CNBC Business

"Why would you concede to this and lose?" one Wall Street banker asked. "It's not like Donald Trump gives a s--- about the deficit."

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.

It marks the sixth time the home improvement retailer has given additional pay to hourly workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Analytics platform Second Measure found that sales for meal delivery services grew 158% during August from a year earlier.

McDonald's is adding three baked goods to its permanent menu to bring back breakfast customers.

A fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex, nicknamed Stan, sold at auction for $31.85 million, becoming the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold.

Arctic sea ice also plunged to its second-lowest levels on record, scientists confirmed, as climate change takes an alarming toll on the region.

Aviation-related stocks tumbled after Trump called off stimulus talks until after the Nov. 3 election.

The movie business has a reputation for being recession-proof. But with the pandemic ravaging the U.S. and the world, is this the end of the movie theater business as we know it?

A look at how Hispanic entrepreneurs in Philadephia -- like so many nationwide -- are working to strengthen their communitiy and the local business ecosystem during the pandemic.

Dow futures advanced Wednesday after President Trump's late night tweet prodding Capitol Hill to approve additional coronavirus relief in separate bills.

Eddie Van Halen, guitarist and co-founder of the band Van Halen, has died after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 65.

The number of billionaires worldwide also reached a new high of 2,189, compared to the previous record of 2,158 in 2017.

From migraines to fatigue, coronavirus patients say they are continuing to suffer debilitating symptoms months after first becoming infected, in what has become known as "long Covid." 

Disgraced former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong has advice for Donald Trump, saying the president should "somehow negotiate, at this point, a cap on his legal fees."

Wellness sabbaticals are a combination of two travel trends: wellness trips and "workcations." Unlike traditional wellness trips that ask travelers to leave their laptops at home, wellness sabbaticals build work into the schaedule.

Southwest Airlines is asking unions for concessions to help lower costs and avoid furloughs through 2021.

Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus task force coordinator, emphasized that the data is "really critical" to guide the U.S. response to the pandemic.

Trump told his administration's negotiators to stop talks with Democrats, even after Pelosi and Mnuchin pushed for an agreement in recent days.

"We've been able to thwart a number of attacks, but we see everything is going very smoothly," Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince told CNBC's Jim Cramer.