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Dow falls 250 points, ekes out a small weekly gain after a wild run

Stocks fell on Friday, extending the deep rout in the previous session, as Wall Street edges closer to the end of a tumultuous trading week.

You should rethink your retirement plan after this week's rate cut

With the Federal Reserve’s March 3 announcement that it was cutting rates amid fears of the coronavirus outbreak’s economic impact, it’s clear that the situation isn’t likely to change anytime soon. It’s time, then, to rethink old guidelines.

Ethiopian draft report blames Boeing for 737 MAX plane crash

A draft interim report from Ethiopian crash investigators circulated to U.S. government agencies concludes the March 2019 crash of a Boeing Co 737 MAX was caused by the plane's design, two people briefed on the matter said Friday.

Amazon removes thousands of 'high-priced offers' amid coronavirus price gouging

Amazon says it has removed 530,000 offers from the marketplace for coronavirus-based price gouging and suspended more than 2,500 seller accounts in its U.S. marketplace for violating its price-gouging policies

Ford's secret weapon has a passion for batteries and came from NASA

Bob Taenaka is the top battery technology guy at Ford Motor Co. and came from NASA's world, where he designed batteries for space exploration

Costco pulls free food samples at some stores as virus fears grow

Costco's free food samples have become an iconic part of its image and a key reason why its megafans stay so loyal to the chain.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweets that 'coronavirus panic is dumb'

Tesla stock is down more than 20% since the news of the virus outbreak triggered a broader sell-off in the stock market around mid February.

Amazon is secretly working on a cure for the common cold

The company has hired scientists and engineers to work on the effort, which sits under its top secret research and development group called Grand Challenge.

China's Jan-Feb trade surplus with U.S. falls to $25.37B

China's exports contracted sharply in the first two months of the year, and imports slowed, as the health crisis triggered by the coronavirus outbreak caused massive disruptions to business operations, global supply chains and economic activity.

Wild week puts Wall Street on notice: The rout isn't going away

All week long, stocks pinballed from surge to slump as investor fears over the coronavirus battled hopes over the policy response. Fear gained the upper hand Friday.

Oil plunges most since 2008 on unraveling Saudi-Russia alliance

Oil in London plunged the most since 2008 on signs of a breakdown in the global producer alliance that helped engineer crude’s recovery from the worst crash in a generation.

Coronavirus could threaten the US economy more than China's

After a string of deaths, some heart-stopping plunges in the stock market and an emergency rate cut by the Federal Reserve, there is reason to be concerned about the ultimate economic impact of the coronavirus in the United States.

Here's a list of recession indicators and where they stand

Bank of America created a list of possible recession triggers to monitor the state of the markets and the economy.

If you invested $1,000 in Nordstrom 10 years ago, here's how much you'd have now

Nordstrom, one of the world's leading department store chains, has been public since 1971. Here's how much you would have now if you invested 10 years ago.

These producers are getting smashed today as oil prices plummet

Crude prices are in free fall after the OPEC+ plan to cut oil output unravels. That's really bad news for independent oil producers.

Is Ford stock a hopeless cause?

The point is not much has changed since I wrote about Ford in December 2018. 

Why investors suddenly turned on pot stocks

Investors rushed into pot stocks last year, only to find that between tax and accounting troubles, inexperienced management and dubious valuations, the high couldn't last forever.

3 dividend stocks to ride out the market volatility

Dividend stocks are back as investors look for ways to ride out the volatility from the coronavirus outbreak. 

COVID-19: Keeping Your Small Business Customers and Employees Safe

The Blueprint speaks with Dr. Scott Deitchman, a physician who served for 30 years at the CDC, to learn how businesses can prepare for and prevent the spread of COVID-19.