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Fashion brands rely on sales in department stores to pay their bills. Demand for new product has disappeared, as major retail chains shuttered their stores amid the coronavirus pandemic.

New York City has seen a slowing need for ventilators and a stabilized hospitalization rate for coronavirus cases, but the city should "double down" on efforts to suppress the pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expects that that the economy will open "based on medical conditions" related to the coronavirus, rather than prioritizing states' economic output.

McDonald's said Wednesday that its global same-store sales fell 22% in March as the coronavirus pandemic led the fast-food chain to close its dining rooms.

Democrat hopes to add funding for hospitals and states to a coronavirus relief bill for small businesses the Senate wants to pass this week.

WHO is holding a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said new cases appear to be nearing their peak and the rate of hospitalizations is down.

"I want to assure all small businesses out there: We will not run out of money," Mnuchin said. He's confident Congress will OK more funds.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Tesla, Amazon, Disney, Boeing, and Zoom Video.

The Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on a major abortion case out of Texas that could resolve whether states may effectively ban the procedure with limited exceptions during the coronavirus pandemic.

General Motors will build 30,000 ventilators for the national stockpile for $489.4 million to assist in the coronavirus pandemic, government officials announced Wednesday.

U.S. government debt prices were higher Wednesday morning as investors monitor efforts to slow down the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. and around the world.

"They really called, I would say, every aspect of it wrong," Trump said of the World Health Organization on Tuesday.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. has surpassed 400,000, according to NBC figures, with 12,864 fatalities nationwide.

Marks said a number of conditions have changed recently that argue for more risk-taking as the coronavirus crisis evolves.

The hotel industry is grappling with severe revenue losses and mass lay offs amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Members of the coronavirus task force are expected to hold a press briefing Tuesday, in what has become a daily affair as the pandemic continues to claim lives.

Consumers are fast losing confidence in this spring housing market, given the economic upheaval from the coronavirus and higher mortgage rates.

Pinterest said that it hasn't seen much exposure to the advertising segments most hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, including travel, automotive and restaurants.