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Chipotle and Disney shares are poised to benefit from an expected surge in consumer spending this year, says Laffer Tengler Investments CIO Nancy Tengler.

There's been a jump in worker mental health issues in the last 12 months, according to a report. Companies large and small are starting to offer help.

As technology has developed, the size of wind turbines has increased.

Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to announce Germany will extend its lockdown until March 14 amid concerns over new strains of the coronavirus.

The U.S. needs to vaccinate between 70% and 85% of the population quickly — before new mutations take hold and reduce the effectiveness of current vaccines.

Medical researchers still don't know whether patients with post acute Covid syndrome will be dealing with the effects for the rest of their lives, or just a matter of months.

"Over the course of the year, we're going to crest over 1 million subscribers outside the United States across 190 different countries," Chegg CEO Dan Rosensweig said on CNBC.

"The market is often wrong, especially during earnings season. You need memory to take advantage of these temporary multi-day declines," the "Mad Money" host said.

Richard Besser, who served as the acting director of the CDC under President Obama, agrees with Dr. Fauci on prioritizing two-dose vaccines.

"It's absolutely amazing that 'Grand Theft Auto' has sold more units in calendar 2020 than it did in any year since its original release in 2013," Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said.

Tilray stock soared after an agreement with Grow Pharma to import and distribute its medical cannabis products in the United Kingdom.

Cisco sees revenue growth returning in the next quarter.

Starlink's website emphasizes that preorders are "fully refundable," but notes in fine print that "placing a deposit does not guarantee service."

The Houston billionaire told CNBC his luxury car dealership started to accept bitcoin as a payment in order to be innovative.

FEMA said its $3 billion in awards will help the government meet its estimated need of 5,000 vaccinators who will be deployed to sites across the country.

"Equity is our North Star here," said Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, chair of the White House's Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force.

People may need to get vaccinated against Covid-19 annually, just like seasonal flu shots, over the next several years, J&J CEO Alex Gorsky told CNBC.

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Canopy Growth shares rallied Tuesday after the Canadian cannabis company said it expects to be profitable by the second half of 2022.

Walgreens will start vaccinations Friday at some stores but will have limited doses for only high-priority groups.