Category: Others

June 11, 2020

HONG KONG — China’s auto sales surged 14.5% in May, a second straight month of growth as the global industry’s biggest market gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Thursday that sales of passenger […]

June 3, 2020

Shares of gun and ammo makers surged again Tuesday, as data showing a continued surge in firearm background checks and reports of another night of street violence helped fuel investor demand. The stocks’ rallies come after another night of protests […]

May 27, 2020

Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 jobs through layoffs and buyouts as the coronavirus pandemic seizes the travel industry, and more cuts are coming. One of the nation’s biggest manufacturers will lay off 6,770 U.S. employees this week, and another […]

May 6, 2020

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. took a dive Tuesday, after the cruise operator issued a “going concern” warning, citing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its business. Norwegian’s NCLH, -22.57% warning also weighed heavily on the stocks […]

May 1, 2020

The pandemic has transformed Christina Blanch, owner of Aw Yeah Comics, into a nightly TV host. Nine times a week, Blanch leads a livestream from the store she lives above in Muncie, Indiana, to sell some comics and interact with […]

April 30, 2020

Twitter Inc. helped keep the earnings winning streak alive for social-media stocks Thursday morning as the company topped expectations with its first-quarter results. Shares surged more than 7% in premarket trading. The company reported a net loss of $8 million, […]

April 29, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has upended commercial aviation, with consequences that are not fully realized. The airline trade group, International Air Transport Association, anticipates that the world’s air carriers will see this year’s revenues drop by more than half, and a […]

April 21, 2020

The U.S. taxpayer will be a major player in the struggling airline industry, as many carriers are set to receive government aid with conditions as they grapple with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The aid will help provide a […]

April 21, 2020

During the early days of self-quarantine at Larian Studios, the independent video game developer founded in Ghent, Belgium, morale remained high. Designers and engineers, many of whom worked remotely (the company has 300 employees across five countries), were able to […]

April 20, 2020

As COVID-19 turns the global economy upside down, many corporations are rethinking their tech spending for the year, but International Business Machines Corp. doesn’t seem to be changing its plans. IBM IBM, +3.79% is focused on integrating its huge Red […]