Category: Finance News

May 6

Earnings Watch: Lyft to address existential questions, while PayPal and Square earnings will shed light on payments amid pandemic

The COVID-19 outbreak could be a blip in the road for ride-hailing companies — or the start of an existential crisis. When Lyft Inc. US:LYFT reports results Wednesday afternoon, it will detail a business that’s been virtually ground to a halt since the pandemic forced global lockdowns. There are big questions about how Lyft and […]
May 6

MarketWatch First Take: Online ad market is recovering from coronavirus shock, but little else is clear

The internet advertising giants mostly say that April was better than March for the online ad market, but none of them seem to know if that trajectory will last deeper into spring. Pinterest Inc. PINS, -2.89%  reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue Tuesday, but costs increased with more users engaging with its scrapbooking and photo-pinning service. The […]
May 6

Videogames are flourishing in the pandemic, and game makers aren’t scared of the future

With commerce closed in the real world, money is flowing into virtual worlds instead. The two largest public videogame publishers in the U.S. reported Tuesday the results of millions of Americans retreating into their homes during a shelter-in-place: Booming profit from online activity. Electronic Arts Inc. EA, +2.38% reported record revenue from live services and […]
May 6

The Moneyist: My son is staying with me, but my financially irresponsible ex-husband received the $500 stimulus check for our child. Is he right to keep it?

Dear Moneyist, My ex-husband and I are court-ordered to rotate the years we claim our child’s tax credits, even though my child lives with him for less than half of the year. He doesn’t pay any of our child’s expenses, such as sports and equipment and school lunches. I have to furnish everything for both […]
May 5

China is reportedly silencing coronavirus survivors who want answers on what went wrong with the country's early coronavirus response

china mask man coronavirus Kevin Frayer/Getty Images According to The New York Times, seven Wuhan residents who weathered the coronavirus outbreak or whose family members had died from the virus were planning to sue the government in order to get some answers on what missteps may have led to the coronavirus pandemic. But lawyers have […]
May 5

‘Giving Tuesday Now’ asks Americans to lend a hand during the coronavirus pandemic — even if they can’t afford to donate

An annual online giving campaign that raises billions for charities is holding an emergency version of the event to help people suffering as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Giving Tuesday usually happens on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, but this Tuesday, May 5, organizers are hosting Giving Tuesday Now “as an emergency response to the […]