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At Mount Sinai Health System's Morningside hospital in New York City, the number of coronavirus patients at the 500-bed facility doubled in two days this week.

As the coronavirus spreads across the globe, researchers predict shuttered auto plants in Europe, North America and Latin America could reduce production of over 1.4 million vehicles.

Delta's CEO issued another grim warning about the collapse in demand and the urgent need for government aid as coronavirus destroys travel demand.

Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., purchased stock in a fund invested in health sciences companies five days after attending a briefing on coronavirus.

On Thursday, the number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Italy surpassed that of China.

The Trump Organization is cutting staff and halting reservations amid the coronavirus crisis, The New York Times reported.

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

President Donald Trump on Friday said he will use the Defense Production Act in response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The statute can force American companies to produce materials that are in short supply in the face of the outbreak.

New York Stock Exchange CEO Jeffrey Sprecher and his wife, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, sold millions of dollars of stock after she got a private briefing with other lawmakers about the coronavirus outbreak.

The federal government will allow firms to begin manufacturing their own hand sanitizer with limited guidance as the spreading coronavirus dwindles supply across the country.

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.

A State Department spokesperson said that the space was "deliberately and professionally disinfected."

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

S&P Global Ratings said the default rate for high-yield, or junk, bonds is heading to 10% over the next 12 months, more than triple the rate of 3.1% that closed out 2019.

The gloomy statistic from Strategy Analytics also foreshadows forthcoming trouble in the smartphone market as other countries have shut down their economies to slow the virus.

Microsoft, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Illumina and other companies are partnering on a project to map out how the human immune system responds to the virus. Most efforts, they say, are focused on the biology of the virus.

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

Officials at the coronavirus briefing also said that people without proper documentation will be turned away from the U.S.' borders.

As New York City considers "shelter in place" rules and the number of coronavirus cases skyrockets, wealthy New Yorkers fleeing the city are driving up the prices of rentals in the Hamptons and Hudson Valley.