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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday warned that rapid novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing kits developed by Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) are frequently returning false negatives, according to preliminary data. What Happened The regulatory agency said it continues to evaluate...

Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic could combine with the annual seasonal flu in the U.S. in winter and could be more threatening. What Happened The coronavirus outbreak, together with the annual seasonal flu...

President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized governors of Washington and Michigan for what he said were unhelpful responses to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Inslee, ‘A Failed Presidential Candidate' Trump told Fox News in a telephonic interview that Washington Governor Jay...

The United States senators and White House officials reached an agreement on the $2 trillion novel coronavirus (COVID-19) stimulus package early Wednesday, the Washington Post reported. Benzinga is covering every angle of how the coronavirus affects the financial world. For daily updates, sign up...

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The United States Senate remained divided along party lines over an economic stimulus package to counter the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak again on Monday. Votes Divided On Party Lines The senators voted 49-46 in favor of the stimulus, falling well short of the required 60 votes. Alabama...

Expressing her disagreement with Boeing's (NYSE: BA) government bailout, Nikki Haley resigned from the company's board of directors. What Happened Former governor of South Carolina and former ambassador to the United Nations left Boeing's board of directors after the company sought a $...

Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) on Sunday marked a video retweeted by President Donald Trump as "manipulated media," in one of the first such enforcements under its updated policy. What Happened The White House Director of Social Media Dan Scavino had posted the video where Democratic...

The United States health workers who were assigned to meet the first cohort of evacuees from the coronavirus (COVID-19) hit Wuhan city in China were themselves exposed to the deadly virus, a whistleblower has alleged. What Happened The Department of Health and Human Services didn't provide...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) will stop giving out direct loans for fossil fuel extraction projects in the Arctic, the company announced Monday. What Happened The New York-based banking giant would also stop giving out loans to companies who make the majority of their revenues from coal, the...

President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, told reporters that he is doing a "very big trade deal" with India, but it might not be announced immediately. What Happened "We're doing a very big trade deal with India. We'll have it. I don't know if it'll be done before the...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) found foreign object debris (FOD) in the fuel tanks of some of the grounded 737 Max aircraft during a recent inspection. What Happened "FOD is absolutely unacceptable," Mark Jenks, the vice president and general manager of the 737 program told employees...

Bernard Madoff, the infamous Ponzi schemer, asked to be granted an early release due to his poor health conditions. What Happened Madoff, 81 has said that he is dying of terminal kidney disease and asked a judge on Wednesday for an early release from prison. He is currently serving a 150-...

The Iowa Democratic Party said it plans to release the results of the state's presidential caucuses on Tuesday after its app had technical problems that forced a delay in releasing the outcome. In an election that's being closely watched for signs of interference, the delay made many Iowans...

Shares of cruise operator Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) recovered some early losses but were still lower by 4% Thursday after a passenger was tested for the coronavirus. A Carnival cruise ship with 7,000 people onboard was barred from departing an Italian port after a 54-year-old woman from Macau...