China should still set a growth target this year for the authorities to design a "sensible" stimulus package, says Liu Li-gang, Citigroup's chief economist for China, who adds that the country's unemployment rate risks exceeding 10% without aggressive fiscal stimulus.

Initial optimism following the phase one trade deal has slipped a bit and the market is starting to price in "some greater concerns" about U.S.-China friction, over trade as well as the coronavirus crisis, says Timothy Moe, Goldman Sachs' co-head of macro research in Asia and chief Asia Pacific equity strategist.

Jian Chang of Barclays Asia Pacific says medical supplies are a key factor driving the increase in China's export numbers. Jian Chang also explores the worsening U.S.-China relationship in recent weeks amid the coronavirus crisis, with the trade agreement being a key focal point.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk lashed out at government stay at home orders as "fascist" in an expletive-laced rant on Tesla's Q1 earnings call.

Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz, says it took "robust and best practice safety measures" to ensure that the reopening of the plant was safe for its 4,200 workers.

Federal prosecutors this week informed GM that it is not currently a target in a yearslong investigation into corruption of the United Auto Workers union.

On Friday, Tesla braced its furloughed U.S. employees for at least another week of unemployment, wrapping up a wild week that included expletives and wild tweets from CEO Elon Musk.

The homes have a combined value of $39.5 million.

Dow futures trimmed earlier gains as U.S. oil prices turned lower after a five-session winning streak.

It's unclear why Tesla halted its operations at the plant that's normally operated six days a week. But the move means that Tesla isn't making any cars worldwide.

General Motors plans to further strengthen its cash position during the coronavirus pandemic through an offering of senior unsecured fixed rate notes, the company announced Thursday.

The plant will bring back around 30% of employees normally working on a shift.

"We literally have 10,700 franchisees in the U.S., and on average they own two restaurants apiece," Subway CEO John Chidsey told CNBC.

"There's all these downstream issues that really haven't been addressed yet," the Dallas Mavericks owner and "Shark Tank" investor told CNBC on Friday.

At the start of his Hall of Fame NFL career, Terrell Davis was an unheralded running back competing for a spot with the Denver Broncos. After a discouraging start, Davis considered calling it quits before one play in a preseason game changed the 'entire trajectory of my career.'

Gargiulo Produce opened in 1929 as a vegetable cart going door to door to sell food. Now, the company sells online to survive the coronavirus shutdown.

The rise of virtual hangouts and work meetings hasn't been enough to stop the battering of the beauty industry as the COVID-19 outbreak has largely put in-person activities on hold. But the clean beauty market has been a bright spot.

The second round of the Paycheck Protection Program launched last Monday and has so far provided over 2 million loans worth over $175 billion out of the total $310 billion Congress authorized in the latest relief package.

Only 13% of small businesses that applied for relief through the Paycheck Protection Program have received funding, according to the CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey released Monday.

The men are charged with fraudulently applying for more than $500,000 in assistance from the new CARES Act Payroll Protection Program, which is designed to help businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

States enduring the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis are receiving a smaller proportion of emergency small business loans, a Fed study found.

The "Shark Tank" investor also tried to look at the bright side: "So 80% are going to make it, in my view. That means it was a great investment."

Banks have been retreating from loans tied to housing as the coronavirus pandemic impacts home values and the creditworthiness of borrowers.

"History tells us that the odds of another deep decline are very, very high," one strategist said.

Cramer said that he viewed Buffett bailing on airlines as a sign that there were serious issues in the broader economy.

Cramer warned that the U.S. economy may be too weak to handle another trade spat with China and discouraged Trump from imposing new tariffs.

"I don't think you're buying these thinking that that business is coming back immediately," TD Ameritrade chief market strategist JJ Kinahan told CNBC.

"This is not blockbuster drug, but watch this trend. I think it's very exciting for investors," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday.

Bankrate's Mark Hamrick discusses the findings of a new survey on how Americans are feeling about their financial health, more than a month into coronavirus stay-at-home measures.

New York Times reporter Matt Apuzzo discusses his piece on how Beijing moved to tamp down criticism from the West over its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Joel Kulina of Wedbush Securities discusses the key takeaways from Facebook, Microsoft and Tesla's earnings reports, and whether big tech companies may largely get a pass for a downturn in business in the latter part of Q1.

Julian Emanuel of BTIG discusses whether health data related to the virus pandemic has become the market's new economic data.

Greg Sarian, CEO of Sarian Strategic Partners and one of Barron's Top 100 Advisors, says investors should prepare for more volatility, and discusses some tax strategies to employ as stock prices are still lower.

A converstation about the latest market-moving news, including oil's six-day rally and expectations of reopening the economy.

Bullard's comments came minutes before ADP reported that private payrolls shed more than 20 million jobs in April amid coronavirus shutdowns.

The Dow and S&P 500 closed lower on Wednesday as investors weighed the potential of the U.S. economy reopening amid more dismal employment data.

The combined group could put pressure on rival telecommunications firms BT, Vodafone and Sky.

Bubble-like tech stocks remain among the biggest winners this year, and their strength pushed the Nasdaq Composite into positive territory on Thursday.

Traders on Thursday priced in a negative federal funds rate by December 2020, lasting at least to January 2022

The tech-heavy Nasdaq clawed back all of its 2020 losses as tech shares added to their recent gains.

"Not only would this be a health catastrophe, but it would reverse the recovery as well," the central bank official said in a speech.

A conversation about the latest market-moving news, including the upcoming jobs report.

Stocks rose sharply even after the ugliest monthly jobs report on record as investors bet the worst of the coronavirus and its impact on the economy has passed.

"We are optimistic that we'll see the bottom in Q2 and move out of that as we enter the third and fourth quarters," Nucor CEO

"Some of these hopes make more sense than others," the "Mad Money" host said.

"This drug makes a big difference, especially if you were worried about a second wave of infections after we reopened the economy," the "Mad Money" host said.

Stocks on Wall Street have reached levels that are "too hot" for Jim Cramer's liking.

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said it was Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo's idea to couple contact tracing with coronavirus testing as the software maker sought to launch Work.com.

"When the CDC changed its [face mask] guidelines ... we all of a sudden saw overwhelming amounts of demand come on to our site," Etsy CEO Josh Silverman told CNBC.