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"While Covid-19 accelerates very fast, it decelerates much more slowly. In other words, the way down is much slower than the way up," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference Monday.

Earlier Monday, Cuomo said New York is "controlling the spread" of the coronavirus, and it appears that "the worst is over ... if we continue to be smart going forward."

The Dow's losses were concentrated in names like Visa and Caterpillar, which slid after an analyst downgraded the stock.

Bailouts would "avoid the huge surge in unemployment, and they will get a return on their investment," billionaire Leon Cooperman said.

The economic fallout from the coronavirus could be coming for your retirement plans. Depending on your work prospects, that could mean retiring much earlier or later than you had originally planned.

Amazon is hiring additional workers after it filled more than 100,000 positions in the last month.

Wedbush's Michael Pachter predicts the 2020 box office will fall more than 40%, to around $6.6 billion.

A government bailout of companies due to the coronavirus has led to criticism after a record decade of stock buybacks. Companies that can't manage cash flow deserve the attacks.

The sailor's death is the first for one of the U.S. Navy's vessels at sea and comes as nearly 600 sailors on the ship test positive for the coronavirus.

Caterpillar tanks after a downgrade from Bank of America. Ford Motor issues a bleak first-quarter forecast.

The billionaire entrepreneur and "Shark Tank" investor said Monday that the recently launched small business loan program has been beset by challenges.

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Monday the slow rollout of promised small business loans is unfairly putting more burden on small business owners.

The mobile streaming service launched in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic while many consumers have access to TV-based subscriptions.

The first wave of coronavirus stimulus relief checks was deposited into some Americans' bank accounts over the weekend, according to the IRS. Millions more can expect to receive theirs in the coming weeks.

Joe Biden is seeing a boost from two archrivals as he works to share a spotlight dominated by the coronavirus pandemic.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is holding a press conference Monday to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak.

Ford said Monday that it couldn't yet provide an accurate estimate of its earnings, telling investors it expects a pretax loss of about $600 million, excluding $300 million in special items.

Among the disputes that will be heard via teleconference are three high-profile cases over whether President Trump may keep his financial records, including his tax returns, shielded from state and congressional investigators.

Companies in every sector face challenges giving forward-looking guidance in a pandemic that remains unpredictable.

Cuomo, whose state has been hit harder by Covid-19 than anywhere else in the U.S., praised New Yorkers for following the strict social distancing rules that he has imposed to try to contain the outbreak.