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FILE - In this April 16, 2020, file photo, the Amazon logo is displayed in Douai, northern France. Amazon’s pandemic boom isn’t showing signs of slowing down. The company said Thursday, April 29, 2021, that its first-quarter profit more than tripled from a year ago, fueled by the growth of online shopping. It also posted revenue of more than $100 billion, the second quarter in row that the company has passed that milestone. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)
Amazon's profit more than triples as pandemic boom continues

By Joseph Pisani Apr. 29, 2021 04:27 PM EDT

This April 26, 2017 file photo shows the Google mobile phone icon, in Philadelphia. Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google, reports financial results, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Google’s digital advertising network has shifted back into high gear after an unprecedented reversal during the early stages of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Google's Q1 ad sales surge 32%, Alphabet profit doubles

By Michael Liedtke Apr. 27, 2021 04:19 PM EDT

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2020 photo shows a logo for Netflix on a remote control in Portland, Ore. Netflix’s rapid subscriber growth is slowing far faster than anticipated, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, as people who have been cooped at home during the pandemic are able to get out and do other things again. The video streaming service added 4 million more worldwide subscribers from January through March, its smallest gain during that three-month period in four years. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Netflix's subscriber growth, stock zapped as pandemic eases

By Michael Liedtke Apr. 20, 2021 04:44 PM EDT

Startup cards can help build credit even in tough times

By Melissa Lambarena Of Nerdwallet Apr. 07, 2021 11:00 AM EDT
While major credit card issuers tightened lending standards and slashed credit limits amid COVID-19, some financial technology startups took a different tack. ...

People wearing face masks walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as data showed a strong economic recovery in China but worries lingered about the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Asian shares mixed on China rebound, pandemic worries

By Yuri Kageyama Mar. 30, 2021 03:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2018, file photo, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, left, D-Los Angeles, left, and Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, smile after their net neutrality bill was approved by the Senate, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. The Trump administration sued to block California's 2018 law, preventing it from taking effect for years. The Biden administration dropped that suit. The telecom industry is still fighting the law, but a judge ruled in February that California could begin enforcing it. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
EXPLAINER: California's net neutrality law springs to life

By Tali Arbel Mar. 25, 2021 12:53 PM EDT

Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Asian shares skidded on Thursday as a reality check set in about longtime economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, giving Wall Street its worst day since October.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asian shares drop after US stocks' worst day since October

By Yuri Kageyama Jan. 27, 2021 01:57 AM EST

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2020, file photo shows a logo for Netflix on a remote control in Portland, Ore. Netflix’s video streaming service has surpassed 200 million subscribers for the first time as its expanding line-up of TV series and movies continues to captivate people stuck at home during the ongoing battle against the pandemic. The subscriber milestone highlighted Netflix’s fourth-quarter results released Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Netflix's big 4Q lifts video service above 200M subscribers

By Michael Liedtke Jan. 19, 2021 04:53 PM EST

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2020 file photo shows a logo for Netflix on a remote control in Portland, Ore. Netflix is raising most of its U.S. prices by 8% to 13% as its video streaming service rides a wave of rising popularity spurred by government-imposed lockdowns that corralled people at home during the fight against the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Netflix raising US streaming prices amid booming growth

By Michael Liedtke Oct. 30, 2020 01:31 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2020 file photo, a woman shops at a clothing store in New York. The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 33.1% annual rate in the July-September quarter — by far the largest quarterly gain on record — rebounding from an epic plunge in the spring, when the eruption of the coronavirus closed businesses and threw tens of millions out of work. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Surge in virus threatens to reverse global economic rebounds

By Martin Crutsinger Oct. 28, 2020 11:54 AM EDT

This combination photo shows Meg Whitman at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast Gala in Los Angeles on Dec. 11, 2019, left, and Jeffrey Katzenberg at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 19, 2020. Katzenberg and Whitman are bringing Quibi to a phone near you with movies, shows and news served in quick bites. (AP Photo)
Short-video app Quibi shutting down just months after launch

By Tali Arbel Oct. 21, 2020 06:11 PM EDT

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2020 photo shows a logo for Netflix on a remote control in Portland, Ore. Netflix Inc. (NFLX) on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 reported third-quarter net income of $790 million. The Los Gatos, California-based company said it had profit of $1.74 per share. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Netflix reports a summer slump in subscriber growth

By Michael Liedtke And Barbara Ortutay Oct. 20, 2020 05:04 PM EDT

Koichiro Miyahara, right, President and CEO of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE), and other officers enter the venue of a press conference at Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Tokyo. Trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was suspended Thursday because of a problem in the system for relaying market information. Most other Asian markets were closed for national holidays. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Stocks tick up as Wall Street waits for aid from Washington

By Stan Choe And Damian J. Troise Oct. 01, 2020 07:17 AM EDT

In this photo released by Netflix, Kaata Sakamoto, left, director of its content acquisition, and filmmaker Shinsuke Sato attend a livestream held from the Netflix Tokyo office on Sept. 7, 2020. After five years in Japan, Netflix now has 5 million households that have signed with the video-streaming service. The coronavirus pandemic, which has people staying home, has helped. But that number is still a fraction of Netflix's 193 million global paid members, and just 10% of Japan, where old-fashioned TV remains popular. Sato directs a live-action adaptation of cult manga, “Alice in Borderland” for Netflix. (Netflix via AP)
Netflix woos Japan with new original series about a reporter

By Yuri Kageyama Sep. 17, 2020 03:55 AM EDT

This image released by Amazon Studios shows Rachel Brosnahan in a scene from "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." Brosnahan was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. (Amazon Studios via AP)
Stars react to nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards

Jul. 28, 2020 05:15 PM EDT

FILE - This Jan. 29, 2010, file photo shows the company logo and view of Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. Netflix's normally lighthearted Twitter account took on a more somber tone on Saturday, May 30, 2020: "To be silent is to be complicit. Black lives matter. We have a platform, and we have a duty to our Black members, employees, creators and talent to speak up." (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs

By Michael Liedtke And Tali Arbel Jul. 16, 2020 04:25 PM EDT

Stocks mostly lower...Hertz stock sale on hold...Aunt Jemima is being retired

Jun. 17, 2020 05:38 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks mostly fell in another day of wobbly trading on Wall Street today, as markets eased off the accelerator following their big rally. The S...

A man walks near the Amazon Spheres, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in downtown Seattle. Amazon.com is expected to announce earnings for the first quarter of 2020 at the close of markets Thursday, a report that is expected to be closely watched due to the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on the company. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Amazon profit falls as pandemic-related costs rise

By Joseph Pisani Apr. 30, 2020 06:09 PM EDT

FILE - This Jan. 29, 2010, file photo shows the company logo and view of Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. Netflix picked up nearly 16 million global subscribers during the first three months of the year, helping cement its status as one of the world's most essential services in times of isolation or crisis. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Pandemic and chill: Netflix adds a cool 16M subscribers

By Michael Liedtke Apr. 21, 2020 04:36 PM EDT

A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 17, 2020. Shares have advanced in Asia after China's economic growth data, while bleak, was better than expected. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asian shares climb on China data, Wall Street rally

By Elaine Kurtenbach Apr. 16, 2020 09:42 AM EDT