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The gaudy profits reported Apple, Amazon, and Facebook showed there was more than reckless speculation that drove tech stocks.

Due to the flexibility of a Roth IRA, you may be able to use money toward the purchase of your first home without paying taxes or an early withdrawal penalty on up to $10,000 in earnings.

As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice-presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals.

The coronavirus has infected more than 17.5 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 679,439 people.

President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters he will act as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.

James Murdoch resigned from the News Corp board of directors on Friday citing "disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company's news outlets and certain other strategic decisions."

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in an interview out Friday, compared the U.S. to a sports team that stands poised to lose after years of winning.

The Big Tech companies of Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google spent over $20 million on lobbying in the first half of 2020. Some of that went toward making an impact on coronavirus relief legislation.

The president's campaign will start running new attack ads against rival Joe Biden on Monday in key early voting states, including Michigan and North Carolina.

CNBC.com's MacKenzie Sigalos brings you the day's top business news headlines. On today's show, CNBC's Rahel Solomon explains the challenges facing state labor offices when it comes to implementing new enhanced unemployment benefits from the federal government. Plus, a deep dive into Spotify's podcast acquisition spree.

Microsoft's interest in TikTok comes after the Trump Administration said it is considering blocking the app in the U.S.

A political network largely funded by billionaire Charles Koch is reactivating its ground game in support of five GOP Senate candidates, even as the coronavirus continues to spread.

The White House denied a report claiming the Trump administration scrapped plans for a national coronavirus testing strategy to make Democratic governors in some hard-hit states look bad as "entirely false."

The National Basketball Association kicked off its resumption on Thursday night, averaging 2.9 million viewers on Turner Sports' TNT network.

The market could lose some exuberance as the calendar turns to August, and investors await Friday's July employment report.

"This really could be catastrophic, and it extends beyond just the rental industry," said Tendayi Kapfidze, chief economist at LendingTree.

The S&P 500 rose on Friday amid a strong rally in some of the biggest technology companies.

Activision Blizzard, set to report on Tuesday, has rallied 39% this year. Todd Gordon of Ascent Wealth Partners is playing for more upside.

Stocks wiped out earlier losses Friday after the biggest tech companies and market leaders — Amazon, Apple and Facebook — soared on their stellar quarterly results.

A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.