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Some workers have been harder hit than others, and their climb back up could take years, an analysis from Payscale found.

The idea for the program came in discussions with entrepreneur Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

"I'm doing everything I can, but people are still dying and that is hurtful and humbling and painful. Just painful," Cuomo said.

Claims for state unemployment were most concentrated in Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington state and Massachusetts.

President Trump told CNBC he expects Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to announce a deal on an oil production cut.

President Donald Trump's campaign ripped former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a letter that calls on him to stop saying he's a top supporter of the commander in chief.

Worsening economic data due to the coronavirus shutdown has led the Congressional Budget Office to downgrade its expectations for U.S. economic growth.

Churches and other religious facilities will be allowed to remain open in more than half of the states that are the most vulnerable to coronavirus, often with special exemptions to mandated closures of non-essential businesses.

The first Americans to get relief payments from the government won't see checks til mid-April and many will have to wait longer.

The U.S. Secret Service this week warned law enforcement and banks about malicious emails related to COVID-19 and said corporations should be on alert.

Kashkari was an architect of the 2008 Troubled Asset Relief Program that aided banks through the Great Recession.

Health officials say air travel is causing viruses and bacteria to spread around the world faster than ever before. Airlines, at the center of the coronavirus epidemic, have come under intense scrutiny over the safety and cleanliness of their cabins. To combat the pandemic, carriers have imposed new safety regulations and are using enhanced cleaning techniques inside their plane cabins. Watch this video to find out more about how airlines clean their planes.

"We'll enter hopefully phase 2 trials, we expect that to happen in the spring, perhaps early summer," Moderna Chairman Noubar Afeyan told CNBC.

Even with three more months to process returns, chances are that your tax professional is swamped with paperwork and questions about the new COVID-19 relief. How to make the tax filing process pain-free.

Oil prices skyrocketed after President Donald Trump told CNBC Saudis and Russia will ease pressure on oil, ending a price war that has contributed to crude's massive plunge.

With just over a week until Easter, families are starting to plan for how to spend the holiday under the restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic.

The big question is what prices will look like when the market starts to recover — either in summer or fall.

States are being inundated with record jobless claims and have scrambled to institute new policies, procedures and technology to manage the surge.

Economists called on lawmakers to pass additional economic stimulus measures to fight the pandemic after a record spike in unemployment claims.

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