The quality of the games, which include a handful of former big-league players, isn’t great. But it’s real, live baseball being broadcast by ESPN. Beyond the joy of watching baseball, these games provide a glimpse of what Mariners games and other MLB matchups might look like if/when they return.

For the auto industry, which saw U.S. sales plunge almost 40% in March, the crisis has left cars gathering dust on dealer lots, dealerships shuttered, auction prices slipping and tens of thousands of workers laid off or furloughed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since its record-setting peak five weeks ago, the number of laid-off U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits, while still extraordinarily high, has steadily slowed. The trend suggests that the grimmest period of layoffs that began after businesses suddenly shut down in March has passed. Yet the economy — and tens of millions […]

The markets, which had been closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, will open with new rules.

Twenty of the farmers who sell at Pike Place Market are participating in Saturday's event, with pickup sites in Seattle and Renton.

“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”

Sitting at his home in Florida, new Mariners pitching coach Pete Woodworth can only wait, like everyone else, for a return to normalcy while monitoring pitchers that are spread out across the country.

The Mariners have 10 African-American players on the 40-man roster — the most in MLB.

Acta spoke candidly is issues in Dominican Republic and MLB players complaining about the proposed restart plan.

Gordon is active in a variety of charities and community work, including victims of domestic violence.

Murphy was supposed to be a month into an important season, his first as the Mariners' main catcher. Instead, he waits in a sort of baseball purgatory. “Yeah, I'm definitely struggling with it,” he said.

Single-game ticket buyers will get a refund while season-ticket holders will get credit.

Money will be the motivation to return but if anyone tells you they know what's going to happen or when the season will start, they are just guessing. Flexibility remains the best option for Major League Baseball right now.

Sixteen players will face 16 fans in the first round of the video game tournament, which starts on Tuesday morning.

The quality of the games, which include a handful of former big-league players, isn’t great. But it’s real, live baseball being broadcast by ESPN. Beyond the joy of watching baseball, these games provide a glimpse of what Mariners games and other MLB matchups might look like if/when they return.

Marshawn Lynch opened the door wide Monday for a potential return in 2020 when he talked tantalizingly about what his agent has been up to.

You could dream about Lynch coming back to the Seahawks, as he revealed Monday that the two sides are discussing, and this time leading them back to the Super Bowl. Or, you could make the case I’m going to make: Leave well enough alone.

The Canadian stock market got off to a bright start Friday morning and was holding firm a little past noon, riding on gains in consumer discretionary, financial and energy sections.

Canadian shares were swinging between gains and losses Wednesday morning as investors looked for direction. Activity was largely stock specific with corporate earnings news setting the trend.

The Canadian stock market ended marginally up on Wednesday, thanks largely to strong gains in the technology section.

Luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC has filed for bankruptcy protection citing the severe impact of coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic on its business. In a statement, Neiman Marcus Group said it has entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement or RSA with a significant majority of its creditors to undergo a financial restructuring.

Shares of Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI) are rising over 24% in pre-market today, after the company announced that the U.S. FDA has cleared the company's Investigational New Drug or IND application for a Phase II study of its PLX cells in the treatment of severe COVID-19 cases complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome or ARDS.

Shares of Ubiquiti (UI) are rising over 13% in pre-market today, following the company's better-than-expected Q3 results.

Shares of Fortress Biotech Inc. (FBIO) are rising over 17% in pre-market today, after the company announced that its partner company Oncogenuity Inc. has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Columbia University to develop novel oligonucleotides for the treatment of genetically driven cancers.

Shares of Mesoblast Ltd. (MESO) are soaring over 67% in pre-market today, after the company announced 83% survival in ventilator-dependent COVID-19 patients with moderate/severe acute respiratory distress syndrome or ARDS treated during the period March-April 2020 with two intravenous infusions of Mesoblast's allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell product candidate remestemcel-L within the first five days.

Shares of Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI) are rising over 16% in pre-market today, after the company announced that the European Investment Bank has approved a ?50 million non-dilutive financing for the company.

Biopharmaceutical company Stemline Therapeutics Inc. (STML) is currently trading at $12.02, up $7.27 or 153.05% in the pre-market session. The stock has been trading between $3.21 and $18.22 in the past one year, and closed Friday's trade at $4.75, down 62 cents or 11.55%. STML

Shares of Applied DNA Sciences Inc. (APDN) are soaring over 94% in pre-market today, after the company and Takis Biotech announced the production of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 after DNA vaccination in animals.

Shares of AudioCodes Ltd. (AUDC) are rising over 10% in pre-market today, after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 results.

