New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday a screening of 3,000 people found nearly 14 percent tested positive for antibodies for the novel coronavirus, suggesting that 2.7 million residents across the state may have been infected with the disease. Cuomo noted that the survey was...

Global equity benchmarks edged higher Thursday as investors weighed an ongoing rebound in oil prices against stark economic data from Europe and the United States that further illustrated the worldwide toll from the coronavirus pandemic. IHS Markit's Flash Composite Purchasing Managers'...

More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday. Roughly 26 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the five weeks since the coronavirus...

Analysts warned the rise could be temporary as storage tanks fill around the world, but prices recovered ground as investors reassessed the resiliance of the world’s economy amid the global health emergency. Brent crude LCOc1 was up 99 cents, or 15%, at $21.36 a barrel by 0506 GMT after...