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Half of states are currently paying out unemployment compensation under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, which covers gig workers, independent contractors and self-employed Americans affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. consumer spending plunged 7.5% in March, reflecting the growing impact of the coronavirus pandemic as Americans complied with stay-at-home orders.

The coronavirus crisis actually caused consumer health-care spending to plunge 18% in Q1.

The Federal Reserve painted a dour picture of current conditions and pledged Wednesday to continue its historically aggressive policy.

Trump has been soliciting feedback from a wide range of executives on when and how to reopen businesses that have shuttered their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Department stores still represent about 60% of the anchor space within malls across the U.S. today, according to Green Street Advisors.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said more stimulus is needed to ensure a robust economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

Consumers reined in spending faster than expected in the first quarter, probably even before states issued stay-at-home orders.

Home sales took a deep dive in March as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the economy, and homebuyers and sellers pulled out of the normally busy spring market.

Researchers at Cambridge University and the U.S. Federal Reserve Board found that imposing no lockdown measures in the face of Covid-19 was "extremely risky" for developed economies.

This marked the first negative GDP reading since the 1.1% decline in the first quarter of 2014 and the worst level since the 8.4% plunge in Q4 of 2008 during the worst of the financial crisis

The Fed is not expected to adjust rates but it could provide details on the unprecedented moves it has made to fight the virus impact.

The Federal Reserve has reached out to investment and retail banks for feedback on its Main Street lending program ahead of its formal launch, according to people familiar with the matter.

The number of Americans who have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic could be even bleaker than official government data suggests.

Sectors like health care or financial services have been less impacted by the pandemic so far, but Omnicom foresees demand for marketing services to decline as advertisers cut costs in the short term.

A third of respondents in the CNBC Fed survey believe the economy won't be fully restored until the second quarter of 2022.

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its confidence index tumbled to a reading of 86.9, the lowest level in nearly six years and down from 118.8 in March.

Home prices were not only gaining in February, the gains were increasing steadily. The expectation, however, is that price gains will weaken and potentially fall in some of the markets hardest hit by the coronavirus.

The bill includes $370 billion for small business aid, $75 billion for hospitals and $25 billion for testing during the coronavirus pandemic.

"I don't think making us less competitive, less attractive, and taking more of what people earn will ultimately be the answer here," Rep. Kevin Brady told CNBC on Friday.