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Private investment in space companies in the third quarter bounced back after a significant dip, according to a Space Capital report.

Amazon said third-party sellers' Prime Day sales grew more year over year than its retail business.

Ray McGuire, a vice chairman at Citigroup, has been privately discussing running for mayor since January.

The big-box retailer's leader said lawmakers need to help Americans and small businesses who are struggling during the recession.

If you begin now, you can save $1 million, $2 million or $3 million with the right amount of time and dedication. How much you'll need to save every month will depend on how old you are when you start saving and how much money you want for retirement.

The GMC Hummer EV ad blitz starting Tuesday will run during the World Series, "The Voice" and across a barrage of social media and streaming platforms.

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Short-term funding markets seized up during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, demonstrating that more reform is needed, the Federal Reserve's chief banking overseer said Thursday.

Home sales in Palm Beach tripled in the third quarter as the wealthy fled the cities and higher-tax states of the Northeast, according to a new report.

"We're less likely to use blunt instruments we used in March and April," New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy told CNBC on Thursday.

Economic analysts have expressed exasperation for the past several days at the policy decisions coming from Ankara, arguing that the currency's troubles are self-inflicted.   

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.