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States, like New York, are urging health care workers to come to their hospitals to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Demand for nurses is so great, some are being offered more than $10,000 a week in crisis pay.

General Electric is planning to furlough half of its aviation unit's engine manufacturing staff as the coronavirus roils the industry, the company told CNBC.

The captains of the U.S. Navy's two hospital ships said Thursday that the vessels have treated fewer than 20 patients since deploying to New York and Los Angeles in an effort to alleviate the pressure on local hospitals.

Bed Bath & Beyond has asked a judge to hold 1-800-Flowers.Com to a $252 million deal between the companies in what appears to one of the first examples of a corporate sale coming unraveled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Stocks rebounded on Thursday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 1,000 points on Wendesday.

Stocks rose in volatile trading as oil prices jumped on expectations Saudi Arabia and Russia will ease the pressure off the oil market.

Stocks traded in a wide range Thursday as investors weighed a record jump in unemployment claims and a sharp rally in oil prices.

The kits will contain a reusable cloth face mask, hand sanitizer and a thermometer. Instacart shoppers can request their kits beginning next week through a website the company built for its shoppers.

Some workers have been harder hit than others, and their climb back up could take years, an analysis from Payscale found.

The idea for the program came in discussions with entrepreneur Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

"I'm doing everything I can, but people are still dying and that is hurtful and humbling and painful. Just painful," Cuomo said.

Claims for state unemployment were most concentrated in Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington state and Massachusetts.

President Trump told CNBC he expects Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to announce a deal on an oil production cut.

President Donald Trump's campaign ripped former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a letter that calls on him to stop saying he's a top supporter of the commander in chief.

Worsening economic data due to the coronavirus shutdown has led the Congressional Budget Office to downgrade its expectations for U.S. economic growth.

Churches and other religious facilities will be allowed to remain open in more than half of the states that are the most vulnerable to coronavirus, often with special exemptions to mandated closures of non-essential businesses.

The first Americans to get relief payments from the government won't see checks til mid-April and many will have to wait longer.

The U.S. Secret Service this week warned law enforcement and banks about malicious emails related to COVID-19 and said corporations should be on alert.

Kashkari was an architect of the 2008 Troubled Asset Relief Program that aided banks through the Great Recession.

Health officials say air travel is causing viruses and bacteria to spread around the world faster than ever before. Airlines, at the center of the coronavirus epidemic, have come under intense scrutiny over the safety and cleanliness of their cabins. To combat the pandemic, carriers have imposed new safety regulations and are using enhanced cleaning techniques inside their plane cabins. Watch this video to find out more about how airlines clean their planes.