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The U.S. is not even "remotely prepared" to re-open, an expert said on Tuesday as some states are set to lift lockdowns that had been imposed to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

Australia, New Zealand and South Korea are among the few which managed to buck the trend and put a lid on the coronavirus outbreak, and investors are cheering.

Belgians are being called upon to eat fries at least twice a week as more than 750,000 tons of potatoes are at risk of being thrown away.

A 27-year-old started a charity running challenge on social media that went viral and has raised £5.1 million ($6.3 million) for U.K. health-care workers fighting Covid-19.

The Mekong River is the lifeblood of Southeast Asian countries and supports the livelihood of nearly 200 million people there who depend largely on farming and fishing.

Online trading platforms have seen record users in recent months as investors try to take advantage of the market downturn.

Millions of pigs, chickens and cattle will be euthanized because of slaughterhouse closures, limiting supplies at grocers, said John Tyson, chairman of top U.S. meat supplier Tyson Foods.

Saudi Arabia's investment makes the Public Investment Fund the third-largest shareholder in the company after Liberty Media and Vanguard Group.

Boeing is planning to resume production of 787 Dreamliners at its South Carolina factory early next month after a nearly monthlong closure because of the coronavirus.

Tyson Foods expects that millions of pounds of meat will disappear from the food supply as the company temporarily shutters beef, pork and chicken plants due to local coronavirus outbreaks.

The House speaker said the extended timeline of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting recession should cause Congress to look at different ways to guarantee that Americans' basic needs are met.

Covid-19 has infected at least 3 million people around the world, killing at least 208,131 people.

After asking workers back to its U.S. car plant this week, Tesla canceled its plans and California authorities extended health orders which limit the car maker to "minimum basic operations" there.

Wells Fargo Securities' Michael Schumacher sees economic conditions improving as coronavirus cases fall.

The number of orders placed online and picked up at stores by customers surged 208% between April 1 and April 20 compared with a year ago, according to data pulled from Adobe Analytics.

Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine, said Monday that the stock market could sell off again to retest the low in March as he believes investors are too optimistic about the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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"So until we get a vaccine, you need to approach this market as though the world has changed," the "Mad Money" host said.

The Supreme Court said that it will not issue a ruling in a closely watched case over a New York gun regulation.

Hot dog and restaurant company Nathan's Famous said it received a $1.2 million loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to an SEC filing. In the wake of new federal guidance for the federal program, the company says it will return the money.