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Microsoft beat estimates on the top and bottom lines, and it said coronavirus impact was minimal.

Stocks in Asia rose in Thursday morning trade following positive developments overnight on a potential new treatment for Covid-19.

The unprecedented scale of SpaceX's satellite internet project Starlink caused a public outcry from astronomers around the globe.

Covid-19 has infected more than 3.1 million people around the world as of Wednesday, killing at least 226,771 people.

Facebook shares rose as much as 10% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company announced its first-quarter results.

Leisure airline Sun Country is moving up its plans to fly packages for Amazon as the coronavirus hurts demand for air travel.

President Donald Trump has sought and received advice on tackling the coronavirus crisis in private conversations with several of his allies in the business world, according to people familiar with the matter.

"We would like to see very quick approvals, especially with things that work," Trump said.

In 2017, when Tesla unveiled the Semi to great fanfare, Musk said the battery-electric class 8 trucks would be delivered to customers in 2019. Now the Tesla Semi program is two years behind schedule.

Citing the devastating impact of Covid-19, Federal Express is requesting that its rent be cut in half at some FedEx Office locations, a move sharply criticized by one landlord.

The Federal Reserve painted a dour picture of current conditions and pledged Wednesday to continue its historically aggressive policy.

Speaking to reporters, Fauci says he was told data from the trial showed a "clear-cut positive effect in diminishing time to recover."

The Food and Drug Administration has been in "sustained and ongoing" discussions with Gilead Sciences to make antiviral drug remdesivir available to Covid-19 patients "as quickly as possible, as appropriate," the agency said.

About 4 million workers could have filed for unemployment benefits last week, bringing total claims above 30 million in just six weeks.

From delaying Arctic expeditions to canceling vital global climate conferences, the coronavirus pandemic has hindered global progress on fighting climate change and threatens effective natural disaster forecasting as hurricane season approaches.

Oil prices jumped on Wednesday after data from the American Petroleum Institute showed a smaller-than-expected build in US inventories, and on hope that economies will soon reopen.

Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer, told reporters Monday it is "entirely plausible" that Covid-19 causes the inflammatory illness in children.

Gilead Sciences said preliminary results of a coronavirus drug trial showed at least 50% of patients treated with a five-day dosage of remdesivir improved.

Apple and Google's coronavirus tracking software is now available in beta. The final version is expected in May.

Some 26,097 people died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, Public Health England said.