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The S&P 500 is closing in on records again. But there's more happening under the surface than meets the eye.

Nintendo reported operating profit of 144.7 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in the April-June quarter, smashing analyst expectations.

Rocket Companies, the parent of U.S. mortgage lender Quicken Loans, said its initial public offering (IPO) was priced at $18 per share on Wednesday, below a target range, and that it sold fewer shares than planned.

The Bank of England has held interest rates steady and maintained its existing level of asset purchases, but warned it is anticipating a slower economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

Democrats and the White House are struggling to reach a coronavirus stimulus deal, but they seem to be moving closer on unemployment insurance.

Business activity in China has recovered quickly from the start of the coronavirus health crisis, the CEO of one of Europe's largest manufacturers told CNBC.

But a massive cash-on-hand advantage that once gave the Republican a significant competitive edge has largely been closed, with Biden and the Democratic Party reporting that they are just $6 million shy of the $300 million that the president and the Republican National Committee have banked.

China's economic growth indicators are lopsided, pointing to possible downside risks for the country in the second half of 2020 as it tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, said an expert on Thursday.

The coronavirus has infected more than 18.8 million people around the world as of Wednesday, killing at least 707,666 people.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said "today's China is not the former Soviet Union" and accused the U.S. for attempting to start a Cold War.

Music is a priority for Twitch, particularly K-pop — the music genre from South Korea that has grown in popularity over the years, according to Sunita Kaur.

The head of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee and other top Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday asked federal regulators to investigate securities transactions made by Eastman Kodak and its executives around the time it learned it could receive a $765 million government loan.

Facebook on Wednesday removed a post from the account of President Donald Trump in which he said in a video interview that children are "almost immune" from Covid-19. Twitter also temporarily banned the president's campaign account from tweeting.

Telemedicine companies Livongo and Teladoc relied on lot of Zoom calls and one socially distanced meeting in Detroit, Michigan.

The pandemic shows no signs of letting up and the U.S. economy is in free-fall, but investors are still hungry for tech companies to hit the market.

Oppenheimer Asset Management's John Stoltzfus expects a temporary setback to the March 23 rally, but he's not abandoning his bullish stance on stocks.

Trump applauded the country's coronavirus vaccine and therapeutic development, saying it has had "tremendous success" and is "ready to deliver them literally as soon" as they're approved.

President Trump said he supported a proposal that has gained bipartisan support for $25 billion in additional federal aid for airline payrolls.

Telehealth has been one of the massive growth stories of the Covid-19 era, as patients avoid clinics and hospitals where they risk exposure to the coronavirus. The Teladoc-Livongo deal is the third-largest in the U.S. this year.

Pompeo's comments come less than a week after President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he will act soon to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.