The Good: Clorox In these sanitation-obsessed times, Clorox just posted its biggest jump in two decades. During the pandemic, consumers have turned to Clorox products of all types: trash bags as they spend more time at home and generate more waste, charcoal as they grill more regularly, water filtration and more. Demand is so high that Clorox can barely keep up, even as it turns to third parties to help catch up on production. Clorox rose 3% off another strong quarterly and is up 36% of the year. This sustained strong showing caused Clorox to raise its full year sales estimate up 5 to 9%. The Bad: AMC Movie theater mega-chain AMC is doing everything it can to stave off having to file for bankruptcy. As the coronavirus forces movie theaters in major markets to remain closed, AMC is bleeding money. Their latest move to raise capital is to sell off as many as 20 million Class A shares to raise $50 million in capital. AMC’s stock fell 7% in anticipation of its forthcoming quarterly report. AMC is currently trying to stay above water as it waits for its next slate of releases. Many studios have pushed or pulled their big name releases. Theaters chains across the country are holding out hope that December’s tentpoles, including Wonder Woman: 1984, will stick to their scheduled drops. Thus far this year, AMC theaters have taken in just over $1 billion in revenue, down from over $4 billion at this point last year. The Ugly: FIC Restaurants 2020 hasn’t been friendly to the restaurant chain Friendly’s, known for its American cuisine, retro decor and ice cream. FIC Restaurants, the chain’s parent company, announced yesterday that it would file for bankruptcy following plummeting sales thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. The company will sell “substantially all” of its assets to the Amici Partners Group. The majority of Friendly’s 130 East Coast locations will remain open following the sale. FIC Restaurants joins a slew of other chains in filing for bankruptcy during the pandemic, including Chuck E. Cheese and Ruby Tuesday’s parent companies. More bankruptcies are expected to come as the pandemic continues and cold weather restricts outdoor dining.