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Musk describes the Neuralink device as "like a Fitbit in your skull."

The coronavirus has infected more than 24.56 million people around the world so far, killing at least 833,508 people.

UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a decree canceling a law on boycotting Israel and allowing trade and financial agreements between the two countries.

The measures, meant to limit Turkey's ability to explore for natural gas in contested waters, could affect individuals, ships or the use of European ports, the EU's top diplomat said.

Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43.

"We are disappointed that we have had to terminate the Epic Games account on the App Store. We have worked with the team at Epic Games for many years on their launches and releases," Apple said.

A new strain of the disease, combined with unseasonably wet weather and coronavirus lockdowns that left construction sites and other mosquito breeding grounds undisturbed, are all seen as factors behind the outbreak.

Analysts told CNBC they expect a continuation of Japan's reflationary policies despite Abe's plans to depart.

An international agreement over digital taxation is still possible in 2020, the Irish finance minister told CNBC Friday.

St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said on "Closing Bell" that he expects the economy to continue to recover into next year while the central bank holds its policies steady.

Stocks could start the historically weak month of September on an upswing, after what is so far the best August for the S&P 500 since 1986.

Stocks rose on Friday to wrap up another strong week on a high note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average erased its losses of 2020.

The soon-to-be formed Utz Brands will begin trading Monday on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker "UTZ."

The future of Jeep will be unveiled Thursday with the debuts of the Grand Wagoneer concept and a new hybrid electric version of the brand's flagship Wrangler SUV.

Trump delivered a more than 70-minute acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention touching on the economy, trade, the coronavirus and policing.

Three-quarters of the CNBC Global CFO Council say Democratic nomiee Joe Biden will win the 2020 Presidential election.

Nine companies in total have received backing from the scheme.

Wirecard Card Solutions will meet Friday to outline the terms of a sale of its card technology and associated U.K. assets to Railsbank.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his surprise resignation in a press conference Friday, citing health reasons.

Amazon said the order consisted of 1,200 of Mercedes' larger eSprinter models and 600 of its midsized eVito vans.