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Walmart, Target, Walgreens and CVS committed to hosting drive-through test sites, but only CVS has opened one so far.

United Airlines is warning about possible job cuts if the government doesn't quickly provide aid to combat coronavirus.

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.

SpaceX got a key government license for its Starlink satellite internet network, federal filings reveal.

The consequences of still having to pay rent on a location that is not in business could deal a huge blow to some retailers that are already strained for cash.

U.K. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak announced the government would pay 80% of wages for employees who are unable to work — up to 2,500 pounds a month.

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

The retailer is paying bonuses of $250 to $1,500 to 20,000 hourly employees who oversee store departments.

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.

World Health Organization officials are holding a press conference to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak.

"Can you imagine what it means for this country to just have three retailers?" CNBC's Jim Cramer said.

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.

"It's going to take a good month or so to recruit our teams back and to get train them, trained before we could serve like we used to," restaurateur Danny Meyer said told CNBC.

Businesses including condom-makers, gin producers and food manufacturers are seeing consumers react in different ways as they self-isolate or reduce social contact.

Most people in Spain's capital city will get the coronavirus, according to the head of the Madrid region.

The coronavirus has infected more than 5,000 people in the state.

Disney's latest Pixar feature "Onward" will be arriving to the at-home market a bit earlier than expected because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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 department store chain announced Friday morning that it is not providing an updated outlook at this time.