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Peacock is soft-launching as streaming hours are up, but advertisers are pulling and decreasing spend.

Those that have received Paycheck Protection Program relief designed for small business include publicly traded firms with thousands of employees.

If you're receiving Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits and don't typically file tax returns, you have just until tomorrow to log onto a government website to make sure your children are counted in your stimulus payment. Otherwise, you will see the money for eligible minors in your tax return next year.

U.S. intelligence indicates that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un recently had cardiovascular surgery, NBC News reported, citing American officials.

Saudi Arabia and Russia aim to inflict pain on American producers, forcing them to shutter wells and give up the market share.

A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.

While Congress discusses pouring more funds into the Paycheck Protection Program, small businesses are still uncertain on whether they'll get their lifeline. Analysts call for tighter oversight on who gets the cash.

For weeks, the mortgage industry has been crying for help while being left on the hook to pay for much of the government's mortgage bailout. Now they're getting some relief.

"We shouldn't assume that each step forward is permanent necessarily," Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey told CNBC.

Even with an increased emphasis on small donors, Joe Biden will have a tough time catching up to President Trump's overall campaign haul.

These sales figures are based on closings that represent contracts signed mostly in late January and February, before the coronavirus shut down so much of the economy.

Italy is likely to start easing its coronavirus lockdown from May 4 though the long-awaited rollback will be cautious and calculated, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Tuesday.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

The move is the latest effort by Google to reinvigorate its Shopping service. By adopting a system akin to Amazon's, Google is hoping more merchants will put their products on its service

The AG's office will explore how Charter managed employees during the crisis after reports that it unnecessarily required in-person work.

The wealthy aren't traveling and businesses have cut all nonessential travel, forcing private jet companies to scramble to cut costs to maintain basic operations.

Microsoft has been significantly expanding its health-care vertical, as the sector represents a major growth opportunity for its cloud business.

As U.S. household income takes a hit from the coronavirus-induced economic meltdown, family law attorneys are seeing an increase in people exploring their options for reducing the amount they pay to their ex-partner.

Countries such as China, Iran and Iraq rank low on the list in part due to their handling of the media during the pandemic, according to the World Press Freedom Index published Tuesday.

Trump's promise that he will "will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry down" came as West Texas Intermediate crude futures continued trading with a negative price.