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The Trump administration is currently focused on implementing the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package passed last week, officials said.

The 134th Championships will now be held between June 28 and July 11, 2021.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 76,000 people in the state as of Wednesday morning.

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are planning to square off in a two-on-two golf event to help coronavirus relief efforts.

"The levels on shelves are going to get better and better as we go through this," Dollar Tree CEO Gary Philbin told CNBC.

One market strategist lays the case for why Amazon could rally.

The walkout follows one earlier this week at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York.

"I am worried about essential workers getting scared and not wanting to show up," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.

Lenders, who are being paid fees to administer the program on behalf of the Small Business Association, will face pressure to execute the program smoothly.

"Whatever cash you have, divide it over five installments," Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC on Wednesday, suggesting dollar-cost averaging into the market over several months.

The Treasury secretary told CNBC he is holding discussions with Congress about a potential infrastructure bill.

U.S. manufacturing activity contracted in March as the coronavirus outbreak continues to pressure the economy, data released Wednesday by the Institute for Supply Management showed.

The March ADP count covers the period before the social distancing measures that have shut down large parts of the economy.

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, author of the book "Predictably Irrational," says you need to know what kind of investor you are before making trades during the coronavirus outbreak.

No code? No problem. Apps can now be created without it. The tech revolution, which is playing a major role in the coronavirus crisis, is an intense area of competition between cloud giants Microsoft, Google and Amazon.

The transition comes ahead of schedule with Mike Sievert taking over the helm.

Millions of workers have reason to cheer, thanks to a $2 trillion stimulus package passed by Congress last week that will put checks in their pockets. But how far will $1,200 really go? CNBC took a look at what that sum could mean for rent payers around the country.

"The Saudis have really brought in a supply shock at exactly the wrong time," Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan said Wednesday.

This global pandemic is different to other crises because "everyone is affected," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.