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The Nintendo Switch was already one of the most popular gaming consoles on the market after its 2017 release. But the combination of a blockbuster game, "Animal Crossing: New Horizons", and stay-at-home restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic, helped boost Switch sales to record levels.

How corporations respond to calls for diversity and inclusion amid the George Floyd protests will inform how S&P weighs them in its ESG index, its manager says.

Heading back to work is not a zero-risk situation amid the Covid-19 pandemic. From open office plans to break room conversations, many aspects of office culture must change to keep people safe. Here, epedemiologists and infectious disease experts share their advice.

Dick's Sporting Goods reported a decline in first-quarter same-store sales of almost 30%, as its stores across the country were shut by the coronavirus crisis.

Stimulus programs designed to keep the economy afloat during the coronavirus pandemic have failed to provide relief to Americans workers and companies who need it most, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz told CNBC.

Barra said let's stop asking "why" and start asking "what" can be done – "individually and collectively – to drive change… meaningful, deliberate change."

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Dick's Sporting Goods, Lululemon, Apple, and more.

Dow futures advanced Tuesday as Wall Street continued to bet on a successful reopening of the U.S. economy after the coronavirus halt.

Bank of America announced it will commit $1 billion to help communities grapple with economic and racial inequality worsened Covid-19.

That extra $600 in your weekly unemployment check is likely disappearing after July. Lawmakers have a few ideas to replace the policy.

Tencent-owned games developer Riot Games has released a new shooter game called VALORANT. It's another addition to a portfolio of game investments that could make Riot Games one of the best tech acquisitions ever.

Delta is retiring its MD-88 and MD90 jets earlier than planned because of coronavirus, ending the use of 'Mad Dog' jets in U.S. airline fleets.

The college graduation class of 2020 is one of the largest in history and faces a tough job market due to Covid-19. These are the key skills to succeed, according to LinkedIn research.

Casino stocks, among the hardest hit early in the coronavirus pandemic, have bounced hard off their lows. More gains are on the way, says Oppenheimer's Ari Wald.

TikTok, the social media app owned by China's ByteDance, apologized after a technical glitch made it look like the #BlackLivesMatter and #GeorgeFloyd hashtags had zero views.

Cities across America are reeling from a weekend of unrest after widespread protests erupted after George Floyd died during an arrest in Minneapolis.

Police fired tear gas outside the White House and in Philadelphia as looting and small fires were reported in New York City.

Facebook employees on Monday staged a "virtual walkout" in protest of the company's policies regarding recent posts by President Donald Trump.

News that Beijing has ordered state firms to halt purchases of farm products could well be an opportunistic political maneuver stemming from fundamental weakness on the demand side in China, said analysts.

A very public dispute has broken out between some of Italy's, and the world's, most high-profile doctors after one expert claimed the coronavirus "no longer exists clinically."