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The first SpaceX astronaut launch is moving forward despite coronavirus, as NASA leader Jim Bridenstine deemed it "mission essential."

For those running for the House of Representatives, coronavirus poses unique problems. Campaigning is a handshake, kiss-the-baby business.

Some 35% of all coronavirus tests administered in New York and New Jersey have been positive, indicating a serious outbreak in both states.

"We are all aware of the profound social and economic consequences of the pandemic," WHO's top official says.

It was the first decline in payrolls since September 2010 and came close to the May 2009 financial crisis peak of 800,000.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading on Friday.

Stocks fell on Friday to end another volatile week of trading, pressured by a spike in coronavirus-related deaths in New York while investors digested a dismal U.S. jobs report.

Amazon, Anthem, Decker Truck Line and Home Depot posted the highest number of open job listings last week, according to CareerBuilder.

Ford's COVID-19 efforts are codenamed "Project Apollo." General Motors is executing "Project V" and "Project M." They come nearly 80 years after the companies responded to President Franklin Roosevelt's call to arms during World War II.

As the SBA prepares to start accepting applications for payroll relief loans on Friday, business owners are confused about the program's details.

"We still need to do the definitive studies to determine whether any intervention, not just this one, is truly safe and effective," Dr. Anthony Fauci says.

3M said earlier it was already working on getting more masks to the U.S. – prior to Trump's invocation of the Defense Production Act.

Pelosi called for a bill to expand provisions in the $2 trillion package Congress passed to limit the economic devastation from the coronavirus.

Cannes Lions was originally postponed to later in the year.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Disney, 3M, Tesla, Apple, Peloton, and more.

Oil producer group OPEC and its partners will reportedly hold an emergency virtual meeting on Monday.

Amazon SVP and General Counsel David Zapolsky said his statements were made out of frustration.

In Florida, 9,008 people have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, 1,167 have been hospitalized and 144 have died, according to the state's department of health.

A day earlier, Bloomberg reported that a classified U.S. intelligence report concluded that China's coronavirus numbers are purposefully incomplete.

President Donald Trump on Thursday invoked the Defense Production Act to aid companies building ventilators for coronavirus patients to receive the supply of materials they need.