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Marc Short also suggested that President Trump will probably not consider locking down the counties hardest hit by the coronavirus.

The Senate has been under immense pressure to get a deal done with the House and administration as quickly as possible, as cash dries up for some American companies.

Members of President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force hold a press briefing Friday at the White House as authorities on the local, state and federal levels take drastic measures to slow the spread of the disease.

Some Kraft Heinz factories are working three shifts a day to meet increased demand for its products as stockpiling for the coronavirus pandemic has left many grocery store shelves bare.

Thus far, the central bank has limited its efforts to Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities.

Indiana will move its 2020 primary to June 2 from the originally planned May 2 in response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Friday.

Biden calls for a ban on stock buybacks as Democrats say industries getting relief in a coronavirus bailout bill should not repurchase shares.

Bloomberg scrapped plans to form an independent expenditure group to support the Democrat in the 2020 presidential election against Trump.

The spring housing market was on its way to becoming the strongest in over a decade, but it will likely turn sharply lower, as the economy shuts down in the face of the coronavirus.

During the financial crisis, the worst month was the 800,000 in March 2009. Many economists are expecting the total for April to be in the millions.

So many groups have popped up in the past five days that there are now master spreadsheets circulating on Twitter, Nextdoor and Facebook, NBC News reports.

Coca-Cola on Friday said that it does not expect to meet its financial outlook for 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

The program is designed to accelerate diagnostic solutions for coronavirus COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

The company announced on March 3 an accelerated share repurchase agreement (ASR agreement) with Morgan Stanley to repurchase $4 billion worth of common stock in its fiscal second quarter. Shares of AT&T closed Thursday at $31.15 per share.

Compass flies for American Airlines, which said it would make deep cuts to compensate for a sharp drop in travel demand amid coronavirus.

Apple's new MacBook Air starts at $999 but now includes twice the storage as before, 256 GB, and has a fixed keyboard. With good speakers, battery life and a still-great design, it's the laptop most people should buy.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Tiffany, Nike, Tesla, Crowdstrike, Apple, and more.

With the COVID-19 outbreak that has brought global demand for flights to a near standstill, there's no indication of when it might end.

A recent surge in demand for safe-haven investments sent the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note to an all-time low. Student loan borrowers will benefit in the year ahead.

Treasury yields fell on Friday, capping off a wild week for the bond market, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep investors on edge.