In order to put recession-fighting checks into the hands of millions of Americans, the U.S. government will rely on a tax agency that has fewer workers, a smaller budget and the same 1960s-era computer systems it had the last time it was asked to do so.
Caterpillar Inc withdrew its earnings guidance for 2020 on Thursday and suspended some operations, citing economic uncertainty amid the novel coronavirus pandemic that has dented equipment sales and hit supply chains.
The International Air Transport Association on Thursday urged the group of the 20 major economies to act quickly to prevent irrecoverable damage to the airline industry that has been shaken by the coronavirus crisis.
Nestle , the world's biggest food company, said it would pay full salaries to employees affected by work stoppages for a minimum of three months, to protect them from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
The number of jobs lost around the world due to the coronavirus crisis could be "far higher" than the 25 million the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated just a week ago, a senior ILO official said on Thursday.
Peter Tuchman, dubbed the "most photographed trader on Wall Street", took to Instagram on Thursday to tell his 10,000-odd followers that he had tested positive for coronavirus.
Sweden's Volvo Car Group, owned by China's Geely, scaled back its guidance for the full year, warning that sales, earnings and cash flow in the first half of 2020 would decline from a year ago as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on its business.
Asian stocks rose on Friday as investors wagered policymakers will roll out additional stimulus measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic after U.S. unemployment filings surged to a record.
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday asked G20 leaders to back a doubling of its emergency financing capacity to strengthen its response to the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic that is set to cause a global recession in 2020.
"If you use these funds to rehire those employees ... then you qualify," Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen told CNBC.
It might be premature to declare the bear market dead, but Thursday's action sure checked off some important boxes.
Paul Tudor Jones on CNBC got personal about his daughter's recovery from the coronavirus and how he aims to help New York City's most vulnerable denizens.
Oil prices fell on Thursday after three sessions of gains as restrictions on travel worldwide crimped fuel demand, with U.S. crude futures plunging about 4% after the United States scrapped plans to buy domestic oil for its emergency reserve.
The German airline Condor has applied for an additional 200 million euros in state aid in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, two people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
While Gorman's move is sure to calm frayed nerves on Wall Street, the bank had just completed a reduction in force of about 2% last year.