A number of states across the U.S. continued to report a rise in new cases over the weekend, as White House trade advisor Peter Navarro told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday that the White House is preparing for a potential “problem in the fall.” This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on
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Workers assists guests at check-in during the reopening of Bellagio hotel-casino on June 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. Ronda Churchill | AFP via Getty Images With states continuing to lift coronavirus restrictions, people across the U.S. have felt more comfortable traveling, taking transit, eating out and even moving to a new home. Improvement across the
Texas grocer Central Market turned salad bars and hot bars into packaged food displays during the pandemic. Source: Central Market Grocery stores have shut down self-serve salad bars during the pandemic. They’ve taken away displays of fresh olives and dips. And they’ve replaced giant kettles of ready-to-ladle hot soup with sealed to-go containers. The deli
The drug hydroxychloroquine, pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump and others in recent months as a possible treatment to people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed at the Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 27, 2020. George Frey | Reuters The National Institutes of Health has halted its clinical trial of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine
The U.S reported some 30,000 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest number of daily infections recorded since May 1, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. New cases across the country are surging faster than ever, especially in states in the South, West and Midwest. Officials are warning that some clusters of infections
Attorney General William Barr told the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, that he was fired in a letter Saturday amid a power struggle over who will fill one of the most important federal law enforcement positions in the nation. This is breaking news. Please check back for updates
Nielsen‘s David Kenny in an appearance on CNBC on Friday explained why he embedded the position of chief diversity officer into his responsibilities as chief executive officer of the marketing firm. When asked his motive for leading the company’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, Kenny, who is White, said the top reason was “power.” “There is no more
“Theater Closed” signs are posted in front of the AMC Montebello, as the US chain of AMC movie theaters closes for 6 to 12 weeks, On March 17, 2020 in Montebello, California, as the coronavirus (covid-19) epidemic leads to restaurant and school closures and workers working from home in an effort to encourage social distancing.
A man holds a flag with the image of U.S. President Donald Trump in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., on Friday, June 19, 2020. Matthew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House insisted Friday that Covid-19 is “still a priority” for the administration, even as President Donald Trump prepares for a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma that
The private-jet industry is seeing a rapid rebound from the coronavirus crisis, as new customers who had never flown private splurge to avoid the crowds and lines of commercial flying. While commercial traffic is running about 15% to 17% of last year’s totals, private flights are running at up to 70% or more of normal,
A sign is posted in front of a Hertz car sales and rental car office on August 8, 2017 in South San Francisco, California. Getty Images Hertz shares tumbled about 10% Thursday after the company said it plans to terminate a controversial stock sale. Earlier in the day, trading in Hertz shares were halted, awaiting the announcement.
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference on the coronavirus, in the White House Rose Garden on April 27, 2020. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images On April 27, the White House coronavirus task force appeared in a Rose Garden event. The topic: “Opening Up America Again.” That was 52 days ago and would
Medical personnel move a deceased patient to a refrigerated truck serving as make shift morgues at Brooklyn Hospital Center on April 09, 2020 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images A coronavirus model once cited by the White House now projects more than 200,000 Americans could die of Covid-19 by Oct. 1,
Hertz has suspended its plan to sell up to $500 million in shares after the Securities and Exchange Commission voiced concern about the deal and launched a review. Trading of Hertz stock had been halted for several hours before resuming shortly before 3:30 p.m. ET. Once trading resumed, shares were volatile, jumping double digits before closing
President Donald Trump points toward the crowd during a “Keep America Great” campaign rally at BancorpSouth Arena on November 1, 2019 in Tupelo, Mississippi. Brandon Dill | Getty Images White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci as well as other health officials are raising concerns that President Donald Trump’s upcoming campaign rally in Tulsa will
Nikola Corp.’s stock has gotten a lot of attention, and its founder boasts that its Badger pickup will rival Ford‘s F-150, the best-selling truck in the U.S., even though you can’t drive one of the electric truck maker‘s vehicles off the dealer’s lot yet. Nikola went public through a reverse merger on June 4, and its stock has
The new potential coronavirus treatment dexamethasone is a “good first step” to finding a cocktail of drugs that can effectively treat Covid-19, Oxford University professor Martin Landray, who co-led the study that found the drug to improve survival among patients, told CNBC on Tuesday. Landray and his team earlier Tuesday published the results of a study, which
Pedestrians walk past murals painted on boards covering bar windows on 6th Street on May 20, 2020 in Austin, Texas. Tom Pennington | Getty Images The number of people sickened with Covid-19 across Texas‘ hospitals continues to rise with coronavirus hospitalizations now up more than 66% since Memorial Day as the state continues to reopen.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus R speaks at a daily briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 2, 2020. Chen Junxia | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The World Health Organization said on Monday that more scientists globally should investigate disease clusters to analyze what is driving infection and causing further spread, in
A pharmacy tech holds a bottle and a pill of Hydroxychloroquine at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on May 20, 2020. George Frey | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration warned Monday that Covid-19 patients taking anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine along with antiviral drug remdesivir may weaken the effectiveness of the latter. The FDA