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Kellogg said Thursday that Eggo waffle sales soared 45% in March as the coronavirus pandemic forces more consumers to eat breakfast at home.

Health care in the U.S. is big business, and hospitals operate at or near full capacity to maximize profits. U.S. hospitals have shed about a half million hospital beds over the past 40 years. But what happens when a pandemic strikes?

The NBA says it is still exploring ways to safely resume play for the season.

On Wednesday, de Blasio announced New York City will offer free coronavirus antibody testing to more than 150,000 health-care workers and first responders.

Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz, says it took "robust and best practice safety measures" to ensure that the reopening of the plant was safe for its 4,200 workers.

States are taking vastly different approaches in lifting coronavirus restrictions and reopening their economies.

Macy's plans to reopen 68 stores Monday in states including South Carolina and Georgia, where coronavirus restrictions are easing.

McDonald's global same-store sales shrank 3.4% in the first three months of the year after plunging 22% in March.

Leisure airline Sun Country is moving up its plans to fly packages for Amazon as the coronavirus hurts demand for air travel.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 299,600 people across the state as of Thursday.

The renewable energy sector is being affected by the coronavirus in a number of ways.

McDonald's said in early April that same-store sales fell 3.4% during the first quarter.

European markets traded slightly lower Thursday afternoon as investors react to news of a potentially effective coronavirus treatment while monitoring corporate earnings and economic data.

Lifestyle stocks, particularly athleisure and wellness, can largely hold up through the coronavirus-fueled economic slowdown, two traders said.

Proactive planning can aid you in achieving short- and long-term financial needs and goals, especially in times of hardship like the current coronavirus pandemic.

Dow futures drop Thursday after another avalanche of weekly jobless claims and a crush of earnings.

As countries across Europe start to lift their lockdowns, close attention is being paid to the so-called "R" rate as an indication of whether a second wave of coronavirus infections could be on the horizon.

The euro zone took a sharp hit to its economy in the first quarter, data released Thursday shows, and everyone is talking about the coronavirus' infection rate as lockdowns are slowly lifted.

Sweden has attracted global attention for not imposing a full lockdown, as seen in most of Europe, to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has partnered with Oxford University to help develop and distribute the vaccine being researched by the Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group.