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J.C. Penney said Wednesday that it has chosen not to make a roughly $12 million interest payment due on April 15.

While headlines have touted stimulus payments of $1,200 to $2,400, many Americans could receive less money or nothing at all. How much you get is based on your income. Here's a look at how much you stand to get based on the rules.

Cinemark, the third-largest movie theater chain in the U.S., hopes to reopen at least some of its doors to the public in July. But the movie-going experience might be a little different when it does.

"Data on the pace of virus spread are encouraging, suggesting that lockdowns have paid large dividends," Goldman's chief economist wrote.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced additional unemployment benefits for the state on Wednesday as well as new measures to handle a record volume of unemployment inquiries.

Many small-business owners have been stymied by the Paycheck Protection Program, yet some business owners have been able to breeze through the application process.

Russia tested a missile capable of knocking out satellites in orbit, the top U.S. space general said on Wednesday.

Members of the coronavirus task force are expected to hold a press briefing Wednesday amid signs that the curve is flattening in some hard-hit areas.

Consumer and manufacturing data showed the hit to the economy from the coronavirus was even swifter and deeper in the early weeks of the shutdown than expected.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government to expand coronavirus testing availability.

A tool launched Wednesday by the Internal Revenue Service to track Americans' stimulus relief checks is not working for many, according to individuals who reached out to CNBC Make It.

California will give cash payments to immigrants living in the country illegally, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, using a mix of taxpayer money and charitable contributions to give 150,000 adults $500 each during the coronavirus outbreak.

Stocks dropped on Wednesdsay as earnings season gets into full gear, giving investors a picture at the coronavirus-induced damage.

Stocks fell sharply as dismal economic data and weak bank earnings fueled concerns over the coronavirus' impact on the U.S. economy.

Stocks were under pressure as dismal economic data and weak bank earnings dented market sentiment.

House Democrats say Trump cannot halt funds already approved by Congress for the World Health Organization, which is fighting the coronavirus.

Johanna Mann has tried to apply for a small-business loan to keep her pie shop in Amherst, Ohio, afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. She can't find a bank to give her one.

It wasn't supposed to work like this: The Federal Reserve was not going to have to come back and rescue the economy the way it did during the financial crisis

The trial could be pushed to 2021 if the pandemic continues into the fall.

At $399, the iPhone SE is the phone most people on a budget should buy right now, without a doubt. If you can spend a bit more, get the iPhone 11.