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The proposed bill gives small business owners more flexibility in how they use the loans, addressing several persistent complaints about the $660 billion effort.

The stock is up over 50% on the year, not including Thursday's after-hours move.

Home goods retailer Pier 1 this week announced plans to liquidate its business after failing to find a buyer. Modell's announced plans to shutter its business in March. Earth Fare, which filed for bankruptcy in February, only found a buyer for parts of it.

Zuckerberg's announcement comes as several tech companies are allowing employees to work remotely indefinitely.

Trump acknowledged during a tour of a Ford factory in Michigan that a second wave of Covid-19 is "a very distinct possibility."

E.l.f Chairman and CEO Tarang Amin said Thursday that the company's focus on its online marketplace allowed it to outperform in the face of a broader industry slowdown.

"Without a clear apples-to-apples comparison of the number of tests per capita, it is hard to compare disease rates across states," said Robert Bednarczyk, assistant professor of epidemiology at Emory University.

"We have the capacity to do that as a major research university," Boston University President Robert Brown told CNBC.

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Stocks dropped as Wall Street digested a strong rally this week along with the latest weekly jobless claims data.

People in the state still have "large concerns about whether it's safe to go out," the central banker told CNBC.

House Democrats want to send out another round of $1,200 checks. Senate Republicans aren't so sure. A new round of payments will come only after some tough political negotiations and another complicated deployment schedule.

There's a good chance that stocks build on their rally off the lows given all the cash sitting on the sidelines, according to Bank of America.

People earning between $35,000 and $75,000 annually traded stocks about 90% more than the week after receiving their stimulus check.

Billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg's tech company has a new CEO as it restructures for the general election against President Donald Trump.

The U.S. of course must act to protect against drug and medical equipment shortages, but in a way that does not feed the flames of trade nationalism created by the current pandemic, writes Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton.

CEO Corie Barry said the personalized approach is a safer way to serve customers and a better fit for the retailer, which sells big-ticket items like gaming consoles, kitchen appliances and home theater systems.

The billionaire co-founder of Avenue Capital said he thinks games will be held in two locations, suggesting Las Vegas and Orlando.

Evervault CEO Shane Curran says Alex Stamos' experience at Facebook meant he knew the importance of getting privacy right.

Trump's plans go against a signed executive order from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that prohibits nonessential visits to manufacturing facilities in the state to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.