Jim Cramer says now may not be the time to buy shares of General Electric despite a recent upgrade from a key analyst.

Jim Cramer says now may not be the time to buy shares of General Electric despite a recent upgrade from a key analyst.

CNBC's Dominic Chu looks ahead to what are likely to be next week's top business and financial stories.

A look at energy's rebound. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Options Action traders, Carter Worth, Mike Khouw and Tony Zhang.

CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports on United Airlines bond offering. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Options Action traders, Carter Worth, Mike Khouw and Tony Zhang.

United Airlines had reported a first-quarter pretax loss earlier this month.

Apple did not issue guidance for the quarter ending in June, as it usually does. The company withdrew guidance for its second-quarter in February as the Covid-19 coronavirus spread in China.

Exxon Mobil reported a loss in the first quarter as oil prices dropped to historic lows.

Consumers stocked up on board games, not Barbie dolls, amid the coronavirus pandemic, sending Mattel's sales in the first quarter tumbling.

Guy de Blonay, fund manager for global equities at Jupiter Asset Management, discusses investing amid the coronavirus crisis.

Keith Barr, CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group, discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the company.

Munich Re CFO Christoph Jurecka discusses the insurer's first-quarter earnings.

Dan Kemp, CIO of Morningstar Investment Management EMEA, discusses the U.K. economy.

CNBC's Dominic Chu and Tom's Guide Associate Editor Michael Andronico discuss Amazon's new Exclusives store and its motivation for investing in brands funded by Kickstarter campaigns.

CNBC's Morgan Brennan and Tom's Guide Editor-in-Chief Mark Spoonauer talk about Pebble's place in the smart watch market.

Mark Jolley of CCB International Securities says the rally in the markets is short-lived as central bank support cannot prevent a decline in first-quarter earnings.

HSBC's first-quarter earnings were not surprising given the global economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, says Filippo Alloatti, senior credit analyst at Federated Hermes. He also discusses the bank's decision to suspend share buybacks and dividend payouts for now.

China's exports could weaken in May, possibly also in June, as some of its largest export markets in the West have been under lockdown due to the pandemic, says Ray Farris, Credit Suisse's chief investment officer for South Asia.

The stock market gave up massive gains on Tuesday, and stocks have gone from dramatically oversold to no longer oversold, at least on a short-term level.

Saudi Arabia and Russia aim to inflict pain on American producers, forcing them to shutter wells and give up the market share.

We do not know how long investors will be patient, how long markets will rise on the policy response, how low the economic numbers will fall and for how long.

Siemens on Friday said it expected "even stronger impacts" from the coronavirus pandemic in the weeks ahead as it ditched its 2020 guidance and posted an 18% drop in industrial profit during its second quarter.

Facebook's new homepage is live now. Here's how to switch to it.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spoke to Chinese Vice Premier Liu He late Thursday Eastern time.

The first employees to return will be those who need "access to special equipment" and whose jobs require them them to be in the office, Pichai stated.

The coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East is likely to remain under control despite the easing of restrictions in recent weeks, as long as strict social distancing continues to be enforced, experts told CNBC.

Fresh coronavirus outbreaks at slaughterhouses in Germany and new cases reported Saturday in South Korea linked to a man who had visited multiple nightclubs highlighted the challenges authorities face as they seek to open up their economies.

Exchange-traded bitcoin options launched Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and they will likely provide a great tool for cryptocurrency speculators.

Shares of Google parent Alphabet could make meaningful strides after the technology company's Monday earnings report, according to the options market.

Disney reports earnings after the bell on Tuesday for the first time since the launch of Disney+. Options traders aren't convinced the streaming service will propel the stock to new highs.

One options trader is looking to cash in on a big bet that Wynn's earnings report will lead the casinos higher.

Options traders are betting the videoconferencing stock may be gearing up for a double-digit move higher.

Markets are rebounding on Wednesday after two days of brutal selling. If you're looking for a way to get in on the action, using options could be the way to go.

Earnings take away from Apple's momentum. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Options Action Traders, Carter Worth, Mike Khouw and Tony Zhang.

Uber will lay off 3,700 employees, the company announced in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday. The cuts to its customer support and recruiting teams represent about 14% of its 26,900 employees, based on Uber's most recent headcount. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will also forgo his base salary for the rest of the year, which was $1 million in 2019.

CNBC's Brian Sullivan reports on changes in the energy sector as demand for gas slowly ticks up.

CNBC's Eamon Javers breaks down new survey results from battleground states, and split opinions on the coronavirus pandemic among Democratic and Republican voters.

Roche CEO Severin Schwan said more research is needed to prove people gain immunity from Covid-19 infections.

The NHS app is based on the government's "centralized" framework instead of the tech giant's "decentralized" technology.

Disagreements with U.S. President Donald Trump could drive Europe to step up levies on companies like Google and Facebook, a lawmaker told CNBC.

A number of European airlines have dropped their financial guidance for the year, as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic creates widespread uncertainty about when business will return to normal.

Gerard Lyons tells CNBC there is too much fear about leaving the EU without a deal.

Virtual banks may compete with traditional banks, but they also help lenders like Standard Chartered cut costs, says Paul Pong of Pegasus Fund Managers.

Consumers reined in spending faster than expected in the first quarter, probably even before states issued stay-at-home orders.

Signs that Americans are driving more are helping lift oil prices, but analysts say a 60% jump in prices in just a week may be too much.

There's optimism that nearly 4 in 5 workers surveyed see their layoffs as temporary, but the issue is whether their jobs will survive.

Weekly patterns from nearly two years of oil trading show how the market has assessed fundamentals that point to higher prices ahead.

Marked changes in volatility and direction for the S&P 500 on the chart show investors are exiting on rallies.

Gold has the potential to breakout above the critical long term resistance level near $1,364 and move towards $1,550, according to Daryl Guppy.

The unilateral repudiation of the multilateral agreement with Iran and the threat by the US to impose sanctions of countries that continue to do business with Iran carries a much broader threat to the Euro and Euro pairs.