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Congress is prepared to provide stimulus checks to middle- and low-income Americans battered financially by the ever-growing coronavirus pandemic.

As the coronavirus outbreak has worsened, many Americans have hunkered down in their homes and are turning to online marketplaces like Amazon to get essentials like toilet paper, food and hand sanitizer delivered to their door.  While physical stores run out of stock and cities are on lockdown, Amazon’s warehouse workers, delivery dr...

Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — almost five times the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus. The surge in weekly applications was a stunning reflection of the damage the viral outbreak is inflicting on the economy. Filings for unemployment aid generally...

Stocks are up 4% Thursday, putting the market on track for its first three-day rally in six weeks, even as the astonishing scale of the downturn slamming the economy because of the coronavirus becomes more apparent

Ski resorts across the West that were shut down amid coronavirus fears are grappling with an economic blow at a time they would normally be welcoming hordes of spring break revelers.

The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Senate leaders and the White House have reached an agreement on a sweeping $2 trillion measure to aid workers, businesses and a health care system strained by the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak.

New unemployment benefit claims are rising to levels unseen in recent U.S. history as a result of coronavirus concerns

As Congress pushes through a $2 trillion stimulus bill, some Americans can expect checks from the government to help them cope with the economic devastation stemming from the coronavirus crisis.

Waffle House has declared “Waffle House Index Red,” as the chain closes nearly a quarter of its restaurants in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Get the full story at NBCNews.com....

Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street gained as U.S. legislators wrangled over a proposed $2 trillion virus aid package

CVS Health Chief Executive Larry Merlo said a lack of personal protective equipment has slowed the widespread rollout of its drive-thru tests for the coronavirus and limited the number of tests that sites are able to do.