Dyson builds ventilators for coronavirus patients

The appliance brand will now build 15,000 ventilators to help in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MyPillow shifting 75% of production to make face masks for hospitals

Minnesota-based company MyPillow is joining the effort to supply health care workers with the protective gear they need amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publix installing plastic shielding around service areas to help fight coronavirus

Publix Super Markets Inc. announced Tuesday it plans to install plastic partitions around cash registers and other service areas as a way to help protect both its employees and customers from the coronavirus.

Ford using F-150 parts to design respirators for coronavirus fight

Ford is helping 3M redesign the powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) that it makes for first responders and health care workers to protect them from contracting the virus while treating patients.

During coronavirus, Costco designates special hours for shoppers 60 and older

Starting March 24 and effective each Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. for the time being, Costco has added special shopping hours for customers ages 60 and up.

Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months

President Donald Trump claimed, without evidence, that continued closures could result in more deaths than the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump: Hanes 'retrofitting' plants to make medical masks, distilleries producing hand sanitizer

President Trump said during a Saturday afternoon briefing that Hanes clothing company will be "retrofitting" its means of production to help supply much-needed medical face masks.

3M producing 35 million respirators per month in the U.S. to help combat COVID-19

Maplewood, Minn.-based 3M says it has ramped up its production of respirators to 35 million per month in the United States, 90 percent of which are designated for healthcare workers.

Dow drops more than 900 points, ending worst week since 2008

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 134 points, or 0.7 percent, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 1.01 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively.