The notice to the U.N. was the first step in a yearlong process that will rely on several factors outside of Trump's control, including cooperation from Congress and the president's Trump's own reelection in November, neither of which are assured.
Trump is linked to the firms and their executives through business deals conducted with his company, as well as through financial support for his 2016 run for president, his inauguration and his 2020 reelection campaign.
CNBC.com's MacKenzie Sigalos brings you the day's top business news headlines. On today's show, CNBC wealth editor Robert Frank digs into the Paycheck Protection Program's newly released data to find the billionaires who took small business loans from the federal government. Plus, after President Trump vows to put pressure on governors to open schools in the fall, CNBC's Ylan Mui breaks down how much it will cost to bring kids back into the classroom.
"Over the past week or so, there's been some leveling off, and I think it's probably due to the increase in cases not only in Ohio but across the country," Mester said.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, COO Sheryl Sandberg and other Facebook leaders met on Tuesday with groups that have led the call for what is now a widespread advertiser boycott of Facebook's platform.
As some residents and businesses migrate to the suburbs amid the pandemic, Marcus & Millichap's Hessam Nadji sees a downtown rebound similar to that in the years after 9/11.
As of Tuesday, more than 5,000 Florida patients were using roughly 83% of the state's more than 6,000 ICU beds, according to the state's Agency for Health Care Administration.
Mary Trump's forthcoming tell-all book paints a damning portrait of the president as a textbook narcissist who was scarred by emotional abuse he suffered as a child.
Without mentioning the Untied States by name, the WHO officials indicated that they are worried about the country's current surge in coronavirus cases.
Landry's CEO Tilman Fertitta discussed the issues facing restaurants and other businesses as economic reopenings are paused or rolled back across the country on CNBC's "Power Lunch."
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday, shortly after the presidential palace said he had been displaying symptoms associated with the disease.
As the coronavirus pandemic is preventing many fans from attending live sports, Japanese company Yamaha is testing out a new remote cheering project. Fans can show their support through the press of a button and it gets amplified into the stadiums.