Shares of Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (AVDL) are soaring over 37% in pre-market today, after the company announced positive topline data from its pivotal Phase 3 REST-ON trial assessing the safety and efficacy of FT218, an investigational, once-nightly formulation of sodium oxybate for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy.

Shares of Medigus Ltd. (MDGS) are rising over 28% in pre-market today, after the company announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with L-1 Systems Ltd. for the joint commercialization of various COVID-19 related products and solutions to governmental agencies and institutional healthcare organizations.

Shares of Interpace Biosciences Inc. (IDXG) are up 20% in pre-market today, after the company announced that its subsidiary, Interpace Diagnostics, has entered into a contract with Avalon Healthcare Solutions, a specialty benefit management company with more than 3 million members, focused on laboratory testing. Terms remain undisclosed.

Shares of Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (ARCT) are rising above 15% in pre-market today, after the company reported positive immunogenicity data from its preclinical study for its COVID-19 Vaccine. These data for LUNAR-COV19 were measured by Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore.

Shares of ViacomCBS Inc. (VIAC) are rising over 19% in pre-market today, following the company's better-than-expected Q1 results.

Shares of Biomerica Inc. (BMRA) are surging over 28% in pre-market today, after the company announced that it has received a CE mark and launched a new high-volume production version of its COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test (a finger prick blood test with results in 10 minutes, that can be performed by trained professionals anywhere) being sold in countries outside the US.

Shares of Fluidigm Corp. (FLDM) are soaring over 13% in pre-market today, after the company announced that OU Medicine, the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation or OMRF intend to utilize Fluidigm microfluidics technology and certain reagents to test individuals for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.

Shares of CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CNSP) are rising over 7% in pre-market today, after the company announced that it has filed an application with the U.S. FDA to receive Orphan Drug Designation or ODD for its lead product Berubicin.

Shares of Secoo Holding Ltd. (SECO) are rising over 36% in pre-market today, following the company's Q4 results.

Shares of Overstock.com Inc. (OSTK) are surging over 24% in pre-market today, following the company's narrower loss in Q1 and a 120% jump in April retail sales.

Shares of Genprex Inc. (GNPX) are surging over 53% in pre-market today, after the company announced a Patent and Technology License Agreement with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for combination of its TUSC2 gene therapy with immunotherapies.

Shares of CPS Technologies Corp. (CPSH) are rising sharply over 105% in pre-market today, following the company strong Q1 results.

Shares of Medigus Ltd. (MDGS) are rising over 41% in pre-market today, after the company announced that Polyrizion has filed a US patent application for formulations and methods for preventing viral infections by COVID-19 virus.

Shares of Chimerix Inc. (CMRX) are surging over 35% in pre-market today, after the company announced initiation of a Phase 2/3 study of dociparstat sodium or DSTAT in COVID-19 patients with acute lung injury or ALI.

Shares of Brinker International Inc. (EAT) are rising over 15% in pre-market today, after the company reported strong Q3 results.

Shares of TherapeuticsMD Inc. (TXMD) are soaring over 17% in pre-market today, after the company announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent that covers the labeled indication for ANNOVERA, the first and only long-lasting, patient-controlled, procedure-free, reversible prescription contraceptive option for women.

Asian stock markets are in positive territory on Tuesday following the overnight gains on Wall Street as a rally in tech stocks and higher crude oil prices helped ease worries about rising U.S.-China tensions. Investor sentiment was also boosted by news that several countries are planning to ease lockdown restrictions. The markets in Japan, China and South Korea are closed for holidays.

Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Wednesday following the positive cues overnight from Wall Street as the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Europe and the U.S. helped boost investor sentiment. Crude oil prices continued to rise in Asian trades amid optimism about a recovery in energy demand. The Japanese market is closed for a holiday.

Cryptoasset data provider CoinMarketCap, recently acquired by Binance, partnered Gilded to automate their digital currency invoicing and payments as well as to offer its global customers faster payment options with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Gilded's seamless blockchain-powered invoicing, payment and accounting solution will enable CoinMarketCap to get paid faster and more transparently.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from hospital on Sunday, when the country's coronavirus death toll passed a grim landmark of 10,000. Boris Johnson was tested positive for coronavirus with mild symptoms on March 27. He was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital in London after 10 days with "persistent symptoms" of coronavirus. He was moved to intensive care unit later as his symptoms

The total number of building permits issued in New Zealand in March tumbled a seasonally adjusted 21.3 percent on month in March, Statistics New Zealand said on Tuesday - standing at 2,904.