The week in stocks

Deals, no bounce

Dominion Energy shares fell 10.2% to $74.26 on news that it is dropping an $8 billion pipeline deal with Duke Energy, citing costs and legal delays, and selling its gas assets to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for $4 billion. Shares finished the week at $73.58.

Recovery under threat

United Airlines Holdings stock fell 5.5% to $33.27 Tuesday after the Wall Street Journal reported that a spike in U.S. coronavirus cases could upend a recovery in air travel this summer. The newspaper reported bookings at its Newark hub were off more than 80% from a year ago. Shares closed Friday at $32.67.

Vaccine hopes

Novavax shares rose 30% to $103.28 on Tuesday after the biotech firm said it had received $1.6 billion from the federal government to conduct a vaccine clinical trial. Shares closed the week at $94.36.

Upgrade bounce

Tough prescription

Walgreens Boots Alliance shares fell 8% to $38.89 Thursday after it forecast earnings below expectations due to the pandemic and said it would suspend buybacks and cut about 4,000 jobs in the U.K. Shares closed the week at $40.12.

Taking a bath

Bed Bath & Beyond fell 20.5% to $8.32 Thursday as first-quarter earnings fell well below expectations, though analysts remain upbeat that transformation plans will spark a recovery. Shares ended the week at $8.19.