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While the coronavirus’ impact on the market has meant, in most cases, a complete meltdown of companies’ value, there have been a number of outliers among the decimated names. Typically, these are the companies that offer the public and investors alike a product or service needed in such times. While no one would argue streaming is as important as a vaccine, some companies providing services in this field have held steady against the overall market’s decline.Netflix (NFLX), for example. Against the run of play, the streaming giant is up by 10% year-to-date, bolstered by a narrative which suggests more people …read more […]

Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures all dipped slightly after opening, as markets awaited word of a final bill in the Senate. …read more […]

Have investors forgotten about Micron (MU)? Amid all the attention surrounding coronavirus, it’s hard to argue if it feels that way. But with the chip giant expected to release earnings after market close tomorrow, the spotlight will be back on Micron.Ahead of the print, Susquehanna’s Mehdi Hosseini has been trimming estimates. Although, as the analyst notes, in the current climate it is hard to gauge earnings on a quarterly basis, the reduction is for earnings in FY20/21. The new targets are for EPS of $1.89/$4.39, down from the previous estimates of $2.26/$6.61.Nevertheless, Hosseini reiterates a Buy rating on Micron shares, …read more […]

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(Bloomberg) — Record low prices for heavy Canadian crude have prompted one of the biggest operators in the oil sands to take the rare step of shutting production.Motivated by the “extremely low” prices, Suncor Energy Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will shut in one of its two so-called trains at its two-year-old, 194,000 barrel a day Fort Hills oil sands mine. The company also is delaying the start up of its MacKay River oil sands wells to May, after operations were halted in December because of a malfunction and fire.The move comes as the coronavirus pandemic slashes worldwide oil …read more […]

Nike reported fiscal third-quarter sales that topped expectations, even as the coronavirus outbreak generated a host of disruptions for the athletic-wear maker. Yahoo Finance Live breaks down the numbers. …read more […]

As debt continues to mount for oilfield services companies, the coronavirus induced slowdown in drilling activity could be the beginning of a wave of bankruptcies in oilfield services …read more […]

One of the most frequent questions we get at Investmentu.com is “which stocks should I invest in?” While we are constantly looking at upcoming IPOs and trending stocks, you really need to be invested in stocks that have stood the test of time.

Alexander Green, Chief Investment Expert for The Oxford Club had this to say about the recent market downturn:
“The awful investor sells in a panic – and always finds reasons to justify it. The decent investor at least stands pat – and reinvests his or her dividends, if possible. The best investors? They are moving money out of cash …read more […]

“We don’t monetize many of the services where we’re seeing increased engagement, and we’ve seen a weakening in our ads business in countries taking aggressive actions to reduce the spread of COVID-19,” the company said in a statement. It declined to specify in which countries it was experiencing the adverse impact or the magnitude of that impact. …read more […]

Markets rallied on Tuesday, with the Dow surging over 2,000 points on hopes of an economic stimulus plan from Washington, D.C. JPMorgan Asset Global Market Strategist Jack Manley joins The Final Round to discuss whether the bounce can sustain itself. …read more […]

Nike (NKE) reported fiscal third-quarter sales that topped expectations, reflecting still-strong fundamentals through February even as the coronavirus outbreak generated a host of disruptions for the athletic-wear maker. …read more […]

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would not let airplane maker Boeing Co go out of business as a result of the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak. “We’re not letting Boeing go out of business,” Trump said in a Fox News interview. …read more […]

COVID-19 has brought the world – and the markets – to its knees.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average went from hitting all-time highs to losing 30% of its value… in a little more than a month!
Along the way we’ve endured several of the worst trading sessions for the Dow and S&P 500 since 1987. And we suffered the worst days ever for the Nasdaq and Russell 2000.
That’s why we’re tackling the question of “What is our COVID-19 game plan?”
I don’t believe investors should panic. In times of crisis, we can find some of our best opportunities.
So today we discuss what areas …read more […]

Given the extreme volatility of the stock market amid the coronavirus chaos, you may think there are no strong bets in the market today. But here’s a play that should be a stable bet for the foreseeable future: telehealth stocks.
Telemedicine is the way of the future. It enables patients to receive an examination, diagnosis, and treatment all from the comfort of their own home. This treatment is delivered by a video link the way a remote worker has a video conference call at their job.
Now more than ever it will be important for doctors to be able to treat their …read more […]

The virtual shutdown of the U.S. economy is barely a week old, yet the debate over when to restart is already in full swing — even as coronavirus cases surge. …read more […]