The Pentagon also recorded more than 1,300 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 among the sister service branches, a new record for the military in a 24-hour period.
CNBC.com's Melissa Repko explains why this year's holiday shopping deals started earlier than normal online, and what Black Friday will look like during a pandemic.
E. Jean Carroll says President Trump defamed her by saying she was lying and motivated by money when she claimed he raped her in a dressing room in the 1990s.
Jewelers will try to drive holiday sales by encouraging purchases as a romantic gesture, a Zoom accessory or a way to brighten a very challenging year.
Mortgage interest rates have set record lows more than a dozen times this year, and last week there was yet another. That caused mortgage applications to rise.