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The last eight weeks have most certainly tested the resolve of investors.

The spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has been confirmed in almost 1.6 million people and led to more

On April 13, Ford Motor (NYSE: F) released a preliminary look at its first quarter results. As expected under a global pandemic that has billions of people around the world under stay-at-home orders

Cboe Global Markets (NYSEMKT: CBOE) is one of the world's largest option markets. But it may be best known -- particularly now -- for the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX.

The VIX measures stock market

For the past eight weeks, we've witnessed record-breaking volatility in the stock market as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The mitigation measures currently put in place to

Shares of Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) soared during after-hours trading on Monday, rising nearly 11% at one point. The stock's big jump follows a business update from the streaming-TV platform in which Roku

Cresco Labs (OTC: CRLBF) is staffing up in its home state of Illinois and is using workers displaced in other industries to do it.

The company announced Monday that it has launched a program to

Faced with a sudden drop-off in key segments of its business, Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is planning on making significant reductions in spending. The company announced in a business

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Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ: AMRN)Q1 2020 Earnings CallApr 13, 2020, 4:30 p.m. ET

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Partly shedding the narrow focus on essential items it adopted in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) intends to start allowing deliveries of non-essential goods to its

The novel coronavirus is doing a number on the movie business.

Already, the closings of movie theater chains such as Regal, AMC, and Cinemark has caused Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) to cut short the

Effective immediately, Wells Fargo's (NYSE: WFC) Intuitive Investor service is cheaper and more accessible. The bank announced on Monday that it's reducing its fees for the service, which is an

When stay-at-home orders were first enacted, people responded by stocking up on staples. They bought toilet paper, rice, other food items, and lots of practical things.

As reality set in, consumers

Retailers (and retailers of clothing and footwear in particular) took it on the chin in Monday trading that saw stocks initially fall, then gain back some losses, but ultimately end in the red, with

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has been hit on multiple fronts by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Its theme parks, hotels, and cruise ships are all closed for business, and ESPN has to continue to

The COVID-19 lockdowns may start to phase out fairly soon, but some events will need to stay closed for quite some time. According to a panel of five public health experts assembled by The New York

Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) will soon have considerably fewer shares of common stock outstanding.

The company announced it is planning a 1-for-12 reverse stock split. This would reduce its

Advertising spending on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has taken a big hit amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the company has cut the rates it charges for those ad in recent weeks. 

Citing companies that run

Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) stock has lost 28% of its value since the novel coronavirus outbreak in China turned into a global pandemic and sparked a worldwide recession.

The company's most recent

Monday was a turbulent day for the stock market, as participants anticipated the opening of earnings season with mixed feelings. Financial stocks weighed on the overall market, and with major banks

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Spirit Realty Capital Inc (NYSE: SRC)Q1 2020 Earnings CallApr 13, 2020, 8:30 a.m. ET

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In what will be a big relief to third-party sellers, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is allowing them to ship items that were previously deemed non-essential amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Amazon confirmed to 

Shares of General Electric (NYSE: GE) bounced around today, initially falling more than 5% in the morning before ending the day down 1.68%.

At last report, GE was carrying a bit more than $94

With more supermarkets limiting the number of customers allowed inside and people being pressured more to stay at home, shoppers are increasingly turning to online grocery outlets. Demand is so

Industrial supply companies always give good insight into broader economic conditions, as they tend to be the first companies to catch a cold when the economy sneezes. Indeed, the latest results

On a Monday when most stocks appear to be in the red, three -- apparently unrelated -- stocks are all looking redder than most: The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR)