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Though there have been some positive steps in the space, industry representatives say gaming has a long way to go on diversity and inclusion.

Researchers and experts say QAnon has emerged in recent months as a sort of centralized hub for conspiracy and alternative health communities, NBC News reported.

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CureVac raised $213 million in its initial public offering in New York on Thursday, setting the stage for the first stock market debut of a company developing a promising vaccine to combat the coronavirus.

Shares of e.l.f. Beauty are setting up for another 19% rally based on the charts, says JC O'Hara of MKM Partners.

The U.S.-China trade deal is just not about purchases but structural changes too, said Clete Willems, a former deputy director of the National Economic Council.

The coronavirus has infected more than 20.7 million people around the world as of Thursday, killing at least 751,400 people.

The trade deal, signed in January, committed China to buying at least $200 billion more U.S. goods and services — on top of 2017 levels — over two years.

The SEC investigation was prompted by a report from Wolfpack Research in April in which it accused iQiyi of fraud and inflating revenue and user numbers.

Fortnite, the social shooter made by Epic Games, has been removed from the Apple App Store for iPhones.

"What I think what's happened is the world has accelerated from physical to digital across almost every industry," PayPal CEO Dan Schulman told CNBC's Jim Cramer.

Most scientists think 60% to 80% of the population needs to be vaccinated or have natural antibodies to achieve herd immunity.

Biden remarks drew a sharp contrast with President Trump, who opposes such a mandate.

Democrats worry that a slew of recent operational changes made by the new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, could affect the 2020 election.

CNBC.com's MacKenzie Sigalos brings you the day's top business news headlines. On today's show, CNBC's Eamon Javers breaks down what to watch as lawmakers leave D.C. without reaching a deal on a new round of economic relief for the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, CNBC's Kate Rooney tells us about the stock picking strategies of two very different groups of investors: millennials and baby boomers.

President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected former Vice President Joe Biden's call for a national mask mandate to combat the coronavirus.

The ruling deals a major blow to Amazon, which has for years fought off product liability lawsuits.

U.S. public health officials are beginning to see a "disturbing" uptick in the rate of coronavirus tests that come back positive in some regions of the nation, Fauci said.

"I see a lot of people making a lot of mistakes, mistakes that could really hurt you if this tape turns menacing," the "Mad Money" host said.