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Apple's retail openings are being closely watched as both a key demand driver for Apple as well as a leading indicator for the health of the retail industry, where Apple's locations often anchor important malls or shopping districts.

As Brazil's daily Covid-19 death rate climbs to the highest in the world, a University of Washington study is warning its total death toll could climb five-fold to 125,000 by early August, adding to fears it has become a new hot spot in the pandemic.

"We've lost thousands of small businesses that are just not going to reopen their doors," Cuomo says.

Online learning site FutureLearn recently released its list of the best cities for jobs for 2020. Here are the top U.S. cities that made the list.

While the pandemic has cut a huge swath through what had been thriving U.S. activity, the hit to those born between 1981 and 1996 has been especially brutal.

Consumer confidence unexpectedly improved in May as the U.S. economy slowly restarted, according to data from the Conference Board.

In perhaps one of the brightest economic readings since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, sales of newly built homes rose nearly 1% in April compared with March, according to the U.S. Census. While that may not seem like a lot, they were expected to fall 22%.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

"The data really suggests that money doesn't work in the way we think," Laurie Santos, a psychology professor who teaches the science of happiness at Yale University and hosts the podcast "The Happiness Lab" tells CNBC Make It.

Shares of Aston Martin surged Tuesday after the famed British car brand announced the head of Mercedes-Benz's performance division as its next CEO.

"You are going to have such a flood of cases going to the bankruptcy court," Stephen Ross, founder and chairman of Related Cos., told CNBC.

SpaceX raised well over the $500 million it was seeking in its most recent funding round, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal.

California's wine industry has been hit hard by Covid-19, which not only shut down wineries to visitors, but also restaurants and hotels as the region approached its most popular time of year among tourists.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak.

Facebook is launching a cryptocurrency called Libra, with the intention of making it easier for people to send money across the world. While Libra will be run by a nonprofit association supported by a range of companies and organizations, Facebook will operate Novi.

The New York Stock Exchange partially reopens its trading floor with new safety and legal requirements.

Every state has now reopened nonessential businesses and eased at least some restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus.

Real-time data showed businesses and households were reengaging in the economy, said the Allianz chief economic advisor. "The big hope is we sustain it."

The European Commission will unveil Wednesday new coronavirus-related stimulus package and expectations are that it could boost markets across Europe.

Lawmakers in Europe have generally taken a more aggressive approach in their response to protecting the labor market from the effects of Covid-19, with many countries introducing wage subsidy programs.