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"The president of the United States is not a civilian," said a White House spokesman when asked about Trump's compliance with the New Jersey Covid-19 quarantine order.

Jobless claims totaled 1.48 million last week as unemployment related to the coronavirus pandemic remained stubbornly high. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting 1.35 million claims.

Darden Restaurants reported that same-store sales were nearly cut in half during the fiscal fourth quarter.

The coronavirus pandemic upended CEC Entertainment's business, with same-store sales falling 21.9% during the first quarter.

"They need to look at some selected shut downs of congregate settings like, perhaps, bars," the former FDA director said.

Treasury yields dipped on Thursday after fears about a resurgence in coronavirus deepened. The worse-than-expected jobless claims data also drove investors into safer bonds.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing Fed Chair Jerome Powell on what the central bank can do to prevent racial inequality in the economic recovery.

The grim milestone reported on Wednesday surpasses the peak that was hit in late April.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Accenture, Darden, McCormick, Rite Aid, and more.

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed many consumers to start ordering their fast-food breakfast meals through third-party delivery apps.

Michael Caputo, a longtime Trump loyalist and friend of Roger Stone, raged at reporters over articles about federal funding of coronavirus testing sites.

Florida's treasurer, Jimmy Patronis, said he is confident that Florida will be in a stronger position after the coronavirus pandemic than states such as New York.

"We worked very hard to get the viral transmission rate down," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. "We don't want to see it go up because a lot of people come into this region and they can literally bring the infection with them."

N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said travelers coming from states with a high infection rate will be subject to the quarantine.

The Trump administration will end federal funding for 13 community-based coronavirus testing sites by the end of June as part of a previously announced plan.

Amazon Web Services is aiming more directly at people who are less technical with the launch of Honeycode.

Bayer will pay more than $10 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits regarding claims that its herbicide Roundup causes cancer, the company announced Wednesday.

Democrats have put forward their own police reform bill and called for bipartisan talks to address brutality and racism in law enforcement.

The department reported an additional 7,149 cases since Tuesday, a 69% increase in two days, bringing the state's total to 190,222 cases, according to the state's health department.

Many countries in the Americas, which includes North, South and Central America, are still suffering sustained community transmission, the WHO says.