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McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski said Friday that the company suspended its $15 billion buyback program several weeks ago.

The move forced the CME to step in and invoke its emergency protocols to auction off the portfolios.

Google on Friday said its Google I/O 2020 developer conference will no longer take place in any capacity because of the spread of coronavirus. It originally been moved to an online event.

SpaceX got a key government license for its Starlink satellite internet network, federal filings reveal.

The U.S. argues that its "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran does not stop the flow of humanitarian goods.

CNBC's Julianna Tatelbaum takes a look at how coronavirus testing, treatments and vaccines are developing around the world.

The measures aim to support businesses as plunging oil prices and the coronavirus crisis threaten the economy.

European markets closed higher Friday, as central banks and governments sought to mitigate the economic hit from the coronavirus pandemic.

Alvine Capital's Stephen Isaacs said the coronavirus crisis is "unprecedented" since there were already record levels of leverage and overbought stocks.

Businesses including condom-makers, gin producers and food manufacturers are seeing consumers react in different ways as they self-isolate or reduce social contact.

Most people in Spain's capital city will get the coronavirus, according to the head of the Madrid region.

CNBC takes a look at how to network more effectively despite working from home due to the coronavirus.

"You can count on one hand the number of times we've been this oversold," says a Fidelity analyst, who compared the recent volatility to extreme downturns in the past.

Both Burr and Loeffler have received non-public information about the global spread of coronavirus from Executive Branch officials, who have been briefing senators regularly since at least January.

YouTube and Netflix are reducing streaming quality in Europe as more countries and regions enter lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

European banks are under intense pressure as the coronavirus halts all major economies, at a time when these institutions were still struggling with the legacy issues of the 2008 financial crash.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the EU should make use of a 500 billion euro fund to finance countries struggling to cope with the pandemic.

In a ranking published Wednesday, economists compared the cost of living in 133 cities around the world, giving each location an overall score.

The company this week announced free premium membership to viewers in France and Spain, after doing the same for Italy a week prior.

Los Angeles issued a "Safer at Home" emergency order, meaning residents must "immediately limit all movement outside of their homes beyond what is absolutely essential," Mayor Eric Garcetti said.