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Fender guitar sales have grown 17% during the pandemic and are expected to top $700 million this year as housebound consumers look for new hobbies.

The Arctic is not a barren, frozen wasteland. It's home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the world. More than this: it's home to people.

The announcement came hours after Singapore said the agreement, which was set to take effect on Sunday, would go ahead as planned.

A team of CRISPR scientists in New York say they have identified the genes that can protect human cells against Covid-19.

Former Chewy CEO Ryan Cohen thinks GameStop can become a juggernaut in the video-game industry once again if it builds its e-commerce business.

Dr. Ashish Jha warns that the U.S. could “see another 100,000 deaths by Inauguration Day.” Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont explains what he's doing to control Covid.

Essential federal workers would be among the first group of Americans to get the Covid-19 vaccine after health workers, according to the CDC's interim plans.

A key supplier in coronavirus testing sites, Zebra Technologies' products will also be relied on in transporting vaccines, CEO Anders Gustaffson said.

The sequel to the box office smash "Black Panther" could begin shooting in Atlanta, Georgia in July 2021, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter late Friday.

"If you believe history will repeat itself this year, as it often does, then you might want to get long the whole market on Tuesday," the "Mad Money" host said.

GM President Mark Reuss said the Detroit automaker analyzed the potential of a spinoff but determined it would not be the right thing for its business.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.

Consumers' appetite for home improvement continued in the third quarter, as they spent money on an aspect of life that's brought comfort: their homes.

The 2020 election. Unrest in the streets. A crippling pandemic. This trifecta of events made people worry about the future of America. And when people are worried in America, they buy guns.

"It reminded me of getting the flu shot. It was virtually painless, the vaccine itself," Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana told CNBC.

President-elect Joe Biden’s Covid-19 advisory board member Michael Osterholm joins Meg Tirrell for a special edition of the Healthy Returns: The Path Forward livestream series. Osterholm is an epidemiologist and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. They tackle some of our biggest Covid questions heading into the holidays.

The FDA process is expected to take a few weeks, and an advisory committee meeting to review the vaccine has been tentatively scheduled for early December.

"As soon as the EUA is approved, within 24 hours, the vaccines will be in the immunization sites and people will be immunized," Dr. Moncef Slaoui told CNBC.

The decision comes after Canada-U.S. border restrictions were extended due to Covid-19

"We're alarmed," Dr. Henry Walke, the CDC's Covid-19 incident manager, said Thursday as the agency advised against traveling during the Thanksgiving period.