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Empty streets in downtown Portland, Oregon, on April 22, 2020. Moriah Ratner/Bloomberg via Getty Images This is not going away anytime soon. From grocery shopping to working remotely to homeschooling kids, nearly everything in life is different. Almost all Americans are anxious about money, according to a survey from National Endowment for Financial Education. “We
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A research associate performs a buffer exchange for protein formulation at AMGEN, a drug research and development laboratory. Ricardo Dearatanha | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Amgen on Thursday reported better-than-expected first-quarter results and said it plans to study psoriasis drug Otezla as a potential treatment for Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the
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A small percentage of sperm whales produce ambergris, a clump of squid beaks and fatty secretions that scientists believe exits through the whales’ bowels Ambergris is coveted by the fragrance industry for a chemical it contains called ambrien, which suspends smells in the air, and for its own unique scent Quality pieces of ambergris, which
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Amazon reported its first-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday, revealing the pandemic’s impact on the business that has been a rare bright spot on the stock market. The stock fell about 5% after hours after missing estimates on earnings while beating revenue expectations. Here’s what Amazon reported: Earnings per share (EPS): $5.01 Revenue: $75.45 billion
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. Peter Parks | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk is having issues with conference calls lately. Thursday afternoon, the SpaceX CEO unexpectedly spoke up during a NASA conference call on Thursday, after the agency’s Administrator Jim Bridenstine was asked about Musk’s recent comments on the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday
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Western Digital hard drives are shown for sale at an Office Depot Inc store in Encinitas, California. Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Amazon — The e-commerce giant’s stock tumbled 5% in extended trading after the company posted its first-quarter financial results. The company reported first-quarter earnings of
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Apple now has $192.8 billion cash on hand, according to the company’s fiscal second-quarter earnings report released Thursday.  That’s down 7.4% from its fiscal first quarter of 2020, when the company reported a $207.06 billion cash pile. Apple has continuously hosted one of the largest cash piles among U.S. companies but is facing pressure from the Covid-19 pandemic.  
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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, June 3, 2019. Mason Trinca | Reuters Apple shares were down slightly in extended trading on Thursday after the company’s second-quarter earnings in which it reported $58.3 billion in revenue, a slight year-over-year increase, during a quarter in which supply
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Phynart Studio Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, an astounding 53% of the American population felt anxious about personal finances. Undoubtedly, that percentage has grown significantly, with more than 26 million Americans becoming unemployed since then. The statistics are alarming, but it is not time to panic — it’s time to plan. Although many financial plans
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The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would keep its benchmark interest rate near zero in response to the economic shock from the coronavirus crisis. “The most significant responsibility of the Fed now is to make sure that credit markets continue to function,” said Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com. “Without functioning credit markets, there will be no economic
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Comcast reported a nearly 40% drop in first-quarter profit on Thursday, despite significant bumps in its cable and broadband divisions as coronavirus restrictions kept customers at home. The company reported headwinds in its film and theme park divisions, and warned of more pressure to come as global lockdowns and economic downturns pressure profits.  Shares of Comcast
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Jeff Bezos is the wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of $156 Billion. He has five real estate investments and is one of the country’s largest land owners. Bezos liquidates $1 billion a year to fund his space exploration company, Blue Origin. —————————————————— #Amazon #JeffBezos #BusinessInsider Business Insider tells you all you
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Tobias Schwarz | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft shares rose 2% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported fiscal third-quarter sales growth of 15%, fueled by its cloud business. The company said in a statement that the coronavirus “had minimal net impact on the total company revenue” in the
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