Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that the fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain robust despite the coronavirus pandemic that has tanked markets and led to unprecedented layoffs of millions of Americans. “While the stock market has ebbed and flowed, and even this week made dramatic moves, President Trump and our entire economic team believe […]
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Lack of internet cuts off millions, Real ID extended
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 542,700 Global deaths: At least 24,361 US cases: At least 85,996 US deaths: At least 1,300 The data […]
House to vote on relief bill
The US Capitol is reflected in a standby ambulance on March 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images House members are scrambling back to the Capitol on Friday morning as one member’s opposition to a $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package is set to delay its passage. With few representatives in […]
Israel, China, Singapore use surveillance tech to track Covid-19
From Israel to South Korea to China, governments around the world are using technology to track the coronavirus outbreak as they race to stem its spread. But how long will it last and is this an infringement of privacy, rights groups have asked. In China, government-installed CCTV cameras point at the apartment door of those under […]
India’s streets sit empty, global cases near 500,000
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 492,000 Global deaths: At least 22,000 US cases: At least 69,000 US deaths: At least 1,000 The data […]
US to indict Venezuela’s Maduro on criminal drug charges
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a ceremony to mark the 17th anniversary of the return to power of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela April 13, 2019. REUTERS | Carlos Garcia Rawlins | File Photo WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Thursday indictments against Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle […]
New York City weighs closing parks, playgrounds and streets to enforce social distancing, Gov. Cuomo says
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to the media at the Javits Convention Center which is being turned into a hospital to help fight coronavirus cases on March 24, 2020 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty Images New York state and city officials plan to close some NYC streets may close parks […]
Trump mocks virus fear for Romney, Avenatti
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses during a Coronavirus Task Force news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, March 22, 2020. Jim Lo Scalzo | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump, in the midst of the biggest global health crisis in a century, on Wednesday morning […]
Coronavirus relief bill was ‘worth the day wait’
Sen. Chris Coons on Wednesday put his full support behind the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package agreed to by the Senate and White House. “I think it was worth the day wait,” the Delaware Democrat said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I’m really excited about this package and excited to get it out the door.” Senate Majority […]
Congress is closing in on a deal
Democrats and Republicans are closing in on a massive stimulus package to combat the economic impact of the coronavirus. In perhaps the biggest signal that an agreement was close, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told CNBC on Tuesday morning that there is “real optimism” Congress can clinch a pact within a few hours. Senate Majority Leader […]
