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The number of infections in New York City jumped by more than 1,000 cases in a matter of hours — since Thursday morning when Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there were 2,469 infections in the city.

Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley stepped down from Boeing's board, saying she opposed government aid for the company as it battles coronavirus.

The Senate has been under immense pressure to get a deal done with the House and administration as quickly as possible, as cash dries up for some American companies.

"In the last 24 hours, we had 126 new COVID-19 cases, a 21 percent increase. In some parts of our state, our case rate is doubling every four days," Newsom wrote in a letter dated Wednesday.

Kohl's has withdrawn its earnings outlook for the current quarter and fiscal year, as it grapples with the hit it will take from the coronavirus pandemic.

Sick patients are being turned away, unable to receive tests because they simply aren't available. In a stark contrast, the NBA said that as of Wednesday, at least eight teams had been tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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

Investors must "keep our eyes on the prize, and that prize is what works once the smoke clears," the "Mad Money" host said.

The company said it began testing firefighters and other first responders for the coronavirus Thursday in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

Jim Cramer said, "It's too late to sell. At this point, if you want out, you've got to wait for more of a bounce."

"Literally every movie theater in the country is shut or shuttering. There are no revenues coming in the door," AMC CEO Adam Aron told CNBC on Thursday.

The Tom Brady to Tampa Bay Buccaneers deal has yet to be compete, but some NFL pundits see both pros and cons to the partnership.

One of President Donald Trump's leading trade advisors slammed Big Pharma's attempts to lobby against an executive order he is preparing to push companies to relocate medical supply chains to the United States.

As of Thursday, more than 236,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 9,790 deaths.

While reporting on the pandemic from Beijing for the past eight weeks, CNBC's Eunice Yoon has been living under a lockdown.

Major League Baseball said it will offer financial assistance to minor league players affected by the work stoppage due to the coronavirus pandemic.

History will measure your presidency by how many deaths were prevented, not on what the Dow Jones average was in March of 2020, writes former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.

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

Trump didn't specify which companies he was referring to but called out those that have bought back stock.

The government is in talks with Facebook, Google and other tech giants about sharing location data from smartphones to combat coronavirus. The news has some people concerned about data privacy.