Wuhan coronavirus

iRobot Corp (NASDAQ: IRBT) announced the launch of its new product offering iRobot Genius Home Intelligence on Monday. What Happened: Genius sports new digital features that would allow users to personalize their cleaning robots based on their habits and personal preferences along with greater...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is planning to make 1 million face shields every week for healthcare workers, as part of its efforts against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, chief executive officer Tim Cook announced Sunday. What Happened "We've launched a company-wide effort, bringing...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a senior figure in the fight against the coronavirus ravaging the U.S., who appears on the televised White House coronavirus briefings, will be provided increased security because of the threats he's been receiving. What Happened Dr. Fauci, the director of the...

The United States health workers who were assigned to meet the first cohort of evacuees from the coronavirus (COVID-19) hit Wuhan city in China were themselves exposed to the deadly virus, a whistleblower has alleged. What Happened The Department of Health and Human Services didn't provide...

Airlines, hotels, casinos and other stocks continue to fall as fear of the coronavirus grows worldwide and all but halts activity in the virus epicenter of Wuhan, China. One sector, in particular, could profit from the outbreak. Editor's note: This list has been updated since it was...

Expedia Group Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) announced on Monday that it will cut 3,000 jobs worldwide, Reuters reports. What Happened The Seattle headquartered company employs 25,400 people worldwide and has plans to lay-off 3,000 or 12% of its total workforce. In an email to employees, the travel booking...

Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) unit Sony Interactive Entertainment won't participate at the PAX East gaming conference in Boston at the end of this month because of "increasing concerns," related to the Wuhan coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. What Happened While there have been fewer than...

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) is contending with an ageing pipeline, but reports of testing for one of the company's antiviral drugs for the Wuhan coronavirus, aka 2019-nCoV, has provided a shot in the arm for the stock. Testing Yet-To-Be Approved Treatment Gilead said Friday it's...

Shares of NanoViricides Inc (NYSE: NNVC), which is engaged in the creation of special nanomaterials for antiviral therapy, has been seeing upward momentum since the outbreak of coronavirus contagion in the Wuhan province of China. The company confirmed in a late Thursday release that it's...

Shares of nano-cap Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBLI) jumped out of the gate at Monday's open and are sustaining the strong momentum on over 100 times their average volume. The strong move came amid a lack of any significant news from the company. It's apparently in reaction to the...

Just when it looked like Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio Inc – ADR (NYSE: NIO) was enroute to redemption, shares took a step back. Sales resurgence in the second half of 2019, cost cuts implemented to preserve cash and news of potential funding along with an improvement in macro...

After initially dismissing the potential impact of the Wuhan coronavirus on Macau gaming stocks, one Wall Street analyst downgraded Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN) on Monday due to concerns over the virus’ potential impact on Macau travel. The Analyst Bank of America analyst Shaun Kelley...

Shares of Allied Healthcare Products Inc (NASDAQ: AHPI), which makes emergency medical supplies and respiratory devices, saw its stock surging on Friday amid worries over the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. Shares of the St. Louis-based company more than doubled, and were trading just over $3 per share...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) has become the latest corporate victim of the Wuhan coronavirus. The company temporarily shuttered its Shanghai theme park to help prevent the spread of infection. “In response to the prevention and control of the disease outbreak and in order to ensure the health...

Hazard masks are already a hot commodity in China, but the novel coronavirus has heightened demand. Chinese mask manufacturers continue to blaze through orders, turning 20 million masks per day at max capacity and declining their traditional pause for Spring Festival, according to The Global Times...