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President Donald Trump talks to journalists as he departs the White House May 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Michigan’s attorney general said Wednesday that President Donald Trump has a “legal responsibility” —  under state law  —  to wear a mask as a coronavirus precaution when he visits a Ford Motor Co.

1. Dow set to recover much of Tuesday’s losses The Dow came under pressure in the final hour of trading after a STAT News report raised concerns about Monday’s trial results for a potential coronavirus vaccine from Moderna. Shares of the Massachusetts-based biotech were under pressure in Wednesday’s premarket, one day after dropping 10.4%. The

Fifty days of strict lockdowns followed by 30 days where measures are eased could be an effective strategy for reducing Covid-19 deaths while ensuring some level of economic protection, scientists claim. In an EU-backed study published on Wednesday, a cohort of researchers from nine countries simulated how various lockdown strategies would impact the spread of

A week of retail earnings kicked off before the market open on Tuesday, with Walmart and Home Depot each reporting strong same-store sales growth as consumers stocked up and stayed home during the quarter.   The World Health Organization’s assembly continues for a second day, as critical eyes continue to fall on the agency and the

Billie Her, a warehouse associate, wraps plastic around a pallet of boxes at Amazon’s Fulfillment Center in Thornton, Colorado. Helen H. Richardson| The Denver Post | Getty Images Amazon Care, the pilot program offering virtual medical services to employees, has expanded beyond its initial focus on Seattle-area office workers and their dependents, and is now

Irma Maldanado stands with Sussury her parrot and her dog in what is left of her home that was destroyed when Hurricane Maria passed through on September 27, 2017 in Corozal, Puerto Rico. Getty Images Climate change is hindering progress on cancer prevention and increasing people’s exposure to deadly carcinogens, according to a new report

White House Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director Peter Navarro speaks during a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic in the press briefing room of the White House on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “let the country down” early in the nation’s response

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 4.6 million Global deaths: At least 311,425 Most cases reported: United States (more than 1.4 million), Russia (272,042), United Kingdom, (241,461), Brazil (233,142) and Spain (230,698) The

Getty Images Twenty million children attend camps in the U.S. every summer, fueling the $18 billion camp industry. With summer just a little more than a month away, camp directors are still deciding if it’s safe for camps to operate amid the coronavirus pandemic. And parents are equally concerned. On Thursday the Centers for Disease

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 4.5 million Global deaths: At least 307,159 Most cases reported: United States (More than 1.4 million), Russia (262,843), United Kingdom (238,004), Spain (230,183), Italy (223,885). The data above was

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, and White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx listen. Alex Brandon | AP President Donald Trump said the the

BRASILIA, BRAZIL – May 07: Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil talks to the press. Andressa Anholete It’s a “pretty negative” picture in Brazil, one analyst has told CNBC, with politicians dismissing the current health crisis and economic reforms looking increasingly unlikely.  The largest economy in South America has become a hotspot for Covid-19. It is

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Rich Pedroncelli | AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the state’s unemployment rate could reach a peak of 24.5% due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak as his administration grapples with a budget shortfall of $54.3 billion.  Nearly 4.6 million Californians have filed for unemployment claims

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on January 12, 2020 in Geneva. FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP via Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic may continue into the latter half of the decade, a senior global health official has warned, as the death toll of the virus approaches the grim milestone of 300,000. Dr. Soumya

A stylist wearing a protective mask works on a customer at a barbershop in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Monday, April 27, 2020. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg via Getty Images Since Georgia took the widely criticized step to reboot its battered economy last month, the state has seen new Covid-19 cases steadily climb but not spike. 

A view of St George’s Municipal Hospital after a fire, five patients dead on ventilator support in the intensive care unit. The hospital was one of the first in St Petersburg to be repurposed as a medical centre to treat infectious diseases like pneumonia, including that caused by the novel coronavirus. Peter Kovalev The U.S.

The U.S. may have flattened the curve of coronavirus cases through shelter-in-place orders, but the country’s public health response still must improve to limit future spread of the disease, according to Dr. Craig Spencer of New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. “The problem is that right now, as soon as we reopen, we don’t have what we

Bolt CEO Markus Villig speaks on stage at the 2019 Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Horacio Villalobos | Corbis via Getty Images European Uber rival Bolt says it isn’t laying off staff despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting a different direction to ride-hailing giants stateside. The Estonia-based firm has, like other

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a meeting with Texas Governor Greg Abbott about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, May 7, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters Another study shows that hydroxychloroquine — a drug President Donald Trump said showed promise in treating the coronavirus —

A woman using her laptop to work from home. 10’000 Hours For many people, starting a company in the midst of a global economic crisis is the last thing on their lockdown to-do list. But it might not be such a crazy idea. According to entrepreneurs and start-up investors CNBC spoke with, now might even