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Americans of all ages are facing financial stress from the coronavirus, which already has caused a stock market crash, lost wages and mounting layoffs. Whether you are retired or near retirement, a freelancer with complicated taxes, or a college student sent home from school, here are answers from CNBC's Sharon Epperson to some of the critical questions to stay financially sound at a time of unprecedented challenges.

A recent surge in demand for safe-haven investments sent the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note to an all-time low. Student loan borrowers will benefit in the year ahead.

A plan unveiled on Thursday by Senate Democrats to forgive $10,000 in student debt amid the coronavirus goes much further than the Trump administration's temporary interest waiver.

Some scientists have said the anti-malaria drug chloroquine could be a treatment for the coronavirus.

The Treasury Department may have given you more time to pay your 2019 taxes, but the April 15 deadline still holds for IRA contributions. What you should know.

The service is closed nationwide as a result of 'high order volumes' from online shoppers.

The U.K. prime minister offered citizens a piece of optimism Thursday.

Compass flies for American Airlines, which said it would make deep cuts to compensate for a sharp drop in travel demand amid coronavirus.

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

Tulsi Gabbard said on Thursday that she has dropped out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race. The congresswoman from Hawaii, who officially jumped into the race in February 2019, never gained traction in national polls and lagged in fundraising.

Private deals are being held up thanks to new economic risks and "shelter in place" restrictions making it impossible to evaluate start-ups in person. Tech valuations, which rely on future growth, may also take a hit.

President Donald Trump doubled down on blaming China for the coronavirus pandemic and again made a point of referring to the "Chinese virus" at a White House news conference.

The White House is talking to congressional leaders of both parties about a massive stimulus package to blunt the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

With the COVID-19 outbreak that has brought global demand for flights to a near standstill, there's no indication of when it might end.

The number of people who have died from the coronavirus in Italy has hit 3,405, according to Reuters.

Read the e-mail Tesla sent to employees overnight describing what precautions the company is taking to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at its main U.S. car plant.

"Somebody has to pay a price" as the government shores up financial markets, adds the former Facebook exec and venture capital investor.

"Minions: The Rise of Gru" will no longer be arriving in theaters on July 3 as coronavirus-related restrictions put in place in Paris, meant the company would be unable to finish production in time for its original release.

The number of confirmed U.S. COVID-19 cases surpassed 10,000, doubling over two days as states ramp up testing and the coronavirus sweeps across the country.

"It takes many many people in this case to tango, but as far as I'm concerned conditions like that would be okay with me," Trump said.