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The walkout follows one earlier this week at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York.

"I am worried about essential workers getting scared and not wanting to show up," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.

Lenders, who are being paid fees to administer the program on behalf of the Small Business Association, will face pressure to execute the program smoothly.

"Whatever cash you have, divide it over five installments," Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC on Wednesday, suggesting dollar-cost averaging into the market over several months.

The Treasury secretary told CNBC he is holding discussions with Congress about a potential infrastructure bill.

U.S. manufacturing activity contracted in March as the coronavirus outbreak continues to pressure the economy, data released Wednesday by the Institute for Supply Management showed.

The March ADP count covers the period before the social distancing measures that have shut down large parts of the economy.

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, author of the book "Predictably Irrational," says you need to know what kind of investor you are before making trades during the coronavirus outbreak.

No code? No problem. Apps can now be created without it. The tech revolution, which is playing a major role in the coronavirus crisis, is an intense area of competition between cloud giants Microsoft, Google and Amazon.

The transition comes ahead of schedule with Mike Sievert taking over the helm.

Millions of workers have reason to cheer, thanks to a $2 trillion stimulus package passed by Congress last week that will put checks in their pockets. But how far will $1,200 really go? CNBC took a look at what that sum could mean for rent payers around the country.

"The Saudis have really brought in a supply shock at exactly the wrong time," Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan said Wednesday.

This global pandemic is different to other crises because "everyone is affected," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

"I still think big manufacturers are stuck in the mindset that 'my supply chain is in Asia and I'm dead in the water' until they come back on line, said Pindel CEO Bill Berrien.

There are more than 850,000 reported cases of COVID-19 globally, with over 42,000 deaths, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University showed.

George Milling-Stanley, who helped create the SPDR Gold Trust, says the precious metal is not just a hedge against inflation but against the unexpected.

Comcast pledged $500 million to employees whose jobs have been affected by coronavirus and its impacts. CEO Brian Roberts and other senior leaders are donating 100% of their annual salaries to coronavirus-related charities.

During the first three months of the year, one agricultural commodity gained 20.5% as global stock markets and other assets tumbled amid panic around the coronavirus crisis.

A large earthquake struck north of Boise Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking.

Dow futures pointed to a drop of more than 700 points at Wednesday's open on the first day of April and the second quarter on Wall Street.