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Panera Bread is selling groceries as housebound consumers eat fewer meals from restaurants.

Millions of low-income Americans rely on USDA SNAP program benefits for groceries, but online shopping and delivery remain a challenge, even as Amazon and Walmart step up.

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.

Pet cats should be kept inside if they live in a household where someone is suffering with the new coronavirus, veterinary scientists have said.

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.

Carson Block's firm has taken a short position in eHealth, a digital health insurance marketplace company.

"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 WHO responded to President Trump's threat to cut its funding, saying the move would not be appropriate during the global coronavirus pandemic.

With stores closed, the retail industry is struggling with inventory piling up in warehouses and no place to sell it, PVH CEO Manny Chirico said.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is holding a press conference Wednesday to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 76,800 people in New York City.

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.

Eighty-one percent of financial advisors say markets haven't hit bottom yet amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by Ned Davis Research. Two members of CNBC's Financial Advisor Council say whatever the future holds, they're telling clients to stay the course.

U.S. stock futures point to a gain for the Dow at Wednesday's open after blue chips gave up an over 900-point surge in the prior session.

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

The NBA players union informed agent that players who received advance funds on their contract will need to repay league owners as part of any compensation deal.

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