its value during the last three quarters of 2019, the legal marijuana industry hasn't exactly been a safe haven for investors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several of the

Domino's (NYSE: DPZ) stock has outperformed during the recent stock market slump as investors bet that COVID-19 containment measures will do good things for its business. The pizza delivery leader

By now, you've probably heard that the Internal Revenue Service is distributing coronavirus stimulus checks valued at up to $1,200 per person, $2,400 per couple, and $500 per dependent child. The

Many Americans have now received their Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act stimulus checks. Eligible adults get $1,200, with an extra $500 added per child in a household. Some

Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) says it will return the $10 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan it received before the program ran out of money last Wednesday.

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COVID-19 has been battering the U.S. economy for a solid month now, and millions of Americans have lost their jobs in its wake. Still, millennials are fairly confident about their job-related

Oil prices are in the dumps thanks to an ugly mix of world events, and the situation is likely to take a long time to resolve. ExxonMobil's (NYSE: XOM) earnings were already under pressure, and now

Coronavirus stimulus checks will provide much-needed money to millions of Americans. Depending on your income, these payments could be worth up to $1,200 per adult and $500 per qualifying dependent

During the COVID-19 downturn, investors might have expected Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) to put its massive $125 billion cash pile to work and scoop

The long wait for a comeback at Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) continues. The stock briefly crossed the $50 per share threshold before falling back amid the coronavirus-fueled market sell-off. Though

As coronavirus spreads around the world, industries sensitive to economic downturns have been getting hit hard. Digital payments and banking are one such example, since their businesses are highly

Momentum is bullish heading into Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) first-quarter report on Tuesday afternoon. The stock hit an all-time high on Thursday, and expectations are elevated for the leading premium

When industrial giant Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) first laid out its full-year 2020 projections, it called for organic sales to grow as much as 3%. It reaffirmed that call in early March

Times of market stress are harrowing to go through but often provide some of the very best opportunities to invest for the long term. After all, the market has eventually bounced back from every

Warren Buffet has a few memorable sayings about buying stocks when it is uncomfortable to do so. Around the bottom of the Great Recession in 2008, his message to investors was to resist the