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As millions stay home to curb the spread of Covid-19, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warned that the world is witnessing a "horrifying global surge in domestic violence."

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Zoom has been incorporated in Delaware since 2011 and keeps its headquarters in San Jose, California. Its largest individual shareholder is a U.S. citizen.

Even though scientists are still learning about Covid-19, the virus has shown the capability to "accelerate in a number of different climates," one WHO official says.

"If we take this money and don't treat it like the precious capital that it is ... then we've done a disservice to everyone," Junior's Cheesecake owner Alan Rosen told CNBC.

"It's a tremendous program to keep our business afloat," said one small business owner.

New York state is moving to a "new normal," Cuomo also said as he outlined a gradual reopening of businesses.

J.C. Penney said Wednesday that it has chosen not to make a roughly $12 million interest payment due on April 15.

While headlines have touted stimulus payments of $1,200 to $2,400, many Americans could receive less money or nothing at all. How much you get is based on your income. Here's a look at how much you stand to get based on the rules.

Cinemark, the third-largest movie theater chain in the U.S., hopes to reopen at least some of its doors to the public in July. But the movie-going experience might be a little different when it does.

"Data on the pace of virus spread are encouraging, suggesting that lockdowns have paid large dividends," Goldman's chief economist wrote.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced additional unemployment benefits for the state on Wednesday as well as new measures to handle a record volume of unemployment inquiries.

Many small-business owners have been stymied by the Paycheck Protection Program, yet some business owners have been able to breeze through the application process.

Russia tested a missile capable of knocking out satellites in orbit, the top U.S. space general said on Wednesday.

Members of the coronavirus task force are expected to hold a press briefing Wednesday amid signs that the curve is flattening in some hard-hit areas.

Consumer and manufacturing data showed the hit to the economy from the coronavirus was even swifter and deeper in the early weeks of the shutdown than expected.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government to expand coronavirus testing availability.

A tool launched Wednesday by the Internal Revenue Service to track Americans' stimulus relief checks is not working for many, according to individuals who reached out to CNBC Make It.

California will give cash payments to immigrants living in the country illegally, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, using a mix of taxpayer money and charitable contributions to give 150,000 adults $500 each during the coronavirus outbreak.