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The death toll from Covid-19 dwarfs the deaths seen on 9/11. Vice President Mike Pence and Joe Biden wore masks and exchanged elbow bumps in reflection of the coronavirus at a Sept. 11 memorial in New York.

The race for the White House will likely impact the equity markets. While you may be tempted to position your portfolio now, experts say it's best to wait. Here's what different results on Nov. 3 could mean for stocks.

Enterprise software companies Snowflake, Sumo Logic and JFrog are set to debut next week, along with gaming software provider Unity and telehealth provider Amwell.

Amid the pandemic, tributes were colored by coronavirus precautions and the devastating losses from the health crisis.

Credit-card issuers have been fiercely jockeying over multi-year co-brand deals as they offer banks a way to quickly tap into consumer spending at popular retailers.

Universities across the country have reported growing Covid-19 cases in fraternity houses, threatening their surrounding communities and plans to bring students back to campus.

"We had to assume it was spreading everywhere because we had no testing. That's going to be looked back at as the key missing element here," the former FDA chief told CNBC on Friday.

Peloton and Oracle got a lift from better-than-expected earnings. Nikola took a massive hit as its CEO disputes fraud allegations.

"We need to hunker down and get through this fall and winter because it's not going to be easy," Dr. Anthony Fauci told Harvard Medical School on Thursday regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri said the company will push back on a planned change to Apple's iPhone operating system that would impact how advertisers track users. But, he said, "I don't think we have much influence over Apple."

Unemployed workers can expect to get a $300 weekly supplement to jobless benefits for a period covering up to six weeks, according to a federal official.

After a substantial decline last week, the number of borrowers in coronavirus-related mortgage bailout programs dropped by a lot less this week.

As Covid-19 continues to disrupt educational plans, parents increasingly are unsatisfied with the schooling their children receive.

The company is also launching a prompt at the top of users' News Feeds to encourage people to sign up to work the polls. 

Most financial advisors suggest you save 10% to 15% of your salary for retirement. But if your goal is to get to $2 million, the percentage you need to invest will vary based on the age you start.

U.S. consumer prices increased solidly in August, but labor market slack is likely to keep a lid on inflation as the economy recovers from the Covid-19 recession.

Google hopes these sorts of sports deals will help it gain traction against Amazon and Microsoft.

Peloton CEO John Foley hinted at customers being able to rent Peloton bikes and treadmills one day, and also being able to buy a used version. 

Instagram last month launched Reels in an effort to compete with TikTok. The move came at a particularly vulnerable time for TikTok, which is at risk of being banned in the U.S. over national security concerns. 

The reopening of the U.S. economy has D.A. Davidson betting on Ulta Beauty as a stock that could benefit in the march back to normalcy. Matt Maley of Miller Tabak lays out the technical case as to why that's the right move.