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Former Vice President Joe Biden also told CNBC that President Trump's response to the outbreak has cost lives and jobs.

Americans want more financial aid from the government. Proposals have ranged from giving individuals as much as $2,000 per month in income to letting them borrow as much as $11,000 from their future Social Security benefits. Here's what voters say they want most.

The bill came a week after Trump fired the State Department's inspector general on a recommendation from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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

Some people are dipping into stocks as an outlet for competition and betting as professional sports are on hold due to Covid-19.

CNBC Make It spoke with new college graduates across the country who have had their full-time job offers rescinded because of the coronavirus to see how they are coping.

SoftBank billionaire Masayoshi Son said that he can't ask for capital for Vision Fund 2 when Vision Fund 1 is performing badly.

The former vice president made the remarks during an interview with Charlamagne tha God, who hosts the popular radio show "The Breakfast Club" and is black.

The beaten-down banking sector will remain under pressure through 2025 even as the economy recovers, the International Monetary Fund said Friday.

"Now we can't be complacent coming off the summer, heading into the fall, when the risk is going to be very different," former FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC

Slightly more than half of the 129 countries reporting data to the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Gavi and the Sabin Vaccine Institute indicated that routine childhood immunization services were moderately to severely disrupted, or were totally suspended, from March to April.

Accountants continue to be puzzled when it comes to forgiving loans from the Paycheck Protection Program. Even more uncertainty lies ahead for independent contractors and the self-employed.

A Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane crashed near the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, according to the civil aviation authority.

Dr. Anthony Fauci also said any timeline for a vaccine is "never a promise."

Rising tensions between the U.S. and China could become a more persistent headwind for markets, as the presidential election approaches.

Patients who took the drug or chloroquine were also more likely to develop irregular heart rhythms, researchers said.

"If we're going to continue our great renaissance as a city, we're going to have to open up more streets and public space to restaurants or … they're not going to survive," Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said.

Some retailers reported a bounce in April as stimulus checks reached consumers, after Americans reined in spending at the pandemic's outset.

With the three-day Memorial Day weekend marking the first big sales push since the coronavirus crisis took hold, shoppers can expect to find deals aplenty as states reopen and dealerships look to rebound from a dismal April.

Saving enough money for retirement can be tough. Luckily, you should have some help from Social Security. Here's how much you can expect if you earn anywhere from $30,000 to $100,000 a year.