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American workers continued to hit the unemployment line in large numbers last week, with 898,000 new claims filed for jobless benefits.

"Regardless of credit, it's still worthwhile looking into refinancing as an exercise to save money over time," said Lauren Anastasio, a certified financial planner at SoFi, an online personal finance company.

The Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled an Oct. 22 vote on whether to approve of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court.

America's malls' future prospects — fulfillment centers, apartment complexes, schools or medical offices — could mean massive write-offs in property values, according to a new Barclays report.

YouTube told CNBC that it doesn't consider QAnon a monolithic entity that can be banned — but one that has sprawling tentacles sometimes interwoven with truth or gray areas.

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said the nation's top CEOs want to "keep a spotlight on racial equity and keep the work moving forward," even as Americans live through the coronavirus pandemic and follow the presidential election.

Morgan Stanley, which has been Wall Street's most aggressive acquirer with $20 billion in takeovers this year, appeared to be firing on all cylinders.

"I think we're importing their negativity. I don't think it's necessarily going to last," CNBC's Jim Cramer said on Thursday morning.

"Quite frankly that is nonsense," White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said of herd immunity against Covid-19.

Pauses to clinical trials are not uncommon, and the delays should reassure the public that the systems in place intended to protect volunteers are working.

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said the retailer wants to own part of popular video app TikTok because it sees social media as a huge business opportunity and a powerful way to reach customers.

The coronavirus pandemic is causing financial stress and anxiety for many Americans, yet it is people of color who are feeling it the most, according to an analysis of the American Staffing Association's latest survey on the workforce.

The AWS re/Start program partners with local workforce development groups to provide free cloud training, certification and job placement for graduates to start a new career in technology.

"You'll hear, and it's incorrect, 'oh, these viruses are too small to be filtered,' but that's not true. They're perfect. They're very easily filtered out," Kimberly Prather, an atmospheric chemist at the University of California at San Diego, said.

France and the Netherlands have proposed stricter EU rules to oversee large technology firms, such as Alphabet, Facebook and Amazon.

The vehicles can collect a large amount of data for analysis.

Two traders sift through a group of stocks "on sale" to find bargain buys in the market.

DraftKings will integrate its content across Turner Sports platforms, but the agreement excludes the NBA.

Benefits enrollment season is around the corner, and that means it's time to review the perks your employer is offering. Here's a bonus: Some of those benefits come with a tax savings sweetener.

Judge Amy Coney Barrett avoided answering direct questions again on Wednesday, her final day of questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee.