WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 11 : President Donald J. Trump meets with bank CEOs about Coronavirus COVID-19 response in the Cabinet Room at the White House on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. The Washington Post WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pressed Congress on Friday to include a nine-month payroll tax holiday in the […]
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House Republicans come out against Dem bill ahead of vote
House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks before signing the Coronavirus Emergency Response Package which passed the House with only three votes against it on Capitol Hill on March 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty Images House Republicans made clear Thursday that they won’t support the new emergency coronavirus aid bill unveiled […]
Meituan launches paper ‘shield’ to protect diners in China
A Chinese office worker eats their meal surrounded by one of Meituan’s fold out protective “shields”. The company says that this free cover can help protect people from catching coronavirus in densely populated areas like offices and canteens. Meituan Meituan, one of China’s biggest food delivery firms, is delivering a paper “shield” to diners ordering […]
Trump wants big tax cut, NYC case count can’t keep up
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 118,101, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Global deaths: At least 4,262, according to data compiled by […]
Trump floats payroll tax cut, other financial relief amid coronavirus outbreak
President Donald Trump on Monday said he will be meeting with Senate and House Republicans on Tuesday to discuss “a possible tax relief measure” that would provide “a timely and effective response to the coronavirus.” “We are to be meeting with House Republicans, Mitch McConnell, and discussing a possible payroll tax cut or relief, substantial […]
Apple China stores all open apart from four
Apple staff and customers, wearing facemasks to protect against the COVID-19 coronavirus, are seen on the shop premises in Beijing on February 22, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri | AFP | Getty Images All of Apple’s retail stores in mainland China apart from four are now open after the coronavirus outbreak forced the iPhone maker to close […]
Trump had contact with Collins, Gaetz
The White House declined to comment to CNBC. There is no need for Trump to self-quarantine because of his contact with Gaetz and Collins, according to Dr. Ali Khan, a professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the College of Public Health of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Khan told CNBC that people need […]
Trump downplays oil plunge and coronavirus as markets drop
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Yuri Gripas | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump sought to downplay the plunging price of oil and the global spread of the new coronavirus as markets fell […]
Washington state weighs mandatory measures
In this image from video, provided by the California National Guard, a helicopter carrying airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing flies over the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California Thursday, March 5, 2020. California National Guard | AP This is CNBC’s 24-hour live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus […]
New York declares emergency; Italy to close Milan
A traveler wears a medical mask at Grand Central station on March 5, 2020 in New York City. David Dee Delgado This is CNBC’s 24-hour live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in U.S. eastern time. This will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. […]
