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The COVID-19 pandemic has posed the single biggest risk factor for the auto industry in years as consumer demand stalls, according to IHS Markit.

"The things that Democrats stood firm for, expanding unemployment, helping states and counties, investing in hospitals, transparency on the big fund" are now all included, the Delaware Democrat said on CNBC's "Squawk Box."

With COVID-19 impacting more and more Americans, individuals across the country are scrambling to set up wills and end-of-life directives.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding a press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 25,665 people in the state as of Tuesday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that the state has about 3,000 to 4,000 ventilators, a potentially lifesaving device that helps patients breathe, but it needs a minimum of 30,000 additional ventilators.

Prince Charles "has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health," his household said.

Pressure is building up in Europe to come up with new ways to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus, in the region that has become the epicenter of the outbreak.

President Trump's businesses are barred from getting loans or investments under the new $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus deal, according to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

"If we don't get the public health right," no Fed monetary policy or Washington fiscal package is going to work, Bernanke added.

The big-box retailer is putting some of its ambitious growth plans on hold as it focuses on the day-to-day realities of the coronavirus outbreak.

Stocks futures saw wild swings Wednesday between strong gains and modest losses after the Dow's best day in 87 years.

The White House and Senate leaders have reached a deal on a massive $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill to combat the economic impact of the outbreak.

Nike reported quarterly sales that topped analysts' expectations, thanks to a boost from its digital business and growth in North America.

By the beginning of Wednesday's press conference, more than 424,000 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed worldwide.

Business morale in Germany logged its steepest fall in March since the country's reunification in 1990, the Ifo Institute for Economic Research said Wednesday.

The daily death toll from the coronavirus has increased once again in Italy, after two days of smaller rises, suggesting the worst may not yet be over for the embattled country.

The impact of the lockdown on India's informal sector, which includes many street vendors as well as auto drivers, is set to be be huge.

The negative impact on Japan's economy pales in comparison to the economic blow from the coronavirus outbreak, market strategists say.

A combination of technology and sustainable construction methods could have an impact.

Local health officials said said 42% of the county's coronavirus patients are between 18 and 40 years old and 39% are between 41 and 65 years old.