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Some counties have reported higher positivity rates stemming from people under 30 years old, indicating they may be going to "bar-type settings" or were infected at Memorial Day celebrations, Abbott said.

Americans returning to work on a part-time basis may be able to continue receiving unemployment benefits, including the federal $600 weekly enhancement.

Sales declines returned as Oracle kept doing business through the pandemic.

"It's a cheap drug, widely available — that's going to be first line therapy," Landray said. "And the question is do these other drugs now work on top of dexamethasone."

Their stories come as companies across Silicon Valley and the U.S. grapple with how to respond to growing calls for racial justice.

Needham's Laura Martin initiated coverage of Amazon with a "buy" rating and said the "hidden" value of its media business is one of the stock's drivers.

"They've come up with the AIDS vaccine," Trump said during a press conference on police reform, referring to scientists.

Dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid, has become the first drug shown to be able to save lives among Covid-19 patients in what scientists hailed as a "major breakthrough".

"This administration has made a lot of good calls. Let's do it for at least another 90 days," Landry's Chairman Tilman Fertitta told CNBC.

As the United States continues to face record unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic, a "historically high" rate of 30% of Americans missed their housing payments in June.

The Nebraska Democratic Party called on its U.S. Senate nominee to drop out of the race Tuesday after he made sexually repugnant comments about a campaign staffer in a group text with her and other staffers.

General Motors will hold moments of silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds at its plants Friday, Juneteenth, as a sign of solidarity and support for the Black community, according to an internal note.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a bill on Tuesday to reform aircraft certification following two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes.

It was the third straight gain for the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq COmposite.

Eldorado and Caesars have released documents estimating the financial performance of their regional casino properties since reopening. Because of aggressive cost-management, they have been able to improve margins by 1,000-1,200 basis points, year over year — improving EBITDA in spite of flat or lagging revenues, compared to the same period year over year. It's an ongoing theme for the casino industry — taking out big costs, and keeping unprofitable parts of the business closed.

The order comes as Congress pursues police reform legislation in the wake of George Floyd's death in police custody.

A former Peace Corps math teacher, Hastings has become one of the nation's largest donors to the education reform system. His latest venture, named the Retreat Land at Lone Rock, is expected to operate as a training ground for public school teachers, according to Recode.

The number of people sickened with Covid-19 across Texas' hospitals continues to rise, with coronavirus hospitalizations now up more than 66% since Memorial Day as the state continues to reopen.

A beauty brand with a cultlike following, Beautycounter is moving in to the makeup retail giant Sephora — in a bid to bring its clean mission to the masses. The company has garnered a spot on CNBC's 2020 Disruptor 50 list, released Tuesday.

The two sites, ZeroHedge and The Federalist, will no longer be able to generate revenue from any advertisements served by Google Ads, NBC News reported.