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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding a press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 30,800 people in the state as of Wednesday.

Ford Motor CEO and President Jim Hackett warned employees Thursday that "tougher actions" such as job cuts could be needed depending on the severity and length of the coronavirus pandemic.

Slack's CEO Stewart Butterfield told a story on Twitter about just how crazy things have been for the company this past month. From deciding to shut down to seeing a boost in customers.

One of the largest advertising holding companies, Interpublic Group of Cos., said Thursday it's withdrawing its financial performance targets for full-year 2020 because of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.

"We did in two weeks what it took the Fed eight months to do in 2009," hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones told CNBC.

Emanuel pointed to China as an example for how to contain the spread of the virus.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds her weekly press briefing Thursday, a day after the Senate passed a $2 trillion economic stimulus bill in response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

The historic stimulus package Congress is expected to pass will grant the millions of Americans with student debt a break from their payments for at least six months.

Wendy's on Thursday announced measures to support its franchisees and its own liquidity as the coronavirus pandemic drives down its same-store sales by 20%.

The number shatters the Great Recession peak of 665,000 in March 2009 and the all-time mark of 695,000 in October 1982.

The bill would allow a gig workers, like Uber and Lyft drivers to be eligible to apply for unemployment benefits.

Infectious disease specialists say Trump's claims about the drugs, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, may be premature.

"We've been scaling back into stocks over the last two, three or four weeks," Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson said.

Fiat Chrysler has established a new credit facility of about $3.8 billion as it attempts to manage through the coronavirus pandemic that has forced it to shutter many operations globally.

The massive Senate coronavirus stimulus bill aims to offer relief to individuals, the health-care system and businesses ravaged by the outbreak.

Paul Tudor Jones thinks the market could be higher by June despite expectations for a turbulent April.

The central bank chief said the Fed's actions will help provide capital to businesses that need it and will be especially helpful once the virus is brought under control.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is trying to reassure Americans about this unprecedented financial crisis ignited by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Senate's $2 trillion stimulus package designed to contain the economic damage from coronavirus will postpone payroll taxes for employers.

The mammoth legislation includes direct payments to individuals, grants and loans to businesses and more health-care funding.