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To date, more than 938,000 people worldwide have contracted the coronavirus, with 47,273 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance had been expected to total 3.1 million, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

Boeing is set to offer buyout and early retirement packages to employees to stem the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Throughout the U.S., small businesses and nonprofits are retooling to survive — and make a difference — by shifting operations to make products needed in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

While New York may still be the city that never sleeps, it is also a city that has been subdued, muted and left immobile.

Restaurants are turning to bundling in-demand consumer products with food and drinks to reach out to their communities even as the future of their businesses is unclear.

Delta and United Airlines are "the two most critical airlines for our country," says Mark Tepper, the president and CEO of Strategic Wealth Partners.

The U.S. has the most number of reported cases globally at over 216,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

As of Thursday morning, there were around 6,400 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the whole of Africa, and governments across the continent are implementing robust measures in an effort to get out ahead of the pandemic.

After much criticism, the Dutch government now wants to give a "gift" to other European countries that are grappling with the coronavirus outbreak, including Italy and Spain.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been forced to defend the lack of widespread testing for coronavirus, whilst self-isolating himself after testing positive for the disease.

The epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak is at risk of shifting constantly and "could possibly even shift back to East Asia," a public health expert said.

Le Bijou, a luxury Swiss hotel brand, has set up "quarantine apartments" which include in-room health services, such as coronavirus testing.

There are more than 930,000 reported cases of COVID-19 globally, with over 47,000 deaths, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University showed.

China's domestic travel industry is poised to resume normal activity before the summer holiday season, according to the CEO of the country's largest travel site Trip.com.

Maruti Suzuki Chairman R.C. Bhargava told CNBC it wasn't clear when demand would return as India's lockdown is set to end on April 14.

PVH CEO Manny Chirico said Macy's will be a "survivor when this is all over and we have a great deal of confidence in that management team."

"I can't blame anyone for selling after that miserable first quarter with very little good news on any front in the battle against COVID," the "Mad Money" host said.

During a recent visit to a Bronx hospital, PVH CEO Manny Chirico said he was "shocked" to learn that he was positive for COVID-19.

As of Wednesday, more than 932,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 46,000 deaths.