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Stocks slumped on Friday as shares of Amazon led the major indexes lower on the month's first day of trading.

Sales were expected to decline about 53% in April, according to auto research firms Edmunds and Cox Automotive.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday that the state is "days, not weeks" away from making significant modifications to its shelter-in-place order and could begin reopening parts of the country's largest state economy.

President Donald Trump, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, advised former Vice President Joe Biden to "fight" a sexual assault allegation against him from 27 years ago.

The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for Gilead's remdesivir drug to treat the coronavirus, President Trump said.

This free interactive tool from artificial intelligence company HyperGiant gives users the ability to manipulate the sources of carbon emissions to understand how the coronavirus is — and is not —affecting climate change in the United States.

The CDC recommends a broadcasting system for contact tracing apps that leaves the door open to the version backed by Apple and Google.

Federal prosecutors this week informed GM that it is not currently a target in a yearslong investigation into corruption of the United Auto Workers union.

In the week ahead, the April jobs report is expected to show the highest unemployment since 1939.

Harvard University also revealed that some faculty unsuccessfully tried to get the university to resume taking money from Jeffrey Epstein in 2013, five years after he pleaded guilty to sex crimes.

University of California President Janet Napolitano said its campuses will definitely be offering classes in the fall. But, she said, "It might be remote. It might be in person. It might be some sort of hybrid."

Stocks fell on Friday, weighed on by technology earnings.

Concerns over a potential trade skirmish between China and the U.S. also dented sentiment.

Democrats have proposed a coronavirus hazard pay raise that goes through the end of the year, while Romney's goes through July.

Amazon is famous for focusing on long-term investments in the business over short-term gains.

Musk has come in hot water for tweeting about the company's stock in the past. Musk has since agreed to submit his public statements about Tesla's finances to vetting by its legal counsel.

Trump walked back two statements about the U.S. response to coronavirus — one on testing and one on the use of disinfectants as treatment — in the past week alone.

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase are temporarily halting applications for home equity lines of credit. If other lenders follow suit, it could mean that homeowners will miss out on an emergency source of funding. What you should know.

The agency declared Covid-19 a global health emergency when there were only 82 cases outside of China and zero deaths, WHO's top official says.

Berkshire's cash pile has left investors wondering whether Warren Buffett has found some attractive investments after the market's record plunge.