As the Covid-19 pandemic socially isolates most economies across the world, the business world is quickly changing from office space to remote environments. Companies adapting online focus on three areas of digital transformation: (1) cloud storage, (2) workplace communication, and (3) video conferencing. [more]

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing systemic shifts in the social fabric of world societies, none more so than in the world of economics, which is grappling with a sudden and sharp shift in society’s economic norms. [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]

The U.S. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, to no-one’s surprise, spiked last week. [more]

If you return to the market too soon, you could be fooled by a false recovery, especially in times such as these that are unpredictable due to the coronavirus. [more]

Corporations are starting to reduce dividends to cut costs as they are severely impacted by the Covid-19 virus after already struggling this past year due to the recent trade war between the U.S. and China, and the fears of the economic cycle turning full circle into a recession. [more]

We have outlined the first 3 points of an abridged version of an article by Callum Thomas of TopDown Charts, on how this market turmoil may well become a once-in-a-generation buying opportunity in global equities. [more]

The transaction values SEMAFO at $3/share and, on an EV/oz basis, at C$155/oz, creating the largest gold producer in West Africa, with six operating mines, and combined gold production of over 1 million ounces expected in 2020. [more]