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"I expect these 10 up stock winners to keep winning as we approach the end of the bizarre year that was 2020," the "Mad Money" host said.

"America has never been more prepared to combat this virus than we are today," Vice President Mike Pence said at the beginning of the briefing.

Azar said that Pfizer is expected to file an application to the FDA for emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine on Friday, with Moderna soon to follow.

President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly lost or withdrawn cases aimed at overturning Joe Biden's victory in the White House race.

The programs were set to expire at the end of the year. They were instituted in early March as markets froze.

The NFL will benefit from the switch with more data on consumer behavior, while Visa can increase revenue with more transaction fees.

Airline executives are warning that bookings are dropping as the number of coronavirus cases spike.

Mitch McConnell has agreed to resume talks over a potential coronavirus relief bill, according to Chuck Schumer.

See which stocks are posting big moves after the bell.

"It's someone who will be accepted by all elements of the Democratic Party, from the progressive to the moderate coalitions,"

"There is no more urgent priority than containing this pandemic," National Association of Manufacturers CEO Jay Timmons told CNBC.

The company's stock has been on a tear since the S&P Dow Jones Indices announced this week that it would include the carmaker to the benchmark index.

Language learning app Duolingo has seen a huge spike in new users during the coronavirus crisis and its valuation rise by $1 billion in the past year.

Stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday as traders increased their exposure to major tech names amid a rising number of coronavirus cases.

White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said convincing people who consider Covid-19 to be "fake news" to get vaccinated is "a real problem"

Take a look at the companies making headlines in midday trading.

It's worth taking a longer-term view on equities as new Covid-19 restrictions threaten the major averages in the near term, market analysts say.

GM President Mark Reuss said the Detroit automaker analyzed the potential of a spinoff but determined it would not be the right thing for its business.

BuzzFeed has acquired HuffPost from Verizon as part of larger strategic partnership. Verizon will take a minority stake in Buzzfeed.

The IRS says that expenses covered by PPP loans can't be deducted if borrowers expect the balance will be forgiven.