COVID-19 Pandemic

Social arbitrage investor Chris Camillo is always looking for trade ideas based on trends and finding good stories ahead of Wall Street. One of his best investments has been an ugly shoe company that he thinks could be one of the best stories moving forward, with Wall Street undervaluing an...

A video of a fight involving two family at Walt Disney World went viral on social media recently. Here’s a look at the aftermath of what it means for Disney and the families involved. What Happened: A fight broke out at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom theme park between two...

Missouri's ballot initiative to legalize marijuana for adult use in 2022 is currently short of the necessary signatures in four of the six Congressional districts necessary to make the ballot. However, the effort to bring recreational marijuana to legalization next November in the state is...

The U.S. stock market officially entered a market correction recently with the S&P 500 down 20% from all-time highs. Many have pointed to the potential of a recession and searches for the term are hitting record highs on Google. Here’s a look at how investors have fared since the last...

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom. XRP's Big Run: As strong as the stock market has been since...

The COVID-19 pandemic put a hurt on many areas around the world that rely on international travelers to fly into their airports, stay in resorts and ultimately spend money. Rising cases of COVID-19 variants has hurt tourism again, but one place that doesn’t seem to be feeling the hurt is...

Since the U.S has been in the recovery stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the labor market has recovered significantly; still, some cities are plagued with high unemployment rates. The national unemployment rate is currently 3.6%. This is 76% lower than the high of 14.7% during the peak of...

It's déjà vu all over again, as China reported a renewed outbreak of COVID-19, forcing new lockdowns primarily in the northeastern regions of the country. As the nation grapples with the worst outbreak in two years, here's a look at how EV makers and their production...

Protests by truckers in Canada could have a major impact on trade between the United States and Canada and are now impacting the automotive industry. What Happened: On Wednesday, a Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) factory shut down due to a blockade on the Ambassador Bridge. Other auto companies are bracing...

After a horrendous year in 2020, cruise stock investors haven’t gotten the rebound they were hoping for in 2021. Unfortunately, Bank of America analyst Andrew Didora said 2022 is now looking like an increasingly difficult environment for Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd...

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The opening line from Charles Dickens' classic novel “A Tale of Two Cities” could perfectly sum up two personal fitness stocks headed in opposite directions. Peloton Shares Fall: Connected fitness company Peloton...

In 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Act provided payments of $1,200 to eligible adults and another $500 for those with qualifying children. The CARES Act was the first of three rounds of stimulus payments for Americans since March 2020. The Tax Relief Act of 2020 in December declared...

Unemployment claims continue to drop. That’s the storyline that has persisted for almost a year and a half since close to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in March 2020. What Happened: Seasonally adjusted unemployment insurance claims fell by 29,000 to 348,000 over the...

Toyota Motor Corp (NASDAQ: TM) was weathering the semiconductor shortage, even as the rest of the automotive industry took deep production cuts. Now it appears the chip crunch and supply chain disruptions have come to haunt the Japanese auto giant as well. Toyota Trims Target:...

Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) shares are reversing course and are higher Tuesday. UK Expands Authorization: The UK drug regulator — the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency — announced Tuesday it has expanded the authorization given to Moderna's...