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As authorities globally look to ease restrictions intended to contain the coronavirus and reopen economies, Australia's finance minister says the country is already on the path to victory against the disease.

In its half-year financial report, Tui described the Covid-19 pandemic as "the greatest crisis the tourism industry has ever faced."

The forecast comes at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has prompted many countries across the globe to effectively shut down.

There are now stricter conditions on how European governments can provide financial aid to companies struggling with the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

With the coronavirus pandemic threatening the global economy, banks will have a difficult time growing their business, said Pedro Martins Junior, chief emerging markets equity strategist at JPMorgan.

While the rest of the world openly courted tourist dollars, Bhutan dammed the tourist flow. In doing so, it protected its people and its travelers, the latter of whom rave about the authenticity of this small, land-locked country.

We've all been a lot more isolated lately. But while social distancing has been a challenge for many, others have turned it into an opportunity. CNBC Make It speaks to three entrepreneurs whose businesses are fighting to beat loneliness.

Fed Chairman Powell is expected to talk down market speculation about negative interest rates, even as President Trump calls them a benefit.

Most classes across the 23 state campuses will be held online, though there will be few exceptions for in-person activity, Chancellor Timothy White said, NBC News reports.

Lawyers for President Donald Trump's first national security advisor Michael Flynn are opposing the idea of third parties being allowed to recommend whether a judge should dismiss his prosecution.

"It's just not an option for everyone to drive in New York," Sarah Feinberg, interim president of New York City Transit, told CNBC.

Barclays' Michael Gapen predicts it'll take years for the U.S. jobs market rebound to pre-Covid-19 levels.

"[W]ithout more aggressive action from the federal government, we may have no choice but to reopen as the economy spirals into a depression," the "Mad Money" host said.

Covid-19 has infected more than 4.2 million people around the world as of Tuesday, killing at least 287,158 people.

"In one fell swoop, this deal would create an incredible amount of value for Uber and GrubHub's shareholders," the "Mad Money" host said.

Trump and the Labor Department directed a board in charge of federal retirement dollars to halt plans to invest in Chinese companies.

As part of the discussions, J.C. Penney would be able to draw $225 million of its bankruptcy loan on day one, and then have to hit certain milestones in order to obtain the second half of the loan.

"I think that there's an opportunity here for us because this is only centered — only centered — on the coronavirus," the top Democrat in Congress told CNBC's Jim Cramer.

Alinea owner Nick Kokonas figured out how to thrive during the coronavirus pandemic by pivoting his restaurant and reservation start-up, Tock, to takeout

Tesla employees went back to work at the company's U.S. car plant on Tuesday as Trump cheered on CEO Elon Musk's defiance of local Covid-19 health orders.