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Analysts see a smartphone rebound for Samsung, helped by Huawei's woes, alongside strength in its semiconductor business, driving shares in the South Korean giant to all time highs.

Paul Meeks, who’s known for running the world’s largest tech fund during the dot-com boom, believes tech stocks are too expensive right now.

Washington in recent years stepped up efforts to put pressure on China's technology firms, including Huawei and ByteDance. 

With depression rates up amid the economic and health crises, mental health should be treated like a physical illness, Sage Therapeutics CEO Jeff Jonas said on "Mad Money."

"There's clearly, you know, a consumer shift that's happening and you know people are holed up at home," RH CEO Gary Friedman told CNBC's Jim Cramer.

"Given that September tends to be a nightmarish month, it's good to have some cash," the "Mad Money" host said.

"This is stuff that everyone knew. There's a report that I have here someplace where China said it was airborne earlier than the statements I made. People knew it was airborne. This was nothing," Trump said Thursday.

P-TECH, an IBM-created program that brings training and job opportunities to high school students from communities with high concentrations of poverty, is expanding.

The latest measure comes as the Search giant gears up for an expected controversial presidential election.

"It's much safer for students to live on campus," President Donald Trump said during a press briefing at the White House.

Peloton's fiscal fourth-quarter sales surged 172% to $607.1 million, the company announced Thursday, as its high-tech stationary bike and treadmill became two of the hottest commodities for people looking to work out at home during the coronavirus pandemic. 

These are the stocks posting the largest moves after hours Thursday.

CNBC.com's MacKenzie Sigalos brings you the day's top business news headlines. On today's show, CNBC's Julia Boorstin breaks down just how much money the NFL brings into TV networks via advertising dollars, and explains why the media companies that own the networks have more at stake this year than ever before. Plus, CNBC wealth editor Robert Frank dissects the rental real estate crisis facing New York City.

The software maker delivered revenue growth even during the first full quarter of business during the coronavirus pandemic.

"She also knows a lot about how to run the businesses hands on and she has empathy for people," former Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill told CNBC.

Mortgage rates just set another new low, according to Freddie Mac, and that means the number of borrowers who could benefit from a refinance hit a new all-time high. 

Senate Republicans attempted to pass a more narrow coronavirus stimulus bill, but Democrats blocked the plan.

The stock market's mixed messages suggest it's still dealing with some critical issues that could weigh on its prospects, top market watchers say.

"Diversity of thinking is often reflected by the diversity of the people, and so you need diverse people in the organization. It's absolutely a business imperative," Carnival CEO Arnold Donald told CNBC.

Stocks fell sharply in volatile trading as the rout in tech — the best-performing sector in the market — resumed after a one-day respite.