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NCAA president Mark Emmert announced the Division I men's and women's basketball tournament will be played without fans due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Monahan made the comments to Senate staff during a closed-door meeting Tuesday afternoon, according to NBC News.

As of Wednesday, more than 121,564 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 4,373 deaths.

The S&P 500 is in bear market territory but it's difficult to predict a market bottom. Typical metrics do not apply in this very unusual situation.

Two high profile quarantines – the Diamond Princess off the coast of Japan and the Grand Princess off the coast of California – have raised questions as to whether the cruise lines are taking the right steps to minimize the risk of infection from the virus.

Sporting goods retailer Modell's Sporting Goods filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. bankruptcy court in New Jersey on Wednesday, citing a challenging retail environment.

Late-night TV shows filmed in New York will now be taped without a live audience as the coronavirus pandemic spreads.

The White House coronavirus task force on Wednesday recommended strategies to combat the outbreak in the hard-hit counties of King, Pierce and Snohomish in Washington state and Santa Clara in California.

The speed with which the White House and Congress can agree on a stimulus plan to fight coronavirus is nearly as important as the details.

After rallying on Tuesday, stocks plummeted on Wednesday and the Dow closed in a bear market for the first time since 2009.

Biden and Sanders, because of their age and frequent travel, could be particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn that older people are more at risk. Biden is 77 and Sanders is 78.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday is expected address the nation from the oval office on the U.S. response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, hours after the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic.

Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled more than a dozen "critical measures" intended to provide relief to local communities amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

The fund applies to delivery service partners and Amazon Flex drivers, as well as seasonal employees.

While America's largest auto plants have not been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic yet, supply chain shortages and confirmed cases in Michigan add to concerns that it's not a matter of if but when U.S. operations are impacted.

The Fed aimed to 'support smooth functioning of funding markets' in response to the coronavirus.

Stocks plummeted in another volatile session as Wall Street worried about talks over a fiscal stimulus package aimed at curbing slower growth.

As the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States rises, companies are reevaluating their sick-leave policies for hourly workers or implementing paid leave for quarantined employees.

Washington state is the hardest hit in the U.S. with more than 267 confirmed cases.

"Businesses are stepping up to take action ... but it can't just be the business community driving this," former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb told CNBC.