Fadi Arbid, CIO at Amwal Capital Partners, said he believes oil output cuts will go a long way in addressing oil volatility but the major issue plaguing prices is the coronavirus hit on demand.

HSBC's first-quarter earnings were not surprising given the global economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, says Filippo Alloatti, senior credit analyst at Federated Hermes. He also discusses the bank's decision to suspend share buybacks and dividend payouts for now.

The Federal Reserve's "big cuts" to its policy rates will eventually lead to lower interest rates in Singapore, says Piyush Gupta, chief executive of DBS Group Holdings.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent at The Economist says a haircut for banks in Lebanon seems inevitable despite their recent spat with the government.

Eli Lee from Bank of Singapore says that investors must realize that the speed of coming out of coronavirus lockdowns will be nowhere near the pace at which we entered it.

The Trump Administration has attacked China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Vasu Menon of OCBC warns tensions between Washington and Beijing could pick up even further, heading into the 2020 election.

Egypt has been implementing structural reforms in an "expedited fashion" and widening social safety nets to people who are vulnerable in light of the coronavirus outbreak, says Rania Al-Mashat, Egypt's minister of international cooperation.

Didi Chuxing is now "even more confident and more committed" to the idea of entering global markets in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, says Jean Liu, president of the mobile app-based transportation firm.

We are "worried" that humanitarian spaces for refugees may shrink if coronavirus infections within refugee camps rise, says Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross. He says he also expects ICRC's funding to become "very problematic" with donor countries increasing spending on their own economies.

China's exports could weaken in May, possibly also in June, as some of its largest export markets in the West have been under lockdown due to the pandemic, says Ray Farris, Credit Suisse's chief investment officer for South Asia.

Central banks around the world have injected huge amounts of money in the economy, while investors are hoping that lockdown measures can be eased quickly and smoothly without further outbreaks of the coronavirus, says Cedric Chehab of Fitch Solutions.

Companies in every sector face challenges giving forward-looking guidance in a pandemic that remains unpredictable.

Missing in the planning to return to work is a response to a very fundamental challenge: How do we ensure that the return to economic activity better positions American workers for success, writes Zoe Baird and David Marsh.

Saudi Arabia and Russia aim to inflict pain on American producers, forcing them to shutter wells and give up the market share.

It could take years for the world to recover from a significant economic contraction, and it will look different than the world we knew in January.

Oil and gas companies delayed in transitioning from fossil fuels and lost investors. The oil price crash caused by the coronavirus threatens to make this shift permanent.

The short-term pain of job losses, furloughed and unemployed workers in food bank lines miles long, may lead to worse long-term effects: a deep, permanent dent on America's competitiveness.

Covid-19 has revealed more clearly than ever before the nature and relentlessness of the ruling Chinese Communist Party's ambition to place itself at the center of global power and influence.

The coronavirus pandemic has made an already difficult timeline for a British-European Union trade deal "virtually impossible", Ireland's foreign minister said, cautioning that he did wish to raise expectations of London seeking more time.

In recent days, companies including ABC and ESPN parent Disney, Fox Corp., AMC Networks, NBCUniversal parent Comcast, ViacomCBS and Discovery reported earnings that showed how TV is trending as advertisers are pulling spend or postponing campaigns until later in the year.

The first employees to return will be those who need "access to special equipment" and whose jobs require them them to be in the office, Pichai stated.

Interim Health Officer for Alameda County Public Health Department, Erica Pan, said on an online town hall meeting that even though California had relaxed Covid-19 restrictions at the state level, that legally, "If there are local orders, whichever is stricter prevails."

Bain predicted a full-year contraction between 20% to 35% for the personal luxury market that includes clothes, jewelry, watches, beauty products, and accessories.

Washington's commitment to the security of its Gulf allies is unchanged despite what appears to be a shift in force posture in the region, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook told CNBC.

It was not clear whether live animals or infected vendors or shoppers may have brought the virus into the market.

The coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East is likely to remain under control despite the easing of restrictions in recent weeks, as long as strict social distancing continues to be enforced, experts told CNBC.

Russia is now the world's fifth-most infected country with more than 187,800 cases, surpassing Germany and France, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Britain is to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for almost everyone arriving into the country to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday.

Russia marks 75 years since the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Saturday.

Options traders are betting the videoconferencing stock may be gearing up for a double-digit move higher.

Markets are rebounding on Wednesday after two days of brutal selling. If you're looking for a way to get in on the action, using options could be the way to go.

One options trader won big on Joe Biden's Super Tuesday performance, cashing in on a sizable bullish bet on one health-care name.

Tony Zhang on a bearish Activision trade. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Options Action Traders, Carter Worth and Mike Khouw.

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Carter Worth on PayPal, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Options Action Traders, Tony Zhang and Mike Khouw.

Raytheon Technologies reported quarterly profit of $1.78 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $1.22 a share. Revenue also beat forecasts and Raytheon said it would not provide a financial outlook at this time due to pandemic-related uncertainty. Raytheon Technologies CEO Greg Hayes joins "Squawk on the Street" to discuss the earnings results as well as how coronavirus has impacted business.

Diane Swonk of Grant Thornton and Brent Schutte of Northwestern Mutual join "Squawk on the Street" to discuss the latest jobs numbers and economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

Roche CEO Severin Schwan said more research is needed to prove people gain immunity from Covid-19 infections.

The London-based company has raised over $100 million from investors but it hasn't been an easy ride.

The German court said the decision does not concern any financial assistance measures taken by the European Union or the ECB in the context of the current coronavirus crisis.

The European Union's agency for disease control has said that the U.K. is among five countries in the region that are still not seeing a decline in new coronavirus cases.

Disagreements with U.S. President Donald Trump could drive Europe to step up levies on companies like Google and Facebook, a lawmaker told CNBC.

Greece might be spared from having to hit strict fiscal targets related to previous bailouts next year, a government official told CNBC, given the ongoing health and economic crises.

"We will want, if we possibly can, to get going with some of these measures on Monday," U.K. Prime Minister Johnson told Parliament.

The NHS's digital innovation arm is paying Zuhlke Engineering £3.8 million to investigate the "decentralized" framework developed by Apple and Google.

Germany's constitutional court threatened to block fresh purchases of German bonds through the European Central Bank's program.

Gerard Lyons tells CNBC there is too much fear about leaving the EU without a deal.

Hetal Mehta, senior European economist at Legal & General Investment Management, discusses the impact of Brexit on U.K. policymakers.

Stacey Widlitz, president at SW Retail Advisors, speaks to CNBC about the retail picture in both the U.K. and the U.S.

Angel Gurria, secretary general of the OECD, discusses U.S.-China trade, multilateralism and digital taxes.