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The United States and Brazil accounted for half of the new daily coronavirus cases as countries across the globe struggle to contain their outbreaks, the World Health Organization said.

A sharp decline in the supply of existing homes for sale, increasing consumer preference for brand-new, high-tech homes with all the amenities for working and schooling, as well as an accelerating flight to the suburbs and exurbs, made for remarkable housing demand in June.

In the counties being hardest hit by the surge in cases, Rubio said he believed extra precautions should be taken – but he did not suggest that those areas should wait longer to reopen their schools.

It's part of a total $2.5 billion Apple says it will spend on the initiative over several years.

The retail sector's first-quarter operating income fell 57.7% compared to last year, marking the worst quarter on record.

PepsiCo reported that quarterly revenue fell after fewer consumers bought its drinks at restaurants and convenience stores during the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. semiconductor maker Analog Devices said on Monday it offered to buy Maxim Integrated Products, an industry peer, for $20.91 billion in an all-stock deal.

New York & Co. parent company RTW Retailwinds announced Monday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to permanently close most, if not all, of its stores.

WHO is holding a briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include PepsiCo, Analog Devices, Carnival, Pfizer, and more.

Yelp in April laid off 1,000 employees and furloughed roughly 1,100 more, as the coronavirus pandemic dramatically decreased consumer interest in going out due to social distancing mandates.

"People are getting tired, but unfortunately the course of this pandemic won't be dictated by human preference," added Dr. Nathan Teismann, an emergency care physician at UC San Francisco, who spent a month with the Navajo Nation. "Instead, it will follow the biology of a contagious respiratory virus."

Chipotle Mexican Grill will test cauliflower rice as more consumers cut grains out of their diet.

Content, distribution, technology -- it's all blurring together. The path that companies like Comcast, Netflix, Roku, Amazon, Apple and Disney choose will dictate how much they spend on content, their M&A strategies, and ultimately, their stock prices.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is counting on Ime Archibong to find the company's next hit product, but Archibong's job is even bigger than that.

"We have never seen this extent of eviction in such a truncated amount of time in our history," housing expert Emily Benfer said.

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney criticized President Donald Trump for commuting the prison sentence of Roger Stone.

Roger Stone, a longtime ally and confidant of President Trump, was convicted of lying to Congress about efforts to get information on emails stolen by Russian agents from Hillary Clinton's campaign chief.

Direxion's new fund leverages growth, quality and momentum factors to give investors a high-growth offering that attempts to limit market downside.

Election officials have ramped up communication efforts nationwide to inform voters of changes, but voters may find it difficult to keep up.