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"Social distancing is going to be the answer why you have to sell certain stocks," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday.

The U.S. services sector contracted for the first time in about a decade last month as the coronavirus pandemic brought economic activity in the country to a near-screeching halt.

Disney is about to report earnings. Bill Baruch of Blue Line Capital and Gina Sanchez of Chantico Global discuss what to watch and where it heads from here.

"He says he's not inclined to do bailouts. He's a pure hypocrite given how much money he's put in the hands of the corporations and the wealthy already," de Blasio said at a press conference.

President Trump has invoked a Korean War-era law to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The Defense Production Act gives the president extraordinary powers over the U.S. economy, which supporters of the move say is necessary to contain the disease.

Despite the "unexpected and unprecedented times" due to Covid-19, the company, said Tuesday that it and French automaker PSA Group "remain committed" to a previously announced merger of equals.

Online furniture retailer Wayfair's net loss widened during the first quarter, as its sales surged nearly 20% from a year ago.

Purchasing gift cards are a way to support struggling small businesses. But if they don't make it out of the pandemic, you will be out of pocket.

When VAST Data became a unicorn, valued at over $1 billion, in April, it relied on virtual meetings with investors, as Silicon Valley VCs and the IPO market navigate Covid-19.

Stephens Inc. said its estimate is based on an analysis of online menus for every Wendy's location nationwide.

"There was a notion that this wasn't really affecting kids. It does appear that there are kids being affected by it," the former FDA chief told CNBC.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 318,900 people across the state as of Tuesday.

"Wherever you turn, you're going to be offered a face covering, and it's going to be on an ongoing basis for weeks to come to make sure everyone has what they need," de Blasio said Monday.

As government authorities and airlines think about coronavirus health screenings, it isn't clear who's in charge of carrying out new policies.

The U.S.-based company, which is working alongside German drugmaker BioNTech, said the first human participants in the United States have been dosed with the potential vaccine, BNT162.

The $2.2 trillion CARES Act has provided several programs to help combat the widespread economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, but Americans are still confused. Senior Personal Finance Correspondent Sharon Epperson provides the answers.

Health savings accounts, or HSAs, will cover Covid-19-related testing and treatment, among other things.

As small businesses across the country grapple with economic reopening, one of their biggest fears is that new regulations will be a net negative for post-Covid-19 Main Street.

Warren Buffett has exited the airlines, but one trader says there could be pockets of opportunity elsewhere in the travel space.