COVID-19 Virus Has Stocks Declining

The spread of the coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, is impacting the world’s health and its economies. It’s already affecting the supply and demand of some of the biggest companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). If this virus continues to spread, businesses will begin to see even more negative effects.

Investing in Mental Health

The recent mental health movement has become very beneficial to people who seek to get the help they deserve. It has also led to a growing market that is extremely profitable. Technology and mental health now go hand in hand. And venture capitalists are seeing the moneymaking opportunity that’s emerged.

Work Begins on Massive Offshore Wind Farm

The soon-to-be largest wind farm has started its construction near the coastal village in the Ear Riding of Yorkshire, England. This wind farm is expected to provide power to more than 4.5 million homes per year. This would be huge and one step toward significantly reducing carbon emissions during our current climate crisis.

Is a Big Year Ahead for Rare Earths?

The U.S. no longer wants to be dependent on China for rare earth metals, recently signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Canada to assist with this newfound independence. The U.S.’s desire to stop relying on China would easily add more fuel to the fire with regards to U.S.-China tensions.

Intel is Bullish on AI

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) announced its recent acquisition of Israel-based AI company, Habana Labs. Intel doesn’t want to miss out on being a leader in the prosperous AI market and plans to continue to invest heavily in AI acquisitions that will increase its chances of being a market leader.