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With oil prices in a meltdown and fuel demand in an epic slump due to the coronavirus pandemic, Exxon just reported its first quarterly loss in decades. Is it acting sensibly? The answer is a qualified 'yes.'

Exxon Mobil reported a loss in the first quarter as oil prices dropped to historic lows.

China is home to the world's second-largest group of billionaires after the United States

The biggest gainer over the last 30 days is the SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) that had an impressive flow of $1.18 billion, followed closely by the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG). However, the 90-day flows are wh...

The week ended with a thud as tech stocks got slammed. There are some good things to hang your hat on, though, including 10-year yields staying supported and crude testing $20 a barrel.

There are reasons to doubt the stock market's latest rally, experts say.

Investors increase their beta exposure as over $1.5 billion flows into the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) ETF.

Former senior-level official for Clinton, Biden says coronavirus is probably from a lab. Meanwhile, investors losing trust with China.

Refinancing college debt could be an answer for some parents. But before deciding, it is helpful to understand the options.

In trading on Friday, shares of International Paper were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.05), with the stock changing hands as low as $33.06 on the day.

Government bond prices edged lower Friday even as stocks fell sharply, following another record-setting month for U.S. corporate bond sales.

There's more fear now than there was several years ago if you want to measure it by the steadily upward trend in the price of gold.

New findings from Penn Wharton show that reopening states in June would save jobs but put countless more lives at risk.

The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index fell in April to its lowest level since factories were getting hammered by financial crisis aftershocks. Conditions for many U.S. manufacturers may get worse befo...

Amazon's shares are falling sharply on May 1 after reporting first quarter results.

Trump threatens tariffs as a coronavirus payment. And rumor has it, he wants to ban a government pension fund from holding Chinese stocks.

Half of the world's workforce--some 1.6 billion workers--faces a threat to their livelihoods due to widespread shutdowns needed to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

During the current crisis, it is frowned upon in Britain to fire anyone right now--except for investment bankers.

Has your paycheck been taken?

If you're like many investors these days, you're warily eyeing your portfolio, wondering where the next dividend cut will come from.

The White House relies on unrealistically optimistic projections of number of U.S. deaths from COVID-19. In this post, I discuss evidence from a new test that supports this assertion.

Netflix stock has emerged a star performer through the coronavirus pandemic, rising by ~25% year-to-date, as people consume more content while being confined to their homes. The company added close to 16 million subscrib...