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Nobel-prize winning economist Robert Shiller warns a painful self-fulfilling prophecy may be unfolding in the market.

Kashkari's comments came days after the Labor Department reported that another 6.6 million Americans filed first-time unemployment claims in the past week.

With strict stay-at-home orders, social distancing measures and countrywide lockdowns, the faithful and religious leaders have had to find creative ways to bring their services and communities together in these trying times.

We answer some of your pressing questions about unemployment insurance.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, said Sunday that earlier efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus in the U.S. "obviously" could have saved lives.

An envoy from the World Health Organization told NBC that the coronavirus "will stalk the human race for a long time to come."

Less than 24 hours after the Treasury Department formally extended cash grant offers to the six largest airlines in the U.S., the union representing 120,000 flight attendants is blasting the move with a dire warning.

OPEC and its allies agreed to a historic 10 million barrel per day production cut Thursday, but opposition from Mexico is holding up a final deal.

Fauci's hopeful remarks came less than a day after the U.S. counted more than 20,000 deaths from the disease, surpassing Italy as the nation with the highest number of recorded deaths in the world.

The coronvirus-induced economic slowdown will hurt tax receipts that state and local governments rely upon to pay their employees.

The $1,200 government stimulus checks are already on their way for millions of Americans. The Social Security Administration is urging certain individuals to use a new government web portal to make sure they get the money due them and their children.

As markets careeen amid coronavirus-fueled economic volatility, financial advisors are at the eye of the storm. We asked five members of the CNBC Financial Advisor Council what they're telling clients, whether they're helping them reallocate and how the downturn is impacting their own fortunes.

The prime minister spent a week in London's St. Thomas' hospital with Covid-19, three days of which were in intensive care.

The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the most coronavirus deaths in the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Nintendo hasn't always made video games. It was founded over a century ago and at one point sold ramen noodles and operated a taxi service. Today, Nintendo is part of a crowded video game market, up against companies like Sony, Microsoft, Apple and Google. When Nintendo first got into the home console business in the 80s, it dominated. Watch the video to find out more about Nintendo's past, and what it needs to do to survive.

Russia reported its biggest daily jump in new coronaviruses cases so far on Sunday at 2,186, bringing the country's total confirmed cases to 15,770.

The IRS tweeted Saturday that payments to qualifying Americans with direct deposit accounts set up had begun to receive their coronavirus relief payment.

JPMorgan Chase, the country's largest lender by assets, is raising borrowing standards this week for most new home loans as the bank moves to mitigate lending risk stemming from the novel coronavirus disruption.

Macy's has hired investment bank Lazard to explore options for bolstering its finances after the department store operator lost most of its revenue as it shut down all its stores as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, people familiar with the matter said.