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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)

The novel coronavirus is complicating how Verizon (NYSE: VZ) does business.

Last month, Verizon reported that the rise in housebound customers working from home has resulted in a huge surge in calls

Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) surged as much as 7.5% on Monday as analyst firm Canaccord Genuity sketched a rosy picture of the company's prospects in 2020. By 3:05 p.m. EDT today, the stock had

Shares of upscale retail and apparel companies were moving lower on Monday after Reuters reported that retail giant Macy's (NYSE: M), the largest U.S. department store chain by retail sales, has

Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) were sliding today on the broader sell-off in the market and after one analyst cut his price target on the stock. Investors seem to be getting wary as

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced Friday that it had received approval from the U.S. government to provide access to loans via the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program, which

Investors wondering what Blackstone (NYSE: BX) would do with the gigantic new life sciences fund it was launching got a big piece of the picture Monday. The private-equity firm committed $2 billion

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said that it has designed a new powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) to protect health-care workers and first responders, with help from 3M (NYSE: MMM). 

The PAPR

Casual dining stocks including Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), and BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ: BJRI) were heading lower as stocks fell broadly today and one analyst

In this episode of Market Foolery, Chris Hill and Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker go through some business headlines. On the entertainment front, a streaming service provider hits a new milestone

On a Monday when most stocks appear to be in the red, with the S&P 500 down 1.5% at 2 p.m., one stock is glowing a decidedly optimistic shade of green: Shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) were up a

Over the weekend, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) delivered crushing news to the cruise industry.

Renewing and extending its "No Sail Order" first issued on March 14, 2020, the CDC

Shares of several major retail chains were moving lower on Monday, following a Reuters report that Macy's (NYSE: M) has hired an investment bank to explore options for bolstering its finances.  

Struggling department store chain Macy's (NYSE: M) is seeking expert help, according to reporting from Reuters on Monday. The news source suggests Macy's has hired investment bank Lazard to help it

Shares of major homebuilders are down sharply today, on news that it's about to get even harder to get a mortgage. Over the weekend, it was reported that JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) was going to

Shares of GrubHub (NYSE: GRUB) have tanked today, down by 9% as of 12:30 p.m. EDT, after the company provided updates and commentary about the COVID-19 impacts it is experiencing. The popular

An SEC filing that just became publicly available reveals one of the directors at Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) made a massive insider purchase on April 6, shortly after the company made a

This hasn't been the greatest month for travel-related stocks. Certainly, cruises, airlines, and oil companies have all been mauled by the global COVID-19 pandemic, as people are ordered to stay at

Cincinnati-based grocery chain Kroger (NYSE: KR) is partnering with its neighboring state of Kentucky to facilitate more coronavirus testing. Kentucky governor Andy Beshear announced on Sunday that

Shares of video game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME) jumped on Monday after Scion Asset Management reported additional stock purchases in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The

Shares of electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are soaring on Monday, up about 9.6% as of 12:23 p.m. EDT.

The stock's big jump is likely fueled by a combination of some bullish analyst

Satellite TV provider DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) is reducing staff and "re-evaluating its business" as it deals with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on its operations, according to Reuters