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Chamath Palihapitiya, founder and CEO of investment firm Social Capital, said the U.S. shouldn't be bailing out billionaires and hedge funds during the coronavirus pandemic and should help out the general public.

Members of the coronavirus task force are expected to hold a press briefing Thursday, in what has become a daily affair amid signs that the curve is flattening in some hard-hit areas.

The programs also direct expanded credit to small businesses, households and state and local governments.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he believed it was possible that the U.S. could open back up next month, following the effective halt of the economy because of the coronavirus.

Doctors like Josh Mugele are heeding the call to volunteer as they're not seeing as many COVID-19 cases in their home states. But other medical professionals are worried that they'll be needed at their hospital if there's a local outbreak, and they say they need more information before they relocate.

The CDC, which has been dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, has been using software from the company, which was co-founded by billionaire investor and Trump advisor Peter Thiel.

Restaurants are trying to stay in touch with their furloughed workers so they can be rehired easily.

"Every cardiac arrest I go to, I leave very emotional. I cry, because it's real. It's serious," one paramedic said.

While companies such as Tesla and Carvana have been selling vehicles online for years, U.S. auto dealers have been slow to embrace such processes. The coronavirus is changing that.

"We're in a battle, right, but this is about a war," Cuomo said. "This virus is very, very good at what it does."

A number of variables, such as coronavirus testing, child care and reputational risk, will make getting Americans back to work challenging and possibly messy. But companies in different industries and officials are starting to think about what that may look like.

The market's first-ever actively managed nontransparent exchange-traded funds have arrived.

Modly's 35-hour trip followed his decision to relieve USS Theodore Roosevelt Capt. Brett Crozier, whose letter pleading for help was leaked to the media.

Sen. Mitch McConnell tried to pass a small business coronavirus response bill by unanimous consent, but Sen. Ben Cardin blocked it.

" I would love it if some change could happen in May. But it may not be until June," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

The visit comes as Amazon and Whole Foods employees have called for Bezos to better protect workers.

The second task force will include Trump's new chief of staff Mark Meadows, along with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and top economic aide Larry Kudlow, NBC reported.

The Microsoft co-founder sees poor students getting hit the hardest as schools close down across the U.S.

That brings the total claims over the past three weeks to more than 16 million.

Major airlines last Friday, including Delta, JetBlue, American, United and Spirit, said they had applied for federal aid aimed at covering payroll.