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The 10 U.S. states coordinating plans separately from the White House to reopen businesses shut by the coronavirus are responsible for an outsized proportion of the U.S. economy.

China reported that its dollar-denominated exports and imports fell from a year ago in March, but they were better than what economists had expected.

China said Tuesday it bought twice as many American farm products in the first quarter than a year ago, in a sign the countries are following through with part of the phase one trade agreement despite the coronavirus pandemic.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include JPMorgan, J&J, Roku, Apple, Disney, Tesla, and more.

Many students and their parents argue that online classes and remote learning is just not the same as face-to-face instruction and should cost less.

Clinical trials of the vaccine will start this year, Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson said.

Trump falsely claimed it is his decision whether to reopen states after the pandemic risk has subsided. But this authority lies with governors.

The U.K. looks set to extend its lockdown measures into early or perhaps even late May while Germany also remains cautious, reporting over 2,000 new cases.

Even as the spread of the virus appears to be slowing in several hard-hit countries, including Italy, Spain and the U.S., the WHO on Monday warned against lifting restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus too early.

The World Health Organization has identified six criteria for countries looking to slowly lift coronavirus lockdown measures.

Emerging market (EM) foreign exchange rates have been hit hard by the global market sell-off on the back of the coronavirus pandemic, but for the major floating currencies, this could also provide a path to recovery, according to some analysts.

More than any other group, millennials have had their futures compromised by the nation's perverse reliance on financialization and a focus on Wall Street, rather than Main Street, during crises such as the Great Recession and, now, the coronavirus pandemic. Perhaps they can help us achieve a new paradigm where the financial sector plays a supporting role in real economic growth, instead of dominating the center stage.

The U.K. looks set to extend its lockdown measures into early or perhaps even late May, just as other European coronavirus hotspots start to lift some restrictions.

Veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius urged investors to keep cash on hand for buying opportunities.

The initial 21-day lockdown period ends Tuesday, but some states had urged Modi to extend it further.

Anxious thoughts can be more difficult to escape in sustained isolation, such as lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, but arts and crafts have been shown to help distract from these feelings.

The Indian economy has come under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic at a time when growth was already slowing, said Neeraj Seth, BlackRock's head of Asian credit.

Hong Kong is fighting a "twin battle" of the coronavirus pandemic as well as saving its battered economy, but its recovery will be determined by when the world gets back on its feet, says the city's commerce secretary.

If your virtual trips during lockdown have mostly been a letdown, try these five easy-to-navigate tours of inspirational UNESCO World Heritage sites around the planet.

If countries start to open up too early, there could be a risk of unleashing a second wave of infections, according to an epidemiologist at the University of Hong Kong.