Trump Steps In To Help Oil Industry Facing Its Own Coronavirus Crisis The oil industry has faced reduced demand from coronavirus, made worse by a global price war. The Trump administration says it will help by buying up cheap oil for the nation's strategic reserve. Jeff Brady
Coronavirus is already devastating small businesses in Seattle Kim Malcolm talks with Jon Scholes, President and CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association about how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the business community in Seattle. Dyer Oxley
Coronavirus Puts Financial Pressure On Uber Drivers, Other Gig Workers The outbreak is creating uncertainty for Uber drivers and other gig workers, who face difficult choices about whether to work or stay home and lose their livelihoods. Shannon Bond
Something's Wrong: Stock Sell-Off Exposes Weak Links In Financial System The worry is that bankers, traders and big funds might suddenly find themselves out of cash. Such a scenario could create an ugly spiral throughout the economy. Uri Berliner
Gas Prices Are Approaching $2 Drivers are saving money at the pump, but that's a small silver lining in the big gray cloud of coronavirus-related economic turmoil. AAA says the national average could dive to $2 per gallon soon. Camila Domonoske
Dow Soars Nearly 2,000 Points In Rebound From Biggest Drop Since 1987 The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes jumped as President Trump declared a national emergency to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Avie Schneider
Amid Coronavirus-Related Economic Turmoil, Gas Prices Hit A Low Gas prices have dropped as Saudi Arabia and Russia send the price of crude oil plummeting. That's helping drivers save money but is hurting oil producers around the globe. Camila Domonoske
Tom Douglas Restaurants closing, affecting 800; Canlis tries something different Seattle restaurants are reeling after Tom Douglas announced he’s temporarily shutting 12 of his 13 restaurants. Ruby de Luna
Stocks Enter Bear Market. What Does It Mean? Analysts like to say that the stock market is not the economy. But a bear market reflects concerns and anxieties about the economy, and at times a bear market is accompanied by a recession. Avie Schneider
Stock Market Tumbles, Trading Briefly Halts Stocks continued their downward slide on Thursday amid growing fears of the coronavirus. Trading was briefly halted after the S&P 500 index fell 7% in the opening minutes of trading. Scott Horsley
