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MIT Study shows ‘devastating’ cost of states reopening without coordination amid COVID-19
As more states continue to reopen, people are questioning how the government will prevent a new spike in COVID-19 cases. Sinan Aral, David Austin Professor of Management at MIT and Author of “The Hype Machine” joins Yahoo Finance’s On The Move to discuss why states need to coordinate reopening amongst each other. …read more […]

5 Investing Tips to Become a Successful Investor
The market is down right now and you are thinking about learning to invest. The following five investing tips will give you some ideas about where to put that money first. And what happens to that money will help you learn how to become a successful investor. Even if you’re just a beginner!
Perhaps you have only $10,000 or even just $1,000 to play with. Don’t worry. That is a start. In fact, you are wise to start small so that any losses are minimized. Remember, you are learning.
So without further ado, here are the five investing tips that …read more […]


Alibaba’s strong earnings boosted by online sales amid coronavirus lockdown
Alibaba’s online sales skyrocketed in its quarterly earnings report. Yahoo Finance’s Jared Blikre weighs in on the latest financial results. …read more […]

Netflix cancelling subscriptions ‘is more a positive PR move than anything else’: Analyst
Neil Macker, Morningstar Analyst, joins Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous and Brian Sozzi to discuss Netflix’s latest announcement that it plans to cancel inactive membership. Macker also weighs in on the overall streaming industry, including how a lack of production in 2020 could leave an impact in years to come. …read more […]

Trump-Touted Drugs Tied to Deaths; Vaccine Trials: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — The antimalaria drugs that U.S. President Donald Trump has touted to fight Covid-19 are linked to an increase of death and heart ailments.Oxford University and AstraZeneca started recruiting subjects for advanced human studies of one of the fastest-moving experimental vaccines. Anthony Fauci, who is leading the U.S. infectious disease control effort, said he was “cautiously optimistic” about Moderna’s vaccine, boosting the stock.Brazil had another record day of deaths and its government agreed to the terms of a financial aid package. Beijing abandoned a growth target for 2020 amid the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus, while central banks in …read more […]

Stock market news live updates: Stocks slightly lower as US-China tensions mount
Stocks edged down Friday morning as ongoing signs of the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic compounded with fears of rising U.S.-China tensions. A slew of quarterly corporate earnings results came in mixed. …read more […]

The race for a coronavirus treatment is fanning fears of ‘vaccine nationalism’
Yahoo Finance’s Brian Sozzi, Alexis Christoforous, and Anjalee Khemlani discuss the latest coronavirus news and the race for a vaccine. …read more […]

Why Dividend Hunters Love Momo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOMO)
Dividend paying stocks like Momo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOMO) tend to be popular with investors, and for good reason – some… …read more […]

SelectQuote IPO: Insurance Comparison Firm Filed to Go Public
A SelectQuote IPO is coming to the markets. Since November 2019, the company filed registration statements and amendments. Now, investors want to know when to expect SelectQuote stock.
But more importantly, is SelectQuote a good investment? Here’s what we know…
SelectQuote IPO: The Business
Charan Singh founded SelectQuote in 1984. Singh currently serves as a chairman. Tim Danker has been the CEO since 2017. The Kansas-based company provides an online platform to compare insurance policies for life, home and auto. SelectQuote doesn’t insure the consumer directly. Instead, the company works with over 50 carriers to choose from.
In late March, SelectQuote announced it will …read more […]

Top Analyst: Huawei Ban Could Benefit Qualcomm
Qualcomm (QCOM) is positioned close to the eye of the macro storm. A heavy reliance on China and uncertainty concerning near-term smartphone supply and demand dynamics have contributed to a difficult 2020 for QCOM, with shares down 12% year-to-date. However, despite renewed tensions between the U.S. and China, Qualcomm could actually benefit from the worrying developments, so says Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley. The recent Department of Commerce ban on Huawei, preventing it from purchasing semiconductors from U.S. companies, has ignited fears of retaliatory moves against companies such as Apple and Qualcomm. That being said, Qualcomm’s management noted Huawei is …read more […]

Alibaba Profits Rise to $19 Billion Despite Coronavirus Impact
Chinese e-commerce and digital tech giant Alibaba delivered better than expected results for the financial year to March 2020. Revenue grew by 35% to $72 billion (RMB509 billion). Net profits grew 42% to $19.8 billion, or $18.7 billion when expressed in non-GAAP form. Alibaba’s digital media and entertainment segment accounted for losses of $1.57 billion […] …read more […]

Alibaba Scores Earnings Beat With Revenue Surging 22% Y/Y
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba (BABA) has reported strong earnings results, with Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.30 easily beating consensus estimates by $0.44 and demonstrating 7% year-over-year growth. GAAP EPS of $0.16 beat Street expectations by $0.04.Revenue of $16.14B marked 22% year-over-year growth, topping estimates by $860M, due to the solid performance of BABA’s domestic retail businesses and robust cloud computing revenue growth.“Alibaba achieved the historic milestone of US$1 trillion in GMV [gross merchandise value] across our digital economy this fiscal year,” cheered Daniel Zhang, CEO of Alibaba. “Our overall business continued to experience strong growth, with a total annual active …read more […]
