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By the beginning of Wednesday's press conference, more than 424,000 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed worldwide.

Business morale in Germany logged its steepest fall in March since the country's reunification in 1990, the Ifo Institute for Economic Research said Wednesday.

The daily death toll from the coronavirus has increased once again in Italy, after two days of smaller rises, suggesting the worst may not yet be over for the embattled country.

The impact of the lockdown on India's informal sector, which includes many street vendors as well as auto drivers, is set to be be huge.

The negative impact on Japan's economy pales in comparison to the economic blow from the coronavirus outbreak, market strategists say.

A combination of technology and sustainable construction methods could have an impact.

Local health officials said said 42% of the county's coronavirus patients are between 18 and 40 years old and 39% are between 41 and 65 years old.

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has agreed to purchase the Forum entertainment complex for $400 million.

Boeing's CEO says government aid should be simple and short-term.

The 5G rollout is experiencing a "pause" and demand for the technologies will return and be met by 2021, Skyworks Solutions CEO Liam Griffin said.

As of Tuesday, more than 415,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 18,000 deaths.

"We still have a lot more bad news to process" on the coronavirus front, the "Mad Money" host said.

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

"As you increase the demand on the health-care system, the mortality rate goes up. It skyrockets," a doctor said when asked about the Trump administration loosening coronavirus guidelines.

The "Mad Money" host said Tuesday's rally was a "machine-driven" move.

Auto stocks are surging, and two plays have the best technical and fundamental setups of the group, traders say.

The prisoners all have light sentences, less than a year, and were found guilty of misdemeanor charges, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

Experts say the treatment might be the best hope for some patients until more sophisticated drugs are developed.

Members of President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force hold a press briefing Tuesday at the White House as authorities on the local and state levels continue taking drastic measures to slow the spread of the disease.

Companies are hiring from a growing pool of people who have lost jobs or been furloughed as the spread of the coronavirus halts travel and shuts down restaurants and hotels.