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US IT Equipment Revenue to Reach $128bn by 2023

Justinas Baltrusaitis

Revenue from the United States Information Technology equipment market is projected to keep growing in the coming years. Data gathered by Learnbonds.com indicates that in the next three years, the revenue will grow by about 2% to hit $128 billion from the 2020 estimates of $125.48 billion. By next year, the revenue is projected to…

Top 5 oil stocks to buy in a crash

Siraj Sarwar

Oil stocks have taken a terrible beating in the market collapse since the coronavirus outbreak. The oil majors were already under pressure after the collapse in crude due to the price war between Saudia Arabia and Russia. Crude prices plunged to the lowest level since 2002 last week and this move has wiped out half…

Hasbro stock jumps as investors like what they hear on Chinese production

Siraj Sarwar

Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) stock price jumped 12.5% as the world’s largest toymaker said it has strong demand for toys its products during the coronavirus pandemic and that its plants in China has restarted production. The stock closed Monday at $51.87. Hasbro – which makes Monopoly, Marvel superhero figures and My Little Pony – plunged more…

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ZOOM Downloads Increase 1,270% from Employers Working from Home

Justinas Baltrusaitis

Video conferencing and online meetings platform Zoom witnessed a dramatic surge in the number of downloads between February 22 and March 22. Data gathered by Learnbonds.com indicates that over the period, Zoom application downloads increased by 1,270% (over 12 times). The increase in Zoom application downloads is mainly due to employees working from home as…

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Best Dividend Stocks to Buy When Markets Crash

Siraj Sarwar

Dividend stocks that have outperformed broader markets over the years present attractive buying opportunities as the panic selling amid coronavirus outbreak across the world  has pared US markets to a three-year low. But the trick is to find the bottom of a selloff to maximize returns because analysts do not know how markets will behave…

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Marks & Spencer and other firms scrap dividends to save cash during pandemic

Roger Baird

A flurry of the UK’s biggest firms suspended dividends in a battle to shore up their balance sheets as business volumes collapse due to the coronavirus. Marks & Spencer, Travis Perkins, JD Wetherspoon and Intercontinental Hotels told the markets today they would suspend investor payouts as they struggle to cope with a fall-off in customers…

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Starbucks down over 40% due to pandemic – Time to buy?

Adam Green

The fast-food industry is rethinking its business model in the face of the coronavirus outbreak – Starbucks’ strategy is to take the offensive. The Seattle-based group, with over 30,000 outlets worldwide said yesterday it would buy back 40 million shares, is taking advantage of a global selloff that has sent its shares to new 52-week…

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Industrial Goods, Finances and Services Sectors Biggest Impacted by Coronavirus

Justinas Baltrusaitis

Industrial goods, finance and services are now the most affected stock sectors due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Data gathered and calculated by Learnbonds.com indicates on average, the performance of the stocks of these sectors over the last one week, one month and three months was -16.6%, -31.6% and -28.1% respectively. From the data,…

Ford Stock Price cut in Half by health crisis – Time for investors to buy?

Siraj Sarwar

Ford (NYSE: F) stock has been crushed by concerns over slowing economic growth and supply chain problems due to shutdowns all over the world caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The massive drop in demand is adding to panic selling; RBC Capital Market report suggests a 16% decline in global auto production and a 20% fall…