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The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound impact on the lives and day to day activities of millions of people in the United States. Many states have decided to take drastic measures to mitigate the spread of the potentially deadly disease, such as closing public schools, bars,

(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market has moved lower in five straight sessions, plummeting almost 210 points or 16 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now rests just beneath the 1,240-point plateau and it's likely to open under pressure again on Thursday.

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(RTTNews) - Amazon.com (AMZN) is suspending shipments of nonessential items to its warehouses in the US and the UK following shortages caused by the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

The little guys are winning the race to develop the first vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

What happened Shares of freelancing website Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) and remote-communication company Slack Technologies (NYSE: WORK) -- two of the best-known work-from-home stocks, and thus well-positioned to benefit from an economy where workers are being told not to come into th

What happened Natura & Co (NYSE: NTCO); Banco Bradesco (NYSE: BBD); Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR) (NYSE: PBR.A); Braskem SA (NYSE: BAK). American stocks imploded again today, but if you take a look at the stock-price performances of these four names, it's pretty clear that

What happened On another tough day for stocks across the spectrum, some of China's top tech companies had it even worse. Shares of iQiyi (NASDAQ: IQ) were down more than 12% in afternoon trading and closed down 8%; Bilibili (NASDAQ: BILI) shares fell 13.7%, while Sohu.com (NASDA

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Facebook (FB) closed the most recent trading day at $146.96, moving -1.65% from the previous trading session. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 5.18%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 6.3%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 4.7%.

Dominion Energy (D) closed at $80.25 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.29% move from the prior day. This move was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 5.18%. At the same time, the Dow lost 6.3%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 4.7%.

In the latest trading session, Caterpillar (CAT) closed at $100.12, marking a -0.08% move from the previous day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's 5.18% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 6.3%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 4.7%.

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In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Energy stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 15.8% loss. Within the sector, ONEOK Inc (Symbol: OKE) and Noble Energy Inc (Symbol: NBL) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 39.3% and 31.1%, respectively. Among

The best performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Utilities sector, losing just 8.8%. Within the sector, WEC Energy Group Inc (Symbol: WEC) and Sempra Energy (Symbol: SRE) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.8% and 0.9%, respectively. Among utili

What happened Shares of Square (NYSE: SQ) have gotten destroyed today, down by 25% as of 1:30 p.m. EDT, as the coronavirus sell-off continues to wreak havoc on the market. The drop comes shortly after an analyst upgraded the stock to outperform.

What happened The market's whiplash continued today, with stocks giving back all of Tuesday's gains. Investors again pounded the retail sector, afraid that lockdown-style conditions keeping many Americans in their homes most hours of the day will torch demand for most retail pro