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It's time to revisit the Wall Street versus Main Street argument that has ebbed and flowed through the economic lockdown.

Boeing is cutting its production target for its 787 Dreamliners to five a month as the pandemic keeps a lid on demand and it warns about slower deliveries.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged and settled with the Cheesecake Factory for misleading investors with its Covid-19 disclosures.

Investors should avoid "scarily priced" sectors of stocks, such as IT and consumer discretionary, according to MBMG Group Managing Director Paul Gambles. 

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.

"I felt like somebody was taking a sledgehammer to my back," Tom Farley, now a dealmaker, told CNBC on Friday.

Job growth slowed in November and looks set to decline even more, as the spreading pandemic hits all sorts of economic activity.

Ellie Murray, an epidemiologist at Boston University, said the new guidance feels something like a compromise by the CDC, or a negotiating tactic.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is starting a business in the green tech and blockchain space called Efforce.

The World Health Organization is holding a briefing Friday on the pandemic as countries prepare their distribution networks for a forthcoming Covid-19 vaccine.

In the hunt for yield, Matt Maley of Miller Tabak and Delano Saporu of New Street Advisors share their top dividend-paying plays.

Warehouse and delivery jobs are surging while the holiday hiring spree looks muted for traditional retail, according to the latest jobs report.

So-called "value" stocks have soared recently and are expected to continue to rise, but experts say there are some key factors to consider before investing.

The U.S. dollar is currently hovering around lows last seen in April 2018 as investors continue to pour back into riskier assets.

Petco Health and Wellness has filed an S-1 to go public again.

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will auction off drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in just over a month.

The S&P 500's nearly 64% surge from March lows to recent record highs shows why long-term investors should stay in the market

Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 440,000 and the jobless rate to decrease to 6.7% from 6.9% in October

Fnatic has set up a "High Performance Unit" to assess how things like lack of sleep impact its gamers, who compete in esports competitions with big prize money.

Brian Brooks, the acting comptroller of the currency, told CNBC's Melissa Lee that "nobody's going to ban bitcoin."