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Ontario to close all non-essential businesses

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Ontario Gov. Doug Ford said Monday he will release the list of businesses that will be allowed to stay open, but food will remain on the grocery store shelves and people will still have access to medication.

Stocks fall, despite federal aid as traders wait for Congress

By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press

Earlier, markets got a bump following the Federal Reserve's latest massive announcement of support. But the gains quickly vanished.

Over 1.5 billion globally asked to stay home to escape virus

By Lori Hinnant, Foster Klug, Associated Press

The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe, as more than 1.5 billion people — one-fifth of the world's population — were asked or ordered to stay home on Monday to try to blunt…

Fed to buy as much government debt as needed to aid economy

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The Fed's announcement Monday removes any dollar limits from its plans to support the flow of credit through an economy that has been ravaged by the viral outbreak.

Economic rescue tops $1 trillion as negotiations continue

By Associated Press

Top-level negotiations between Congress and the White House pushed into the night Saturday on a ballooning $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package, as President Donald Trump urged a deal to steady a nation shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic.

States still reporting surge in virus-related jobless claims

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday had reported a 25% increase in new unemployment claims during the week that ended last Saturday.

PG&E reaches bankruptcy deal with California governor

By Don Thompson, Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Pacific Gas & Electric have reached a deal for the nation's largest utility to emerge from bankruptcy triggered by massive liabilities from wildfires.

Imports of medical supplies plummet as demand in U.S. soars

By Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, Associated Press

The materials are critical to containing the highly contagious coronavirus as emergency rooms and clinics brace for a surge.

Federal Reserve to lend additional $1 trillion a day to large banks

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The Federal Reserve has moved with unprecedented force and speed to pump huge amounts of cash into the financial system to ease disruptions that have escalated since the viral outbreak.

Happy hours go virtual amid novel coronavirus crisis

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Video chat happy hours have popped up all over social media as communities have closed bars and restaurants to all but delivery and takeout and banned large gatherings in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus.