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Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., gestures while speaking during a discussion on artificial intelligence at the Bruegel European economic think tank in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Jan. … Read More

WASHINGTON — White House aides improperly intervened to prevent a manuscript by President Trump’s former national security adviser John R. Bolton from becoming public, a career official said in a … Read More

Eric Trump speaks in Portsmouth, NH on Sept. 17, 2020. Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, makes a stop in Portsmouth during one stop on his ‘Make America Great … Read More

Google Maps Covid-19 overlay Google Google on Wednesday announced a new feature in Google Maps that will show you how many Covid-19 cases there are in particular geographic regions. It pulls … Read More

Gale Sayers, the will-o’-the-wisp running back who in a short but brilliant career with the Chicago Bears left opponents, as they used to say, clutching at air, died on Tuesday … Read More

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington … Read More

Spencer Platt | Getty Images Some JPMorgan Chase traders are upset that they only learned about a coronavirus case in their building last week from press reports, CNBC has learned. … Read More

“I surely would not be in this room today without the determined efforts of men and women who kept dreams alive, dreams of equal citizenship.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the … Read More

Nike shares soared 13% in extended trading Tuesday as the company reported an 82% increase in online sales and offered up an outlook that calls for demand to grow through the … Read More

People are streaming more movies and shows on internet-connected TV sets. But keeping track of who is watching what and where—and how many times they see the same ads—is becoming … Read More

Coffee chain Dunkin’ and hospitality stands at sports stadiums are testing a new checkout-free payment system from Mastercard Inc. as retailers try to meet shoppers’ desire for speed and reduced … Read More

A queue for Covid-19 tests outside a Laboratory in Paris on September 22, 2020 in Paris, France. Kiran Ridley | Getty Images News | Getty Images Euro zone business activity … Read More

It would have been a dangerous assertion in the middle of a deadly pandemic no matter where it came from: that wearing masks has “little to no medical value” and … Read More

A truck manufactured by Scania, one of Volkswagen’s truck brands, outfitted with TuSimple’s self-driving technology. Photo: Traton Group Sept. 23, 2020 3:01 am ET Volkswagen AG trucking subsidiary Traton Group … Read More

The logo of Chinese company Huawei at their main U.K. offices in Reading, west of London, on January 28, 2020. Daniel Leal-Olivas | AFP via Getty Images Huawei said that … Read More

New York City’s Health Department warned Tuesday evening that Covid-19 was spreading at increasing levels in several neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, a worrisome indicator after a couple of months … Read More

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on August 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Stefani Reynolds | Getty Images The … Read More

China’s online shopping growth stalls — a sign that economic recovery is slow SEARCH QUOTES Source

The effort to stave off a shutdown less than six weeks before Election Day comes as the looming brawl over filling the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader … Read More

U.S. stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading on Tuesday after the S&P 500 experienced its first positive day in five.  Dow futures rose 115 points. S&P 500 futures rose … Read More

SpaceX founder Elon Musk looks on at a post-launch news conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifted off on an uncrewed test flight to … Read More

A California city has reached a $4 million settlement with the family of a Black man who was fatally shot last year as he was having a mental health breakdown. … Read More

Katrina Lake, CEO of Stitch Fix Adam Jeffery | CNBC Stitch Fix shares dropped by more than 15% in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company reported steep losses for the fiscal … Read More

Stocks rose on Tuesday, recovering from the previous session’s steep sell-off, as Amazon led shares of Big Tech higher. The S&P 500 traded 1% higher. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.5%. … Read More

The virus death toll in the U.S. surpasses 200,000. The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic passed 200,000 on Tuesday as the first day of fall … Read More

Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. Grant Hindsley | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft on Tuesday announced developer tools for enhancing applications with calling and texting capabilities at its … Read More

Amazon employees are told they can get health care on call Amazon Care, the virtual health clinic for employees, is undergoing its first major expansion beyond the Seattle area.  The … Read More

Trump again calls it ‘the China virus,’ on a global stage. Defending his record on the coronavirus response and range of other issues, President Trump assailed China on Tuesday in … Read More

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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, stands on the construction site of the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide near Berlin, September 3, 2020. Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Images Tesla … Read More

A man with her protective face mask walks in Vellaces neighborhood after new restrictions came into force as Spain sees record daily coronavirus (Covid-19) cases, in Madrid, Spain on September … Read More

Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. Republicans say they will fill Ginsburg’s seat soon. A Mueller aide has regrets. And coronavirus cases are rising … Read More

Moves to accelerate digitization in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns are forcing businesses to manage a swelling tidal wave of data. Last week, startup Snowflake Inc. rode that wave to … Read More

The slow shift toward data-driven corporate compliance programs has a new accelerant: the government. Now, companies are scrambling to figure out how to meet the latest expectations. The U.S. Justice … Read More

TikTok deal: Chinese state media casts doubt over Beijing’s approval SEARCH QUOTES Source

Joe Biden and Donald Trump Getty Images SINGAPORE — Markets need to pay attention to the “high risk” of a disputed U.S. presidential election outcome as dynamics shift ahead of the … Read More

A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced an outspoken Chinese property tycoon who had denounced the Communist Party leader, Xi Jinping, to 18 years in prison for corruption, a harsh punishment … Read More

iPhone users can now customize their homescreens with colorful widgets and app icons. Kif Leswing/CNBC iPhone users are using the latest iOS update to customize their home screen with new … Read More

China economy recovering from Covid-19, says ex-Goldman economist Jim O’Neill SEARCH QUOTES Source

WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health said on Monday that one of its public affairs officers would retire after he was revealed to be surreptitiously attacking his employer and … Read More

Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks on the pharma industry’s coronavirus response SEARCH QUOTES Source

Nikola Motor Company Two truck Source: Nikola Motor Company Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:  Nikola — Shares of Nikola fell about 1% in extended trading, adding … Read More

In a floor speech in July, Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, issued an ultimatum on future Supreme Court fights. “I will vote only for those Supreme Court nominees who … Read More

Republican senators introduce bill for $28 billion in aid for airline industry as job cuts loom SEARCH QUOTES Source

Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc. hired an industry outsider with transformation experience as its next finance chief, the first woman in that role. The Milwaukee-based company named Gina Goetter as its … Read More

An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles lands at Reagan National Airport shortly after an announcement was made by the FAA that the planes were being … Read More

Here’s what you need to know: The U.S. headquarters of TikTok in Culver City, Calif. A deal to acquire the company was announced on Saturday, but the details have come … Read More

Roku stock jumps after NBCUniversal’s Peacock app launches on it SEARCH QUOTES Source