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CFO Ruth Porat said there was an "abrupt" drop-off in ad revenues in March but Alphabet has yet to see "further deterioration."

Behavioral finance expert John Forlines III, a professor at Duke University, says the first mistake many investors make is not having a solid plan. Here are the other common investing errors.

General Electric reported a steep decline in first-quarter revenue as the industrial giant took a hit amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Amazon has bought cameras to take temperatures of workers during the coronavirus pandemic from a firm the United States blacklisted over allegations it helped China detain and monitor the Uighurs and other Muslim minorities.

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday that positive news from Gilead Sciences about a potential treatment for the coronavirus marked a turning point in the fight against Covid-19.

Yum Brands on Wednesday reported that its first-quarter same-store sales fell 7%.

This marked the first negative GDP reading since the 1.1% decline in the first quarter of 2014 and the worst level since the 8.4% plunge in Q4 of 2008 during the worst of the financial crisis

"We are a ways off in terms of having a vaccine available at .. that kind of scale. But in doses of millions, it could be available much sooner than that," the former FDA chief said.

Evidence is mounting that homebuyers may be coming back to the market, after demand plummeted in the past month due to the coronavirus.

At the average rate of around 157,000 tests run a day in April, it would take almost 6 years to test everyone in the U.S. just once.

Major U.S. energy companies are taking an axe to their rig numbers, deepening production cuts for the industry that in the last few years made America the world's number one oil producer.

The company said the hit to demand for diagnostic testing was "marginally offset by an increase in demand for COVID-19 tests."

New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot said last week that nearly 1 million residents probably have been exposed to the coronavirus, well above the number of confirmed cases.

Spotify Technology reported a 22% jump in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday as the music streaming company beat analysts' expectations to reach 130 million paid subscribers for its premium service.

In the Great Recession, IT hardware was the focus of corporate technology budget cuts. Now, with software grown to half of enterprise IT, it's no sure thing it will emerge unscathed from the coronavirus.

New agreement valued more than previous $130 million deal with Amazon, insiders tell CNBC.

Dow futures soar on positive data about a possible Gilead Sciences coronavirus treatment.

Hasbro reported its first-quarter earnings Wednesday, telling investors that it has a solid financial footing and is cutting costs as it prepares to meet the seasonal demand that comes in the second half of the year.

As unemployment spikes, new college grads must compete for open positions against applicants with more experience.

The total amount of government economic aid in response to the coronavirus downturn is expected to exceed $10 trillion.