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Trump said he and Cook spoke on Friday about economic recovery.

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

In less than a week, GM converted 31,000 square feet of a 2.7 million-square-foot facility from producing transmissions to face masks.

Apple and Google still plan to release APIs to let governments use signals picked up from smartphones to alert people who may have been exposed to someone infected with Covid-19. On Friday, they announced some privacy tweaks and other changes.

Two days after Kemp unveiled his new coronavirus policy, Trump said he "totally disagrees" with the plan, which goes against federal reopening guidelines released by the White House last week.

NASA launched the immense Hubble space telescope thirty years ago on Friday.

Randall Stephenson has made some large, questionable bets on acquisitions during his 13 years as chief executive but has also consistently boosted his company's dividend.

All of Neiman Marcus' stores have been shut since March 17 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Neiman Marcus is hoping its status as a luxury brand will help it emerge from the crisis a leaner and stronger company.

After hitting record highs last year, retirement account balances sank in the first quarter, according to Fidelity Investments, the largest 401(k) provider in the U.S.

Shopify is bigger than all the Canadian banks but one -- Royal Bank of Canada -- and it's quickly closing in.

United Airlines made masks mandatory for flight attendants but their labor union is urging federal officials to mandate passengers wear them as well as the coronavirus spreads.

As the coronavirus pandemic halts tourism to Africa, poachers are encroaching on land and killing rhinos in travel hot spots now devoid of visitors and safari guides.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include American Express, Verizon, Intel, Tesla, and more.

U.S. Treasury yields fell on Friday morning as traders looked ahead to fresh economic data and digested a report that raised doubts over a possible coronavirus treatment.

The bill, which aims to boost small businesses and hospitals and expand testing, is set to become law in the coming hours with Trump's signature.

As the economic shutdown drags on and job losses mount, more borrowers are opting to delay their monthly mortgage payments through mortgage forbearance plans.

A source told NBC News that Rick Bright was told to put in place a national program geared to expanding access to the drug hydroxychloroquine after Ellison, who has raised campaign funds for Trump, and the president spoke about it.

Rick Bright claims he was dismissed from leading a federal agency dealing with the coronavirus outbreak after resisting pressure to expand the use of drugs promoted by President Donald Trump.

"I think the report was incorrect, let me just put it that way," Trump said when asked at a White House press briefing if he knew of Kim Jong Un's condition.

An economy that had been near full employment just two months ago is now in its most dire straits since the Great Depression.