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Mark Cuban said on Twitter that any incentives used by those companies to pay executives should not be allowed unless all employees benefit.

A monthly measure of homebuilder sentiment only partially reflected the escalating economic effects of the coronavirus. Sentiment fell 2 points to 72 in March, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

Companies are shifting in-person meetings to video conferencing in an effort to slow COVID-19.

Facebook said the grants will be available for up to 30,000 eligible small businesses in over 30 countries. That would be an average of $3,333 per business.

Morgan Stanley warned investors on Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic is fundamentally disrupting the world's economy.

The rapid spread of the virus across the country have prompted local and state officials to roll out stringent mitigation policies.

As coronavirus continues to cancel events, limit group gatherings and curtail travel, freelancers are feeling the financial impact. Here are five actions the self-employed should take right now to mitigate the blow from unforeseen crises like COVID-19.

"We do have some capacity there at this point, but I am worried. If we cannot flatten that curve, as they say, we could be overwhelmed," Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont told CNBC.

McDonald's said Tuesday it may offer some franchisees rent deferrals as restaurants close or see traffic plunge.

Ohio polls had been scheduled to open at 6:30 a.m. ET Tuesday.

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said the central bank still has monetary policy options to deal with the coronavirus crisis

Nordstrom's more than 360 stores in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico will be closed for two weeks.

Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners, a spokesman for its judiciary said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

Regeneron has moved forward its time frame for having doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine and treatment ready for human testing.

The S&P 500 tumbled again, but Piper Sandler's Craig Johnson says the washout could take it 15% lower before bottoming.

Uber Technologies on Tuesday began suspending shared rides on its ride-hailing platform in the United States and Canada to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Even if every American is given $1,000 to ride out the coronavirus crisis, it's still going to be difficult for the U.S. economy to stay afloat, said Andrew Levin, a former special advisor to the Federal Reserve Board.

American actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have been released from an Australian hospital after being treated for the coronavirus.

Carrie Lam said about 90% of new confirmed cases in Hong Kong in recent weeks have been imported.

While the situation might have been worse without the Fed's moves, the measures "clearly didn't stabilize the stock markets," said Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate economist.