Banking never stops over the past few days banking has seen an increase on the stock market banks are extremely sensitive to market changes recessions and economic downturns and problems come in when consumers are not able to pay back their loans or fewer people are requesting a several factors that played a role in banking being on the rise again including signs the covert 19 virus is not spreading as quickly as it is in places like New York City oil prices rose slightly over the past few days plus there's a huge program about to be put in place by the federal reserve that will offer loans to SMEs with low interest rates banks have just avoided their worst case scenario and the economy may be able to get back to business sooner than anticipated.
Online gaming is at an all time high being stuck indoors with nowhere to go indefinitely has meant that gamers have had the time to get back into their game at the U. S. census bureau estimates that the average U. S. worker spends 54 minutes a day commuting to work so if there's no more commuting there is an additional 240 hours a year to feel at home what will people do at that time play video games 65 percent of Americans already play video games so that number will no doubt increase data usage directly connected to gaming combined a massive 75 percent with companies like Activision experiencing a higher engagement level during the pandemic here's an example of a video gaming ETF and stock that outperformed the S. and P. 500 lately VanEck vectors video gaming and E. sports ETF gained about 4 percent on March 26 and lost only 3.8 percent this past month.
Services and products make for great investment to use apple as an example we're not just speaking about the sale of phones or computers but services and accessories have also seen these kinds of companies grow on the stock exchange in these uncertain times apple managed to secure an all time record for income and revenue which brought in 91.$8000000000 and 22.2000000000 respectively apple has evolved in such a way that their services now bring in more revenue than their hardware the service is brought in 12.7 $2000000000 in the first quarter of 2020.
Schedule your online meeting. Video conferencing has taken off during the pandemic had even though some meetings every tell Larry S. results of people forgetting to put pants on over a naked partner accidentally walking into the screen without it many businesses would have struggled to zoom as the video conferencing site that crops up often but there are other great shares that have appreciated during covert 19 zoom had some security issues which they've worked hard on fixing other good ones to consider art ring central Microsoft Skype for business and public switched telephone network conferencing or PS 2 yet.
Virtual desktops and cloud based technology is on the rise so while you're scheduling your next to zoom meeting you're probably working remotely and trying out new systems that will better connect you with your colleagues there are several fantastic options available for companies and businesses that allow you to share information documents and files easily Cisco is one that keeps coming up during a pandemic they're offering a free version of webex which they've upgraded since covert 19 the upgraded version offers video conferencing file sharing screen sharing and interactive white boards for all users logged on support is offered to call an audio and the platform is easy to navigate even for those that are not so tech savvy cloud computing is also a favorable stock that's growing during the pandemic with the more people relying on remote servers to store their work while away from their regular office space and a lectures if you're keen to know what stocks so we've been taking advantage of in these times watch our video 15 stocks we bought during the pandemic.
Tech stocks could do with a once over a tech stock is any stock that's involved in the technology sector and could include anything from semiconductor producers to software provider currently tech stocks like adobe are on the rise Adobe Systems incorporated for example is a computer software company in California and they originally focused on multimedia and creativity software products their range has grown to include digital marketing software and is most well known for adobe flash Photoshop illustrator acrobat reader PDF creative suite and creative cloud pretty much all tax stock has shown resilience and continues to rise steadily throughout the pandemic.
Pharma's stock will steadily rise we're relying heavily on our pharmaceutical companies and stocks like Lupin gained over 2 percent many pharma companies are collaborating to try and find a vaccine for covert 19 for example Pfizer and biotech have come together to try and develop a vaccine that could be available before the year is that Glaxo Smith Kline and Sanofi's collaboration has been highlighted as one to watch because Sanofi are bringing their covert 19 antigen and Glaxo Smith Kline will contribute their vaccine that you've been technology.
social media is a hub of activity Facebook what's app Twitter Instagram and other social media portals are great investments at the moment Facebook is part of the thing family an acronym for Facebook Amazon apple Netflix and alphabet and its recently reached over 3000000000 users the increased usage is a direct result of people being stuck at home during the lockdown Facebook shares had a dip at the beginning of the year but they've gained a little bit of ground sense that despite there being increased activity on the site it's hard to monetize it all Facebook adverts are not bringing in the same amount of money as before but experts believe that investing in this company will have long term benefits as this pandemic takes its twists and turns so does Facebook and the adverts and ways to monetize the platform will continue to grow steadily and gains will recover.
Time to spend a little online online or e-commerce platforms have only 1 way to go and that's up targets online sales were said to have exploded in April and platforms like Shopify are reporting incredible gains and finances with more and more people turning to online shopping if you're tossed between eBay and Shopify eBay lost grounds near to the beginning of 2020 but are now trading flat while Shopify has managed to not only hold its ground in North America but also internationally making the Canadian company a great option online grocery shopping is another contributing factor to this is steady climb.
