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The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld Gov. Andy Beshear's emergency coronavirus executive orders on Thursday, amid a surge of cases in the state.

Dr. Anthony Fauci dismissed the idea that people may become complacent following a breakthrough in the race to deliver a safe and effective vaccine for Covid.

"Ford's bet is to electrify our commercial vehicles," Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley said after the automaker announced the E-Transit, its forthcoming EV work van.

"We just don't know if we're going to be able to leave the ship in Barbados," Sue Bryant, a cruise editor for the Sunday Times, who is currently on the ship, said.

"When most investors are bullish, it means, well, there's no one left to buy," the "Mad Money" host said.

While most of Disney's theme parks were open during the company's fiscal fourth quarter, the continued closure of Disneyland resulted in a big financial hit.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot asked all residents to stay home except for work, school or essential needs such as a doctor's appointment or grocery shopping.

Dr. Anthony Fauci and other top health experts are holding a discussion Thursday on coronavirus cases surging across the United States as well as vaccines.

The prolonged closure of Disneyland in California be a massive drag on Disney's earnings for quarters to come and on the local Orange County economy.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves after hours on Thursday.

JetBlue joins Southwest by selling all seats on board its flights, starting next year.

PayPal sought to improve the financial conditions of its lower level employees by lowering healthcare costs and providing financial education.

"We're finding that all of our hospitals are reaching their limit in capacity," UW Health CEO Dr. Alan Kaplan told CNBC.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb says the next two to three months will be the hardest for Americans in the coronavirus epidemic, but cases should peak in early 2021.

U.S. airline employment is set to reach the lowest levels since the mid-1980s

Hospitals in Wisconsin, parts of Texas, Utah and the Dakotas are currently overwhelmed, former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said.

Manhattan real estate may be turning the corner. New rentals rose for the first time in over a year and sales activity has started to creep higher.

Investors expect Moderna's vaccine will be highly effective, especially after Pfizer said its vaccine was 90% effective, said Brad Loncar, a biotech investor.

"I think you let it come in a little," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Thursday, referring to the stock market's surge over the past couple weeks.

Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center of Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, said the country needs leadership.