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The Fed dramatically expanded its efforts to save the economy, even adding junk bonds to the list of assets it can buy.

Here are the companies making headlines in midday trading.

Unemployment insurance varies dramatically from state to state in many respects, such as the amount and duration of benefits.

Modly's 35-hour trip followed his decision to relieve USS Theodore Roosevelt Capt. Brett Crozier, whose letter pleading for help was leaked to the media.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is holding his daily press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 47,400 people as of Thursday.

The veteran Wall Street trader said Thursday that he does not expect a so-called V-shaped recovery but more of a U-shaped or even an L-shaped trajectory.

Sen. Mitch McConnell tried to pass a small business coronavirus response bill by unanimous consent, but Sen. Ben Cardin blocked it.

" I would love it if some change could happen in May. But it may not be until June," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

The Microsoft co-founder sees poor students getting hit the hardest as schools close down across the U.S.

The coronavirus is proving that video games are made for social distancing. Amazon's Twitch, which livestreams gamers, has surged. Facebook and Google are going for more of the gaming market.

Peter Mallouk is president of Creative Planning and says that the recent rate cuts by the Federal Reserve should change the way young people are investing.

That brings the total claims over the past three weeks to more than 16 million.

America's department store chains have seen their odds of defaulting escalate more than any other consumer-facing companies over the past month, according to a new analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The new sites will use an Abbott Laboratories device that makes it possible for people to get test results in minutes.

While there have been moves made to improve access to care and reduce the cost for consumers, one person's required share of medical charges could vary wildly from another patient receiving the same treatment.

Major airlines last Friday, including Delta, JetBlue, American, United and Spirit, said they had applied for federal aid aimed at covering payroll.

Powell spoke during a webinar for the Brookings Institution the same morning that the Fed announced a new $2.3 trillion financing initiative

Most Americans will receive a coronavirus stimulus relief check based on their tax returns, but the IRS is urging certain groups who do not typically file taxes to do so as soon as they can in order to receive a payment.

The second task force will include Trump's new chief of staff Mark Meadows, along with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and top economic aide Larry Kudlow, NBC reported.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 151,079 people in the state as of Thursday morning.