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The work could require as many as 300,000 public health workers, more than the current combined federal, state, and local public health workforce, according to some estimates.

Smithfield will temporarily close its Cudahy, Wisconsin plant for two weeks and will also temporarily shutter its Martin City, Missouri facility, which employs more than 400 people.

At least 32 states will provide the expanded federal benefits by the end of this week.

Economists surveyed by Refinitiv expected the number of initial claims for state unemployment benefits to hit 5.1 million

Traders say stocks will be volatile until investors can see more clearly when countries might be able to stop the outbreak

At this point, Alphabet and Google hasn't announced job cuts

Nearly 17 million people have filed for such aid in the just the past three weeks

Coronavirus pushes Fed's Beige to deliver grim economic snapshot.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has hired high-powered consultants to develop a science-based plan for the safe economic reopening of the region that can thwart expected pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to move more rapidly

The company’s struggles were compounded in recent days after the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of 850 J.C. Penney stores.