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Bankrupt California utility PG&E (NYSE: PCG) has agreed to plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of unlawfully causing a fire related to the 2018 Camp Fire, clearing a

The public crisis that is the COVID-19 pandemic has some companies scrambling to survive, and others working hard to contribute to solving the problem. Investors, meanwhile, are dumping stocks of

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has been one of the more vulnerable businesses to the social-distancing policy that health professionals have advised to stop the spread of COVID-19, but the company can't

Accepting the challenge from California Governor Gavin Newsom, Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) plans on refurbishing old ventilators that the state has in storage. The lack of ventilators has been a major

Even after the Federal Reserve announced that it would expand its $700 billion quantitative easing plan to an unlimited amount, the stock market generally stayed in the red on Monday morning. As of

General Electric (NYSE: GE) said Monday it was cutting its aviation workforce by about 10%, part of a broader effort by the company to weather the financial impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus

Leveraging its capabilities as the largest store-front retailer in the U.S., Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has been a leader in many ways during the current COVID-19 crisis. Its newest endeavor is the opening

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said on Monday that it has decided to temporarily shut down its factories in India, South Africa, Thailand, and Vietnam in response to the fast-growing coronavirus

Shares of aerospace giant Boeing (NYSE: BA) fell as far as $89 last week before rebounding to close the week at $95.01, which was still down a staggering 72% over the past month.

And yet, in one

Stocks officially entered a bear market on March 11 after the longest bull market in history. But this average of 30%-plus sell-off isn't a reason to hit the panic button. Those holdings you're

There's plenty of pundits recommending so-called "coronavirus stocks" -- claiming their products and services are useful during pandemics. In many cases, it seems that trader mentality is at work

Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP) has a huge 13% distribution yield. It doesn't take much effort to figure out why: Oil prices have cratered from the $50 range all the way down to the $20s

General Motors (NYSE: GM) is putting its network of suppliers to work as it gears up to help manufacture medical ventilators, urgently needed by hospitals battling the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) announced on Saturday it plans to begin producing and distributing hand sanitizer in the U.S., in addition to continued bottling of its famous beverage

Tobacco giant Altria (NYSE: MO) announced late last week that it was suspending production of cigarettes at its Richmond manufacturing facility after a second worker there tested positive for

Delivery and installation of Peloton's (NASDAQ: PTON) new treadmill has been suspended by the connected fitness leader because of the coronavirus pandemic.

During the outbreak, Peloton has limited

The cruise industry has shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) stopped its operations on March 14 and won't launch any new cruises until April 11 (a date which could

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Shares sank further into bear market territory last week as the number of coronavirus cases worldwide reached 234,000 and the crisis deepened in the U.S.

As cases reached more than 10,400 in the

The COVID-19 outbreak is putting tremendous strain on normal business operations, especially for certain industries like hotels, restaurants, and brick-and-mortar retail.

Starting March 22, Best Buy

The Federal Reserve has gotten fairly aggressive in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In early March, after Wall Street began to recognize the widening outbreak as a threat to the economy and

Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) said Sunday it would suspend most of its North American and international routes starting Thursday, responding to a state quarantine due to the COVID-19 coronavirus

COVID-19. This is the name of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus that only appeared in the public's consciousness within the last three months but has since wreaked unspeakable havoc. It

There's no way to sugarcoat matters. It's looking increasingly likely that the novel coronavirus outbreak is going to have a significant impact on company earnings in 2020.

Initially, the hope was

With professional sports leagues canceling the remainder of their seasons during the coronavirus pandemic, some basketball and hockey teams are resorting to video game simulations to play out the