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Online sportsbooks were preparing for a huge 2020 as more states legalize gambling, but a dearth of live sports have made them desperate for bettors, who have responded by placing wagers on table tennis and esports.

Paul Meeks, who's known for running the world's largest tech fund during the dot-com boom, is reworking his strategy due to coronavirus risks.

Covid-19 has infected more than 2.3 million around the world as of Sunday, killing at least 161,262 people.

The anitbody tests will give the state its "first true snapshot" of how many people in the state have been infected with Covid-19, Cuomo said.

The coronavirus pandemic has sent much of the economy into a tailspin, leaving online gaming and e-commerce companies in a position to increase their ad spending.

The White House released coronavirus guidelines for opening the country on Thursday, April 16, 2020. The Trump administration says states are ready and have the testing capability and capacity to reopen. However, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says these claims are "absolutely false."

Investors say the speed at which the nation's biggest health-care companies can make a COVID-19 cure and get Americans back to work is key.

Microsoft's head of research, Peter Lee, believes that plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients could help sick people and protect protection to frontline workers while a vaccine is developed.

"The category has been on its way out for years. They are just in different stages of distress," said one former department store CEO. He expects the coronavirus pandemic will speed department stores' decline.

Protesters in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan, Minnesota, Idaho and California gathered in cities and outside their state legislatures to demand the reopening of the economy.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of Americans to work from home over the past month, and the NASA scientists and engineers controlling the Curiosity Mars rover are among them.

As Americans remain sheltered in their homes due to the coronavirus outbreak, online shopping has surged as a replacement for an old-fashioned trip to the store. But what people are buying has evolved over time as people adjust to the new normal of life in quarantine.

For investors skittish about the stock market hoping to earn better than bond-like returns, convertible bonds are an option. They are not risk-free, so investors should proceed with caution.

Voters support government intervention, such as a $2 trillion rescue bill and Federal Reserve lending, during the coronavirus economic collapse.

Amazon is positioned to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the pandemic and the broader collapse of struggling retailers.

The gym chain is one of many fitness companies that has been under pressure amid state orders they close their doors to help prevent further spread of the coronavirus.

Russia added another 6,060 new cases on Sunday — its highest daily rise yet, according to the Russian coronavirus crisis response center.

"The United States condemns the arrest of pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

The U.S. expressed concerns over reports of China's "provocative actions" aimed at offshore oil and gas developments in the disputed waters.

A delay by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in quickly making coronavirus test kits available was the result of "a glaring scientific breakdown" at the CDC's central lab, The Washington Post reported.