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On Friday, Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) gave investors their first look at how the business fared during the initial shock related to COVID-19 store closures.

In a preliminary release of first-quarter

Business valuation consultancy Brand Finance recently released its annual rankings of apparel brands according to brand value, and Nike has retained its top spot with a value of $34.8 billion, a 7%

With Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) ad sales falling off a cliff and its stock price down by a double-digit percentage since the start of the year, it would be easy for investors to lose faith in the

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) has been shut down across the globe since March. It's currently operating under an order from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) which sets parameters under

Slack Technologies (NYSE: WORK) and Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) are both weathering the COVID-19 pandemic better than the broader market. Slack's stock rose roughly 25% since the

The Coronavirus, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provides for most Americans to receive stimulus checks to help them cope with the disruption to the economy resulting from COVID-19. 

For weeks investors have speculated what the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic would be. But now the measurable results are starting to trickle in. One real economic effect is retail and

Traditional athletics are still far, far more popular than esports worldwide. And if there's one reason to doubt that esports will ever rival "real" sports, its that esports have not generally

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

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

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

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