Lions and Tigers and bears 0 my Netflix and other streaming services that allow you to watch whenever and whatever you want are obtaining massive gains with Netflix having appreciated 14 percent and 2020 and surely only some of that is because of tiger K. the cost of 1 at Netflix share on 4/30/2020 was 400 $22.94 with the uncertainty of when live sports will be taking place again it's believed to be even more growth 32020 and stick around for the bonus fact a locks there's you won't believe how high these stocks are growing.
you left that electronic payments are increasing. Since covert steakhouse he commerce has become the only way to spend or splurge for the last remaining populace who prefer cash or check payments face being forced to move over to electronic payment systems many countries that were resisting online shopping have had no option but to sign in or ship out this is a surge in sales has seen an uptick in stocks in the electronic payments market for example in South Africa as the virus began to spread to the population many people were choosing contactless payment systems over cash drawn at 8:00 PM local online payment platform sows CEO Thomas pace has seen retailers are rushing to get safe online payment systems in place as consumers flood their websites.
online education is the way forward online learning is the way of the well now universities schools and colleges are closed and public gatherings are not on the horizon so it seems like a wise choice to choose E. learning for any future sign ups but in the short term traditional education institutions are scrambling to move their curriculum on to robust E. learning platforms that can handle their class low there's also a growing number of the global population finding themselves out of work and the many industries who won't enjoy business as usual for some time this population of individuals are looking for up skilling opportunities and turning to online learning to help them out 3 of the main at 12 for profit education stocks are based in China and serve the Chinese market this market has been booming for some time and was already poised to onboard large numbers before code red hat China online education is one of the hottest stocks right now it's an online school teaching Chinese students English under the brand 51 talk in the last quarter of 2019 they posted revenue growth of 32 percent.
online security is integral screens are fast becoming the only way to communicate with each other as covert lockdowns affect the world there's no indication when anything but digital gatherings for art music or family occasions will resume our lives are basically online right now and we need to employ better security a large part of the office found world has been moved home to work this means in secure home networks are now transferring sensitive corporate data and security software is a top priority corporate America has increased tax banding on security aiming to protect intellectual property as well as consumer privacy as hackers continue to laud threats over them this industry related to personal and professional online security is enjoying its heyday companies like Fortinet's were floundering in the market but since covert hit has seen a rise up in the ranks of fast growing companies from number 98 in January to number 30 at the end of the quarter.
Renewable energy use time to shine. The U. S. energy information administration or EIA's predicts renewables to be the fastest growing source of electricity generation through 2050 they anticipate electricity generated from renewable energy sources in the US to surpass the coal and nuclear by 2021 these are only the U. S. productions and as the rest of the world is also embracing renewable energy this is a strong case to stay in the clean energy rates thankfully no matter what country you live in electricity production is an essential service and upgrades and energy operations will largely be unaffected even more interesting to consider is that during the market low in the industry there's never been a better time to investigate renewable energy as coal mining and other traditional energy sources grinds to a halt.
All around good decision. Despite the pandemic Google's parent company alphabet has done relatively well in the first quarter of earnings they posted a stock share price increase of around 9 percent not bad amid the current global situation but let's break it down into more detail the first 2 months of the quarter alphabet's performance was strong but then in March it slowed dramatically in terms of ad revenue ad revenue only grew by 10.4 percent however the other earners in its bracket of offerings like cloud computing enjoyed 52.5 percent growth while hardware play store sales and YouTube subscriptions grew by 22.5 percent alphabet is gearing up for a tough second quarter that as global lockdowns forced the advertising industry to slow down however many of its home user based products where it enjoys a monopoly will surely enjoy a steady income as we all clamour to fill our time indoors I had to log on to our next favorite a luxe YouTube video and with that my friends were at the end of the video what stocks have you noticed growing during the pandemic we welcome your thoughts and your feedback in the comments and for sticking with us until the end here's your bonus the cannabis market hasn't seen the kind of returns investors were expecting but there is a one shining light that seems to be excelling in the market place innovative industrial properties serves a different part of the cannabis industry their business model invests in real estate rather than cultivation they provide the promises for cannabis companies to operate from they've acquired the experience and knowledge of the rules and regulations that growers need to follow to establish medical marijuana growing facilities across the U. S. it's a genius nation segment that traditional or general real estate companies can't compete with with all the lockdown and prohibition rules in place they'll be a surge in demand for cannabis products medical or not so we dealt the industry will go up in smoke anytime soon the end of that a lexer is is how cannabis is growing from strength to strength in stock value.
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