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The move comes after the government imposed restrictions across swathes of northern England following a rise in the rate of transmissions.

Futures tied to major U.S. equity indexes were higher by just a tad Friday morning even after the tech giants reported stellar earnings.

IFC's unconventional shift has kept the company in business and not far behind its box-office sales from last year.

The agreement with Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKelin is the government's second in less than two weeks for 100 million doses of vaccine.

Jan Jenisch was speaking to CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe".

The coronavirus has infected more than 17.3 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 673,527 people.

The euro zone economy contracted by 12.1% in the second quarter of 2020, compared to the first three months of the year, according to preliminary data from the region's statistics office.

As air carriers worldwide are caught in a "race against time" while trying to stay afloat as global travel is nearly completely wiped out, Singapore Airlines appears to be better positioned than its peers, says Brendan Sobie of Sobie Aviation.

The company was profitable, reported less operational losses than expected and has already started repaying credits lines it drew down earlier this year to manage through the coronavirus pandemic.

The Federal Communications Commission declared on Thursday that Amazon may build its ambitious satellite internet system.

"If you're in the business of serving people food in a brick and mortar setting, all I can say is stick a fork in it, because that business is done," the "Mad Money" host said.

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

"Keeping them out of school and keeping work closed is causing death also. Economic harm, but it's causing death for different reasons, but death. Probably more death," President Donald Trump said.

"These big tech stocks have been roaring because they either benefit directly from the pandemic or they've figured out how to thrive in spite of it," the "Mad Money" host said.

Gilead Sciences' sales fell 10% in the second quarter from a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic weakened demand for some of its drugs, including some of its core hepatitis treatments.

More than 150,000 reservations have been made for the upcoming two- or four-door SUV, far surpassing Ford's initial expectations, according to executives.

Dr. Elizabeth "Betsy" Nabel is leaving effective immediately after sitting on the company's board of directors for five years, Moderna said in a statement.

Impossible Foods' partnership with Walmart is a "very significant" step for the company, CEO Patrick Brown said Thursday.

Democrats in the California state legislature this week proposed a tax hike on the state's highest earners to help pay for schools and services hurt by the pandemic.

"The insurance industry's ability to take pandemic risk is very limited," Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg told CNBC