Some Dallas businesses seeing success amid COVID-19 restrictions

From restaurants to recording artists, some small businesses and those self-employed are having some success making ends meet during the pandemic.

Dow surges 2,000 points, its biggest-ever point gain, as Congress moves closer to passing coronavirus aid package

U.S. equity markets surged Tuesday morning amid investor optimism that members of Congress will overcome their differences to reach a deal on a $1.6 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package.

Cheesecake Factory claims it can't pay April rent because of coronavirus pandemic

Cheesecake Factory said that they have suffered a severe decrease in restaurant traffic," which has caused a "tremendous financial blow" amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

North Texas businesses eagerly wait for disaster loan assistance

The $2 trillion stimulus package expected to be ready for President Donald Trump’s signature on Thursday includes something called the Paycheck Protection Program to help small businesses.

Dow gains fade as $2T coronavirus pkg. meets Democratic opposition

U.S. equity markets battled higher Wednesday morning after lawmakers struck a deal on a $2 trillion stimulus measure to provide aid to those most severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Many airline flights nearly empty as virus undercuts travel

Airline service in the United States is teetering on the brink of collapse, with near-empty planes and coronavirus outbreaks that have left some air traffic control towers empty.

US deal may be at hand to ease economic pain of coronavirus

Top congressional and White House officials negotiating the nearly $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package say they expect to reach a deal Tuesday.

Texas economy hit hard by coronavirus
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The economic slowdown due to the coronavirus could have a devastating impact on the Texas economy. Pia Orrenius, an economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, joins Good Day on the phone for a sobbering look at the economic impact of the pandemic.

Stocks fall as coronavirus bill fails second vote

U.S. equity markets slid Monday after the Federal Reserve announced "extensive new measures" to support the U.S. economy.

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

Maplewood, Minnesota-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.