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Known for his candid advice, Fauci has often opposed President Donald Trump in recommending school closures, state lockdowns and the use of face masks.

The ratio of companies with insider buying compared to insider selling is at 0.27 in July, the lowest level since at least 2007, according to Washington Service.

The New York Yankees' game against the Washington Nationals was also the highest-rated MLB regular-season game on ESPN in the New York market since 2015, according to the network.

Stocks fell on Friday, concluding a volatile week.

"Flu last year infected 11.8 million kids. We have not infected anywhere near that number of kids with Covid, and we don't want to find out what it might look like if we did," former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said.

"We're finding that beef costs, seafood costs are actually coming down and something that we can take advantage of," Bloomin' Brands CEO Dave Deno told CNBC.

The modified U.S. drone export policy is largely viewed as a Trump administration effort to sell more weapons overseas.

The NFL Players Association has agreed to the league's plan to drop all preseason games for the 2020 season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

The orders, which are subject to regulatory review, are designed to bring U.S. drug prices at least on par with their costs overseas.

Shares of Boston Beer jumped more than 25% on Friday after a strong quarter, and the company's CEO told CNBC that spiked seltzer should continue to drive growth.

Republicans are expected to release their coronavirus stimulus plan next week as millions of Americans stare down a financial cliff.

AMD was able to beat Intel to 7-nanometer chips because of a difference in the two companies' business models.

Following Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's powerful response to Rep. Ted Yoho, several other women in politics have come forward about their experiences of dealing with sexism and violent comments.

As lawmakers on both sides of the aisle wrestle over what to put in the next stimulus bill, they do seem to agree that stimulus checks should be included. Here's how quickly those payments could get to you, if Congress gives the final OK.

The market fell during Friday's session as major technology shares extended their losses. This is CNBC's markets live blog that will be updated throughout the day. 

TikTok is trying to poach employees from Silicon Valley giants like Google and Facebook as the wildly popular video-sharing app looks to expand.

A researcher who took refuge in the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco after allegedly lying to investigators about her Chinese military service was arrested and will appear in court on Friday, according to a senior Justice Department official.

Meanwhile, Beijing has not publicly agreed to evacuate from its consulate in Houston.

The hearing was initially set to take place on Monday, but was postponed due to memorial services for the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.

The Army is helping Florida in case it needs to quickly build out more surge capacity at its hospitals as Covid-19 cases continue to rise, seeking contractors who can build temporary facilities with 10 days notice.