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The S&P 500 could be riding into a "make-or-break moment" in the short term, the "Mad Money" host said.

The U.S. reported more than 44,700 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the second-highest daily increase, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

Indoor businesses required to close include restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums and cardrooms, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

However, "we are doing better at ICU care, and we're learning how to take care of these patients," Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Peter Hotez told CNBC.

America's billionaires are now spending 20 times more on political contributions than they did a decade ago, according to a new study.

During a virtual speaker series on Wednesday, Ellison said it's "mentally exhausting that in 2020, we're still discussing racial injustice."

An increasing number of sports teams are using cardboard cutouts in the stands as a way to drive fan engagement.

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Pfizer shares jumped after it released positive results from its closely watched early-stage human trial on a coronavirus vaccine.

"We have dark clouds on the horizon, and we've made tremendous progress," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a press briefing.

SoFi Stadium's Oculus video scoreboard weighs roughly 2.2 million pounds and features 70,000 square feet of LED lighting, according to the National Football League.

"It isn't too late to turn it around. It isn't too late to get the infrastructure in place, to work on that and to use it appropriately," Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO's emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said.

The 781,000 total deaths in the United States in the three months through May 30 were nearly 19% higher than what would normally be expected, the study said.

Halting rallies could also hurt the Trump campaign's sophisticated and far-reaching digital outreach operation.

Covid-19 has prompted the cancellation of thousands of large fireworks displays to celebrate Independence Day. Without these attractions, more people than ever are setting off their own firework displays.

The road to recovery at Macy's is likely going to be a rocky one because of the coronavirus pandemic. The retailer warned Wednesday that sales are falling again in states such as Texas where Covid-19 cases are on the rise.

A potentially historic heat wave is expected to hit more than two-thirds of the continental U.S. in the first several weeks of July, according to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center.

"States like Texas and Florida, they're falling behind on testing right now because the testing isn't evenly distributed across the country," former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said.

Tesla just became the world's most valuable automaker.

"We see a lot of problems and we particularly see problems revolving around people going back to bars and restaurants indoors," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.