Getty Images Sales of new vehicles to U.S. consumers declined less than expected at the beginning April despite the coronavirus outbreak and state orders keeping most dealer showrooms closed across the country, according to J.D. Power. After U.S. auto plants closed and most states enacted “stay-at-home” or “shelter-in-place” orders last month, J.D. Power expected year-over-year sales
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This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 1,996,600 Global deaths: At least 127,590 US cases: More than 609,600 US deaths: At least 26,059 The data
Shoppers exit a Bed Bath & Beyond store in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond reported Wednesday fiscal fourth-quarter results that topped analysts’ estimates, but warned it could not make predictions for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company said that despite widespread, temporary store closures, it still
A food delivery man crosses the street in Times Square in Manhattan on March 17, 2020 in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images As the coronavirus pandemic roils the restaurant industry, one ghost kitchen company is leasing shuttered eateries and hiring 1,000 employees to meet consumer demand for food delivery. C3,
Medical personnel are seen outside NYU Langone Health hospital as people applaud to show their gratitude to medical staff and essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic on April 11, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic outlined exactly what America sees as essential for a
Christine McCarthy, a nurse for over 20 years and a palliative nurse for the past year, sits for a portrait on an empty hospital bed at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Apr. 2, 2020. Here at the states largest hospital, staff are coping with unprecedented realities in this coronavirus pandemic and deeply worried about what
A Johnson & Johnson building is shown in Irvine, California. Mike Blake | Reuters Johnson & Johnson shares rose by more than 3% Tuesday in premarket trading after the U.S. drugmaker raised its quarterly dividend even as it cut full-year earnings guidance due to the coronavirus outbreak. J&J raised its dividend from 95 cents a
Reported COVID-19 cases around the world approached two million on Monday, doubling in 11 days as World Health Organization officials caution patience before lifting social distancing restrictions. Covid-19 has infected more than 1,918,855 people around the world and killed at least 119,588 people, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Hopkins’ data previously showed that the cases had passed
Federal health officials have granted an emergency use authorization for a coronavirus test relying on saliva samples that was developed by a Rutgers University-backed entity, the New Jersey college announced Monday. The newly authorized test, which require a person with coronavirus symptoms to spit into a cup, could increase by up to 10,000 tests per
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 1,859,011 Global deaths: At least 114,979 US cases: More than 557,590 US deaths: At least 22,109 The data