Losses likely to continue next week | Oil set to 'crater' Monday | Latest on coronavirus

Stocks finished the week lower, remaining deep in bear market territory.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE SAT, APR 04, 2020 WEEKEND BRIEF EDITOR'S NOTE The coronavirus pandemic sent 10 million Americans filing for unemployment benefits in the last two weeks of March. One day they had steady jobs in a growing economy, the next they were told to stay home.   Next week likely will bring millions more jobless claims, CNBC's Patti Domm writes.   Investors know that this tally is going to be bad. They know upcoming corporate earnings will be bad. They also know how the Federal Reserve and the U.S. government are responding to a shuttered economy.  What they don't know is how long the coronavirus pandemic will rage and how long it will take for the jobs, and then the economy, to come back.   Amid this uncertainty stocks finished the week with a loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 28% from its high. The S&P 500 is down more than 26 percent. The Nasdaq is off more than 25%.   This bear market likely won't go away until humanity gets a handle on the virus.   "I think it's a wait and see with a drift to the downside," said Lori Calvasina, chief U.S. equities strategist at RBC. "One thing we now need is a decline in the number of virus cases in the U.S."   Thanks for reading Weekend Brief.  Email your thoughts at EveningBrief@nbcuni.com or message me on Twitter @tellittoal.   Subscribe to CNBC PRO for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming from around the world.   Al Lewis | CNBC Markets Editor @tellittoal THE WEEK AHEAD The stimulus boost has passed and now the stock market is focused solely on virus developments   YOUR WEEKEND BRIEFING  The latest Coronavirus updates: NYC mayor pleads for medical help as US cases continue to rise Oil set to 'crater' Monday as OPEC meeting delayed, tensions flare between Saudi Arabia and Russia China is donating 1,000 ventilators to help New York in coronavirus fight Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sells part of Delta, Southwest airline stakes Bank of America says the lows for stock prices and corporate bonds are in Wall Street adjusts to working at home: Lost screen real estate, Citi's new 'world headquarters' PRO: These stocks managed to rack up big gains this week despite the rocky market Bank of America sees huge demand for the small business loan rescue program PRO: These stocks, including Amazon and Hasbro, can weather the pandemic, analysts say Scenes of Sin City shut down by coronavirus     Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2020 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS