The worldwide cancellation of major events that weren't scheduled to be held for months is signaling just how gradual a process reopening economies could be amid the coronavirus pandemic

The Trump administration is ordering Chevron Corp. to “wind down” operations in Venezuela by Dec. 1

The federal government is trying to help small businesses keep workers on the payroll as the economy weathers the shock caused by shutdowns over the coronavirus

The U.S. government is pressuring Mexico to reopen border assembly plants that are key to the U.S. supply chain, including defense contractors

Netflix picked up nearly 16 million global subscribers during the first three months of the year, helping cement its status as one of the world’s most essential services in times of isolation or crisis

The Senate has approved a $483 billion coronavirus aid package after Congress and the White House reached a deal

A barrel of oil now costs less than a cheap bottle of wine

Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay a record $25 million fine to resolve criminal charges that it served tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in the U.S. from 2015 to 2018

General Motors is sending its Maven car-sharing business to the junkyard

The Small Business Administration has reported it had a potential data breach last month in its website handling disaster loan applications

Here is the latest on the COVID-19-induced financial crisis.

Countries that export oil are grappling again with plunging prices

Oil prices are continuing to collapse, and U.S. stocks dropped to their worst loss in weeks as worries sweep markets about the economic damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak

Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Tuesday for the second straight day amid another steep skid in oil prices

A coronavirus concert special and the beginning of a Michael Jordan documentary enticed TV viewers last weekend

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday: IBM, HCA Healthcare fall; Beyond Meat, Laboratory Corp. rise

A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large new study

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels

As state and federal leaders tussle over when and how fast to “reopen” the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, some corporations are taking the first steps toward bringing their employees back to work

Starbucks is introducing plant-based food and drinks in China

Conspiracy theories linking new 5G mobile networks and the coronavirus pandemic are fueling arson attacks on cell towers in Europe

A group of medical professionals is asking death penalty states for medications used both for lethal injections and to help coronavirus patients who are on ventilators

The European Union's tourist industry is facing a “staggering” decline because of the coronavirus crisis and a top EU official wants the sector to be first in line when it comes to recovery funds

U.S. sales of existing homes cratered 8.5% in March, as the coronavirus outbreak leads to a stall in real estate activity

Coca-Cola’s global volume tumbled 25% in April as the coronavirus pandemic gripped large swaths of the world population

Ten years ago, an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico

They say the show must go on, but the Rony Roller circus isn’t going anywhere right now. The caravan sits idle in an empty field on the outskirts of Rome. Acrobats, clowns and other artists are stuck here with dozens of animals — including lions, tigers and donkeys. Their last show was March 7, and, as the coronavirus pandemic rages around the globe, no one knows when they will hear the roar of a crowd again. “It is strange for me to be with the lions in this silence, this darkness,” says circus director Rony Vassallo, 46. "I miss my audience. I miss them. I miss the big top, the applause.” Italy is considering easing the nationwide lockdown, which was put in place more than a month ago to stop the spread of a virus that has resulted in the deaths of over 24,000 people in the country — the highest toll in Europe. But events that gather large crowds, such as circus shows, are unlikely to return anytime soon. “The entertainment sector will be the last to reopen. I...

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders is sounding the alarm that the coronavirus pandemic poses a threat for press freedom around the world

Boeing and at least one other heavy-equipment manufacturer in the U.S. are resuming production amid pressure from President Donald Trump to reopen the economy

Restaurant closures due to the coronavirus have contributed to an estimated $5 billion in losses this year for the U.S. pork industry, and almost overnight millions of hogs stacking up on farms now have little value

Asian shares are lower after oil prices plunged below zero as storage for crude runs close to full amid a worldwide glut

Governors in the Midwest are working to keep large meatpacking plants operating despite coronavirus outbreaks that have sickened hundreds of workers and threaten to disrupt the nation’s supply of pork and beef

Federal data suggests that Florida has processed its hundreds of thousands of new unemployment claims more slowly than any other state

The Trump administration and Congress are struggling to seal an agreement on more than $450 billion to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus, but both sides insist a final pact is within reach

Gov. Henry McMaster said the executive order will allow retailers to open again.

North American border-crossing limits are being extended to combat the spread of the virus, while some parts of Europe are seeing a gradual lifting of restrictions

California regulators are being advised to approve Pacific Gas & Electric’s plan for getting out of bankruptcy with a set of new controls

Here is the latest on the COVID-19-induced financial crisis.

Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Monday, as the market gave up some of the big gains from its first back-to-back weekly increase since February

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Monday: United Airlines, Lennox fall; Bristol-Myers, M&T Bank rise

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels

Ten years after the nation's biggest offshore oil spill fouled its waters, the Gulf of Mexico sparkles in the sunlight and its fish are safe to eat

Some big restaurant chains have obtained loans from the government under a small-business relief program, leading business groups to call for changes to the program before Congress provides it with new funding

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex say they will no longer cooperate with several British tabloid newspapers because of what they call “distorted, false or invasive” stories

The Supreme Court has delivered a setback to Montana homeowners who are seeking additional cleanup of arsenic left over from years of copper smelting

The coal industry was already hurting before the coronavirus, and the pandemic has made things much worse

The unofficial holiday saluting all things cannabis arrives at a challenging time for the nation's legal marijuana industry

Netflix serves up its latest quarterly results Tuesday

President Donald Trump is falsely assigning blame to governors and the Obama administration for shortages in coronavirus testing

Japan’s exports sank 11.7% in March as the coronavirus pandemic slammed auto shipments to the U.S. The Finance Ministry said Monday that exports to the U.S. fell 16.5% in March from a year earlier, while those to China declined 8.7%