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British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings is considering cutting up to 15% of its workforce, a source told Reuters, as customers cut production and airlines park planes due to the coronavirus pandemic.

India said on Friday it would extend its nationwide lockdown for another two weeks after May 4.

On Friday, Tesla braced its furloughed U.S. employees for at least another week of unemployment, wrapping up a wild week that included expletives and wild tweets from CEO Elon Musk.

Covid-19 has infected more than 3.2 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 233,704 people.

Sales were expected to decline about 53% in April, according to auto research firms Edmunds and Cox Automotive.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday that the state is "days, not weeks" away from making significant modifications to its shelter-in-place order and could begin reopening parts of the country's largest state economy.

Trump walked back two statements about the U.S. response to coronavirus — one on testing and one on the use of disinfectants as treatment — in the past week alone.

The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for Gilead's remdesivir drug to treat the coronavirus, President Trump said.

Concerns over a potential trade skirmish between China and the U.S. also dented sentiment.

The agency declared Covid-19 a global health emergency when there were only 82 cases outside of China and zero deaths, WHO's top official says.

Berkshire's cash pile has left investors wondering whether Warren Buffett has found some attractive investments after the market's record plunge.

It comes after more than 81,000 people were tested for the disease on Wednesday.

Gilead Sciences is working to make remdesivir accessible and affordable, but it will eventually need to transition to a more "sustainable model," CEO Daniel O'Day says.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine believes the billions his agency has invested in Elon Musk's SpaceX have been well worth it.

DeepMind cofounder and CEO Demis Hassabis attended a meeting of the scientific advisory group for emergencies (Sage) on March 18.

Britain's RBS has decided to wind down its standalone digital bank, Bo. It will instead combine it with its SME-focused brand, Mettle.

Boeing on Thursday said it raised a whopping $25 billion in a bond offering and it won't seek federal aid as the aerospace giant faces the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Tim Shriver, who is also the chairman of the Special Olympics, is the rallying force behind the event which aims to "celebrate our shared humanity."

Guy Ryder, the head of the United Nation's labor agency, told CNBC that Germany's approach to employment during the coronavirus crisis is an example to the rest of the world.

Doctors have been resistant to adopting digital health services, but the coronavirus pandemic has changed attitudes.