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As coronavirus restrictions keep humans inside, the environment is temporarily changing: wild animals are roaming the streets and some typically smog filled skies are clear.

Dr. Rick Bright also said that he believed he was removed from his post because he insisted that "the billions of dollars allocated by Congress to address the Covid-19 pandemic" be invested "into safe and scientifically vetted solutions."

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 263,700 people across the state as of Thursday.

Gap warned that it may not have enough cash flow to sufficiently fund its operations as stores remain shut because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Target CEO Brian Cornell said the retailer has benefited from investments in online shopping options, but it will have lower profits this quarter.

Veterinarians are moving to telehealth to reduce spread of coronavirus in pets. The first positive cases in U.S. pets — two cats — were just confirmed, along with five tigers and three lions at the Bronx Zoo in New York.

The state is grappling with the worst outbreak in the U.S. with more than 263,754 of the nation's 842,624 cases.

Expedia shares just popped, but traders warned that recovery for the travel service company's stock is likely far off.

Dow futures point to a higher open Thursday after the government said over 4.4 million Americans filed for first-time jobless claims last week.

Tyson Foods is shuttering two pork processing plants, including its largest in the United States, to contain the spread of the coronavirus, further tightening meat supplies after other major slaughterhouse shutdowns.

The more than $300 billion set aside to replenish the emergency loan program for small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic is likely already all spoken for, banking industry groups said.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the end of the coronavirus pandemic is not yet in sight and that we will have to live with the virus "for a long time."

The exact dates and timing of reopenings have yet to be announced, but are highly anticipated by business owners hit hard by the lockdowns aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

The number of Covid-19 cases in the city-state has spiked in the past month — from about 1,000 cumulative cases on April 1 to more than 10,000 today.

Covid-19 has infected more than 2.6 million people around the world as of Wednesday, killing at least 180,784 people.

"We're focused on sustainability because it matters to our customs and because we think it's the right thing to do," Digital Realty CEO Bill Stein told CNBC's Jim Cramer.

Harvard University said Wednesday that it has decided "not to seek or accept" funds allocated to the institution under the federal coronavirus relief package after President Donald Trump criticized and questioned the elite institution's need for financial assistance.

Redfield told The Washington Post: "There's a possibility that the assault of the [coronavirus] on our nation next winter will actually be even more difficult than the one we just went through."

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

Department stores are in trouble and the coronavirus pandemic is pulling the curtain on vulnerabilities for shopping malls, the "Mad Money" host said.