eCommerce/Retail

Last week, technology companies reported financial performances of their cloud businesses, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google with cloud revenues of $12.3B, $10.2B, and $2.8B, respectively. [more]

This past week, the tech companies that dominate online reported Q1 earnings, including companies Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft. Google and Microsoft saw an increased demand for cloud services and enterprise offerings but reduced online advertising sales. [more]

Foodora announces closing of its Canadian arm and files for bankruptcy, however, its parent company, Delivery Hero SE, a Berlin-based food delivery company, reported revenue growth of 92% in Q1/2020. [more]

In light of the Covid-19 lock-downs, consumers are saturating the internet for streaming services, but the network structures currently in place do not have the capability to handle the high congestion, especially in low bandwidth areas. [more]

Amazon, DoorDash, and Blue Apron, are experiencing high volumes of demand for deliveries as countries lock down communities due to the Covid-19 virus. [more]

With most stocks plummeting as the coronavirus spreads, here are a few stocks that closed higher today. [more]

Good Natured Products announced a C$9.5M acquisition of Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging, to increase its production capacity, expand its proprietary mold offerings, and improve its customized solutions for package designs. [more]

2019 was an outstanding year for the stock market. And, to start the year, if January 1’s trading is any indication, 2020 might just continue the market’s longest bull-run. A key to profitable portfolio performance can be gained by assessing the market’s seasonality trends. This report highlights what indexes/sectors are currently going-in/going-out of expected strength. [more]