Expedia’s Shares Tumble by 15% As It Reports Fewer Bookings

Expedia loses money due to COVID-19.

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The price per share fell after the online travel company announced its weaker-than-usual earnings release for its first quarter of 2020. Expedia executives, however, remain optimistic, stating that they have observed higher booking activity in recent weeks and are hard at work coming up with new ways of promoting the business beyond investing in Google Ads campaigns.

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On the brink of a new business age: who are the winners and losers from COVID-19

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In the span of just a couple of months, the coronavirus pandemic managed to shake the foundations of the global economy, dramatically alter our day-to-day lives, and generate unprecedented unemployment levels on a global scale, all without breaking a sweat.

And while the disrupted supply chains posed significant financial risks to a great degree of companies, for some sectors the virus turned into an unexpected stairway to success. LEt’s take a look at who are the winners and losers in the fight against COVID-19.

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A sharp and deep recession lies ahead – Martin Tarpanov, Deltastock

Since the beginning of this year the world is living under the threat of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, more popular with the name of the illness it causes – COVID-19. It is dangerous both to the people and the economy and, though in the beginning the concerns about the economy were only moderate, in the past few weeks pessimism, at moments reaching apocalyptic forecasts, took hold of analysts, investors, business people (big and small) and common people alike. The questions which is more important – economy or health – spark fierce debates. 

This is why we asked Martin Tarpanov – a professional dealer with over 15 years of experience, head of the Fixed Income Securities Trading department in Deltastock and member of the company board – for his views on the global economy, the measures and the consequences of the pandemic. 

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