COVID-19 Pandemic

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) announced new hires to its executive team even as it is stymied by the delay in getting authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. What Happened: Novavax announced Monday it has appointed biopharma industry veteran Jim Kelly as executive vice president, CFO and...

Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) announced a double dose of positive tidings Monday, but the stock is still wallowing in the red amid a sell-off seen across vaccine stocks. Moderna Augments Supply Deal With Canada: Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Moderna announced a revised supply agreement...

Stock transactions by members of the U.S. Congress and their spouses have been a hot topic over the last several years. A transaction disclosed late Wednesday is drawing heavy scrutiny from the public. What Happened: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) disclosed that his wife purchased a $1,000 to...

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) shares rallied higher Wednesday after the company announced it finalized an advanced purchase agreement with the European Commission for the purchase of up to 200 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. Novavax was up 20.50% at $227.73 at last check Wednesday....

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) shares tumbled lower Wednesday after retail traders were able to push the stock lower. Vaccine stocks were very volatile today, and many are trading lower amid possible profit-taking as there are COVID-19 delta variant concerns. The stock was trending throughout the day...

Airline traffic is one of many industries that has been hurt by the Covid-19 pandemic. TSA screenings are up and airlines that have reported earnings are pointing to strong recoveries and bookings. TSA screened 1,703,267 people on Friday, May 7, which was the highest total since March 12, 2020. The...

Investors who have owned stocks in the last year have generally experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) total return over the last 12 months is 50.2%. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others along the way. Facebook’s Run: One...

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) coronavirus vaccine candidate is inching closer to the final leg of clinical testing and could be approved soon after, contingent on the data.  However, the vaccine developer is facing trouble in stepping up production to achieve full potential. What...

Although Peloton Interactive Inc (NYSE: PTON) has benefited significantly from the COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home environment, its stock could trade sideways in the near term, given the 434% run-up in the past year, according to Evercore. The Peloton Interactive Analyst: Shweta Khajuria...

Investors who have owned stocks in the last year have generally experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) total return over the last 12 months is 61.9%. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others along the way. Apple’s Big Run: One...

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) announced a new partnership Thursday, underlining the continuation of the momentum it experienced for much of last year as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What Happened: Zoom, provider of a video conferencing platform, said Thursday it...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled on Tuesday the Apple Teacher Portfolio and updates to its Schoolwork and Classroom apps and the Everyone Can Create curriculum. What Happened: Apple’s new Teacher Portfolio provides teachers a platform to create an anthology of lessons, while...

Chegg Inc (NYSE: CHGG) was one of the three most-used study tools according to a proprietary survey of university students across the U.S., UK, Canada and Australia, with continued learn-from-home trends, according to Needham. The Chegg Analyst: Ryan MacDonald maintained a Buy rating for Chegg,...

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) ended 2020 with signs of momentum and the beauty retailer showed continued improvements in 2021, according to foot traffic analytics firm Placer.ai. What Happened: Ulta's foot traffic was down as much as 95.2% last April amid the COVID-19 pandemic and has steadily...

The pandemic has completely transformed the global workplace environment, making remote work the new normal and shifting business communication and resources from offline to online. Professionals of all ages have had to adapt to the new digital workplace, and a new survey by CommercialCafe found...