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"The key here is also to understand, this is the population with a low risk," University of Miami President Dr. Julio Frenk told CNBC on Thursday.

The Social Security Administration's latest estimate for when its trust funds will be depleted show little change. But it did not factor in one thing: Covid-19. Now, researchers at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania have come up with their own estimates, and retirees may not like the results.

Disney is preparing to reopen one of its biggest cash generators – its Orlando, Florida, theme parks. Two traders still see trouble in store for the stock.

Take a look at the companies making headlines in midday trading.

One in three Americans are worried about losing their life savings amid the coronavirus pandemic. But when it comes to long-term investments like retirement savings, experts say that Americans shouldn't panic.

Expanded unemployment benefits offered through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program are reaching nearly 8 million Americans, about 25% of all recipients.

Microsoft's optional PowerToys gives users more power, while the company gets a way to test features that could later be added to Windows if people like them.

Salesforce is flying high into Thursday's earnings report. The stock is up nearly 50% off its lows of the year, and options traders see even more gains ahead.

"This will be a Big Day for Social Media and FAIRNESS!" Trump tweeted, days after Twitter began fact-checking some of his tweets.

Millions of parents have spent the duration of the coronavirus pandemic attempting to work from home while also caring for kids, with varying levels of success. But experts say employers are actually well-positioned to help parents tackle child-care challenges. And it may be in their best interest to do so.

A year after Google's most infamous employee activist Claire Stapleton left the company, she says she's diving back in to offer advice to tech workers with management and identity woes.

Restaurant Brands International said Thursday that Popeyes' U.S. same-store sales have soared more than 40% as of the third full week of May.

The United States accounts for more than 28% of Covid-19 deaths worldwide. President Donald Trump in January played down the risk of coronavirus in the country.

Delta Air Lines offered its staff buyouts and early retirement packages as the coronavirus pandemic sends airlines scrambling to cut costs.

The season will get under way on the Wednesday date with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal, which are both games in hand.

April pending home sales see the largest drop in the survey's history, but Realtors are actually upgrading their 2020 forecast.

The ad market will reduce by 8.1%, or $49.6 billion, according to data from the World Advertising Research Center (WARC), compared to a previously forecast growth of 7.1%.

With more and more people slated to work from home, there could be big implications for oil demand.

The "Mad Money" host said on Thursday that the shift from tech stocks to reopening stocks may have already run its course.

China's national security bill would impose the communist "criminal injustice system, directly on the people of Hong Kong," Sen. Pat Toomey told CNBC on Thursday. "It's pretty essential, I think, that we respond to that."