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WHO is holding a Covid-19 briefing after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will cut ties with the agency.

The recycling of lithium-ion batteries will become important in the years ahead.

Gilead Sciences shares fell after results from a phase 3 trial showed its antiviral drug remdesivir helped some patients with moderate Covid-19.

Black Americans already make up a disproportionate share of the deaths in the U.S. caused by the coronavirus as underlying conditions, income inequality and disparity in access to health care have exacerbated the outbreak in the black community.

Merck CEO Ken Frazier said business leaders can be a "unifying force" in helping to calm a nation convulsed by protests over police brutality and economic destruction.

The U.K. is still at coronavirus alert level 4, meaning transmission is high or rising exponentially, but the country — which has been in lockdown since late March — eased some of its lockdown restrictions on Monday.

De Blasio on Sunday defended the NYPD's response to protesters and lauded officers for showing "tremendous restraint," even as the department faced sweeping criticism in the face of videos that some said showed abuse of protesters.

Preliminary trials are said to have shown that it could shorten recovery times for patients with Covid-19.

"Now is the time to go big" to keep America from dividing into two separate and unequal societies, Robert Johnson said in a CNBC interview.

Dow futures were up and down Monday as violent protests in major cities over racial inequality and police brutality added to coronavirus uncertainty.

The home improvement retailer is trying to attract more business from homebuilders and other professional contractors as part of a companywide turnaround effort.

Eli Lilly said on Monday patients have been dosed to test its potential antibody treatment designed to fight COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus.

Since his inauguration, Trump has espoused the need for his administration to take an "America First" approach to foreign policy.

In winter, people tend to spend more time indoors clustered together, with less ventilation and less personal space than in summer.

Companies are not issuing financial guidance, but CFOs of major corporations are increasingly certain of a coronavirus negative impact in 2020, according to the Q2 CNBC CFO Council Survey.

The coronavirus has infected more than 6.1 million people around the world as of Monday, killing at least 372,116 people.

Airline loyalty programs began in the early 1980s as a promotional gimmick but now they are a big moneymaker for U.S. carriers. While frequent flyer members can earn points based on the type of ticket purchased, most miles today are earned by doing things other than traveling.

With the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) tracking for its best quarter on record, two traders share their bull cases for retail despite a slowdown in consumer spending.

Universal Studios Japan said on Monday its theme park in Osaka would open later this month for the first time since closing in March due to the coronavirus.