The House Committee on Homeland Security plans to question FEMA administrator Pete Gaynor about the Federal government's coronavirus response and its "various shortcomings."
Nike said the changes it is making will lead to a "net loss of jobs across the company," which will result in pretax, one-time employee termination costs of roughly $200 million to $250 million.
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, cyberattacks targeting certain sectors have surged 238%, according to VMware Carbon Black. Now the company's head of cybersecurity strategy is urging people to 'digital distance' to limit exposure.
"We need all states to ensure we're doing everything we can to better control the virus. If we can do that, then we'll be able to have the tests that we need," LabCorp CEO Adam Schechter told CNBC.
The farewell was extravagant and emotional, with a water cannon salute, a nostalgia-filled ceremony by Qantas featuring poems and video tributes, and a ceremonial performance by Aboriginal elders.
Trump's comments come after the president has sent mixed messages for months on whether he supports the use of masks as a public health intervention to prevent the spread of the virus.
A large number of small businesses that closed in March — when restrictions around social movements when into effect — are not going to reopen even when the situation improves, according to Raghuram Rajan.
Biopharmaceutical company Arcturus and Singapore's Duke-NUS said they will begin human dosing tests of their potential coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible.
Fiat Chrysler and Waymo have agreed on an exclusive deal to develop self-driving commercial vehicles. The automaker also will use Waymo's autonomous vehicle technology on its global fleet of future vehicles.
"In order to realize such hopeful games, we will continue to do our best to fight against the infectious disease," Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told CNBC.
President Donald Trump's promotion of mask-wearing can help the U.S. flatten the curve and return the country to some sense of normal, the "Mad Money" host said.
"We've really expanded our capacity of webcams to make sure … we're ready for what we think is coming," the computer peripherals maker's CEO Bracken Darrell told CNBC.