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The gag order request came as President Donald Trump, a former friend of Jeffrey Epstein, said he wished Ghislaine Maxwell "well" in her sex crime case.

The increase came after sharp declines over the previous three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sales were still 11.3% lower annually.

On Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook will join CEOs from Amazon, Facebook and Google in a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee as part of an antitrust investigation into big technology companies.

The move is an escalation of political tensions between the world's two largest economies.

Google teamed up with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to launch the new tools because it found that a lot of people were asking questions like "what is a mortgage?" and "what is APR?"

BlackRock's iShares products continue to win out with buyers. Chris Hempstead of IndexIQ and Todd Rosenbluth of CFRA discuss what it means for the rest of the ETF industry.

FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor also told lawmakers that the reliance on overseas suppliers for PPE a "national security issue."

Nike said the changes it is making will lead to a "net loss of jobs across the company," which will result in pretax, one-time employee termination costs of roughly $200 million to $250 million.

Across the country, colleges are slashing staff to offset revenue losses from Covid-19, and faculty — from small liberal arts colleges to large public university systems — are feeling the pain.

U.S. government debt prices edged higher Wednesday morning after President Donald Trump conceded that the coronavirus pandemic will probably "get worse before it gets better."

The surging value of mega-cap tech stocks is giving U.S. index funds, most notably the Nasdaq 100, a hefty concentration in just a few names.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Biogen, Pfizer, Best Buy, Snap, iRobot, and more.

While a number of colleges and universities have offered a break on room and board, nearly all of them have drawn the line at tuition.

Trump's comments come after the president has sent mixed messages for months on whether he supports the use of masks as a public health intervention to prevent the spread of the virus.

Trump also acknowledged Tuesday that the pandemic will probably "get worse before it gets better."

Fiat Chrysler and Waymo have agreed on an exclusive deal to develop self-driving commercial vehicles. The automaker also will use Waymo's autonomous vehicle technology on its global fleet of future vehicles.

Germany stood out for its strong science communication. For months, its top podcast was 'Der Coronavirus,' which provided an update on the disease from a top virologist.

Progressive groups pushed for change after some police used military gear during Black Lives Matter protests, including tracked vehicles and stun grenades.

The two Chinese nationals helped conduct a global hacking campaign for more than a decade, in addition to more recent attacks, authorities said.

President Donald Trump socialized years ago with accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his accused procurer, Ghislaine Maxwell.