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U.S. airline executives face a test to see which sacrifices they are willing to make in exchange for federal aid that would allow them to continue paying their employees during the coronavirus pandemic.

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

"This is gonna be a brutal period, but if we handle things right, it will be a short depression," the "Mad Money" host said.

"You see a lot of channel shift, and you see this in many recessionary environments," Constellation Brands CEO Bill Newlands told CNBC's Jim Cramer.

Alabama became the most recent state to enact a stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic, with Gov. Kay Ivey announcing the new measure Friday.

With the coronavirus causing shutdowns of the NBA, MLB and other pro sports, athletes like NBA star Kevin Durant are turning to esport tournaments to stay active during the pandemic.

"We have gotten some ventilators in, but right now, we're struggling to have enough for next week," he said, adding that the city needs 15,000 additional ventilators to get through April and May.

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin told its workforce on Friday that it will not be laying off employees during the coronavirus crisis.

Members of the coronavirus task force hold a press briefing Friday hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for another bill expanding on the $2 trillion package Congress passed last week.

More than 1 million Americans have been tested for the novel coronavirus. More than 200,000 have tested positive.

Advertiser information firm MediaRadar said it estimates broadcasters for the three U.S. sports leagues could lose nearly $1.3 billion.

World Health Organization officials cautioned Friday that more young people are becoming critically ill and dying due to COVID-19.

Automotive retailers are cutting executive pay and laying off or furloughing thousands of workers as U.S. auto sales plummet amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Executives from at least seven energy companies met with President Trump on Friday at the White House amid the collapse in oil prices.

Disney is making drastic changes to its 2020 movie slate in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

The coronavirus pandemic pushed Chipotle into "tough business situations, but we thought the right thing to do was step in and provide assistance," CEO Brian Niccol said.

The coronavirus has infected more than 57,100 people in New York City.

CNBC studied the net change in employment by industry for March based on data from the Labor Department.

"New York is in crisis. Help New York," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.

Germany seems to be taking the epidemic in its stride with a high number of cases but a low number of deaths, thanks to a number of factors.