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"We are optimistic that we'll see the bottom in Q2 and move out of that as we enter the third and fourth quarters," Nucor CEO

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

At the average rate of around 157,000 tests run a day in April, it would take almost 6 years to test everyone in the U.S. just once.

Starbucks warned that its fiscal third-quarter results will take an even bigger hit from the pandemic, even as sales in China begin to recover.

"Some of these hopes make more sense than others," the "Mad Money" host said.

It marks a gradual reopening for the big-box retailer, which temporarily shuttered stores and switched to a curbside pickup model during the pandemic.

The Federal Reserve has reached out to investment and retail banks for feedback on its Main Street lending program ahead of its formal launch, according to people familiar with the matter.

Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the White House's coronavirus task force, visited the Mayo Clinic without a mask. The facility requires everyone to wear a mask to avoid potentially spreading the virus that causes Covid-19.

For one year only, the Academy will allow movies that were set to be released in theaters, but went to on-demand because of theater closures to be eligible for Oscar contention.

Wall Street is watching to see how much cash Ford burned in the quarter as well as any guidance for the second-quarter and beyond.

The plan to reopen New York during the coronavirus pandemic would require creating regional isolation facilities to monitor the outbreak and hiring many contact tracers.

"We're very much driven by having our restaurants open and available for people 24 hours a day. We're just not there yet," Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer told CNBC.

All of the union officials on the call, who collectively represent more than 6 million American workers, criticized OSHA, an agency of the Department of Labor, for not acting more quickly to investigate workplace complaints related to Covid-19.

Southwest doesn't expect paltry travel demand to improve in the near term.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

Caterpillar experienced a sales drop of 21% in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted demand in the construction and mining sectors.

The coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed how people are watching films. With movie theaters shuttered, consumers are turning to streaming and on-demand services.

After years of declining orange juice consumption, the shelter-in-place orders that have forced Americans to stay home are leading them to drink more of the breakfast staple.

The coronavirus has touched every state in the U.S., disrupting daily life for millions as leaders have closed businesses to try to curb the outbreak.

British Airways plans to cut as many as 12,000 jobs in response to the coronavirus crisis that means that passenger numbers will take years to recover, its owner International Consolidated Airlines Group said on Tuesday.