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E-Commerce and the Cloud Have Taken Over the World: Earnings Season Recap

E-Commerce and the Cloud Have Taken Over the World: Earnings Season Recap

Earnings season is pretty much finished, and the main story wasn't Covid-19. Instead, it was the complete dominance of e-commerce and cloud computing. Megacap Internet companies like Amazon.com (AMZN), Facebook (FB) and Alphabet (GOOGL) climbed on strong results. They...

Tech Keeps Beating Estimates as Lockdown Drives Growth: Earnings This Week

Tech Keeps Beating Estimates as Lockdown Drives Growth: Earnings This Week

Technology stocks continue to lead a small group of companies doing well amid the coronavirus lockdown. Cisco Systems (CSCO), Square (SQ), Logitech (LOGI) and Datadog (DDOG) all reported strong quarterly results over the last week. Several are direct beneficiaries of...

Why Interest Rates and Treasury Bonds Could Be the Next Big Things to Watch

Why Interest Rates and Treasury Bonds Could Be the Next Big Things to Watch

Interest rates crashed to record lows because of coronavirus. But will they stay there? The U.S. Treasury Department is preparing to flood the market with new bonds as it pays for trillions of dollars in stimulus. Several economic reports this week could also have an...

Recapping the Cost of Covid-19 and What to Expect Going Forward

Recapping the Cost of Covid-19 and What to Expect Going Forward

The market expects more terrible employment data from ADP today as coronavirus rips through the economy. Now that businesses are reopening, let's recap the disease's impact and what to expect next. How Coronavirus Has Impacted the Economy Covid-19 has done...

Netflix, Chipotle Stand Out as Others Struggle: Earnings This Week

Netflix, Chipotle Stand Out as Others Struggle: Earnings This Week

The coronavirus shutdown continues to weigh on quarterly results. However, a few stocks are immune or benefiting from the pandemic. Companies like Coca-Cola (KO) and Hershey (HSY) have lost sales because of the disease. Target (TGT) enjoyed a surge of online orders,...

Earnings Off to Weak Start as Banks Fill Rainy Day Funds

Earnings Off to Weak Start as Banks Fill Rainy Day Funds

Earnings season began on a weak note as major banks set aside billions for credit defaults after coronavirus shut down the U.S. economy. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) took more than $19 billion of combined loan-loss...