This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 1,612,600 Global deaths: At least 96,787 US cases: More than 466,200 US deaths: At least 16,686 The data
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The coronavirus has now infected over 500,000 people in the U.S. on Friday night, constituting almost one-third of all cases across the globe, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. As of 9:25 p.m. Eastern Time, the U.S. has recorded 500,399 cases of the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, of which 174,481 were in New York,
File photo of an almost-empty passenger plane. Laurel Chor | Getty Images The country’s largest airlines will have to compensate taxpayers for billions in payroll grants to weather coronavirus, the Treasury Department said Friday, leaving the door open to an aid structure that sparked criticism from labor unions, some lawmakers and industry members. The Treasury
Restaurants in the U.S. are reeling from city- and statewide coronavirus initiatives that shut down many dining rooms essentially overnight. As Americans stay inside and refrain from going out to eat, small and independently owned restaurants are facing massive uncertainty. The National Restaurant Association estimates that 3 million industry employees have already lost their jobs,
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 1,709,000 Global deaths: At least 103,536 US cases: More than 501,600 US deaths: At least 18,777 The data
Picture released by Aton Chile showing an approximately one-year-old puma in the streets of Santiago on March 24, 2020 which according to the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) came down from the nearby mountains in search for food as less people are seen in the streets due to the coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. Andrew Pina |
Fiat Chrysler is recreating the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day” with Bill Murray for a Super Bowl ad for the Jeep Gladiator pickup. Fiat Chrysler Fiat Chrysler is reviving its “Groundhog Day” Super Bowl ad featuring actor Bill Murray as part of a series of social media videos for its brands and the coronavirus pandemic. The
Greektown, a popular casino and restaurant area of Detroit, sits deserted during evening rush hour on April 6, 2020. Michael Wayland / CNBC The streets of downtown Detroit are desolate. Its factories are shuttered. A city that for the first time in a lifetime was showing strong signs of a resurgence has been brought to
Elizabeth Bonilla, a paramedic in New York City, responded to a recent cardiac arrest call for a suspected coronavirus patient in her 70s. “Practically every call you hear on the radio is a cardiac arrest,” Bonilla told NBC News. The paramedic, who works in the Bronx, said she performed CPR on the woman as her
Walmart said it’s seen a surge in demand for hair color, beard trimmers and sewing machines as Americans stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic — and it’s still working hard to keep up with a spike in toilet paper sales. The big-box retailer has hired more than 100,000 new workers over the past three weeks