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"We have over $1 billion of cash now. Certainly we're in a good position. But we want to take an abundance of caution as we manage through the challenges of this situation," said Yum Brands CEO David Gibbs.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus singled out President Donald Trump for doing a "great job" in leveraging public and private sector resources to fight the pandemic.

The coronavirus "pandemic continues to take a massive toll," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

As of Wednesday, more than 441,100 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 20,499 deaths.

There have been 1 million unemployment claims in California since March 13, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

Retail brokerages have suffered sporadic outages this month amid unprecedented volatility and volume in markets amid the coronavirus crisis.

Some start-ups have cut employees, contributing to unemployment claims. Marc Benioff doesn't want his company to do that, at least temporarily.

New York, Hawaii and North Carolina have requested emergency mortuary assistance from FEMA to handle the coming deaths expected from coronavirus.

The Dow built on its historic rally from the previous session in anticipation of a coronavirus stimulus deal by Congress.

The decision to delay the Olympic games until 2021 was "difficult but wise" as the coronavirus continues to spread, World Health Origination officials said Wednesday.

SpaceX internal memo says employees are making and donating face shields, hand sanitizer, and planning a blood drive with the Red Cross to help their community fight COVID-19.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will pass the legislation later Wednesday. The full text of the bill has not yet been released.

France'a death toll has passed 1,000 and it has a confirmed case count of more than 22,600 — the fourth highest in Europe.

Private equity firms have been stockpiling cash in recent years as rising markets made it harder for them to invest.

It follows an appeal by the U.K. for 250,000 people to help the country's health service deal with the epidemic.

The company has come under fire from contractors claiming they haven't been treated as well as full-time employees amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo has tested positive for the coronavirus, the country's government has said.

Growth for 2020 could be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. has called on OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia to put a stop to its ongoing oil price war with non-OPEC leader Russia.

Prince Charles "has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health," his household said.