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The United Auto Workers union is asking its roughly 399,000 members, including those at the Detroit automakers, to pause Friday, Juneteenth, in a moment of reflection and support for protests across the globe to end racism and hate.

Google is expanding its annual ad grants commitment to $1 billion to support nonprofits fighting Covid-19 and racial injustice.

Southwest Airlines said on Wednesday it has enough cash to carry on business for the next two years, up from its prior forecast of 20 months, as travel demand gradually picks up.

Beyond Meat announced Wednesday that it will sell value packs of its meatless burgers.

The bill appears to be part of a three-pronged attack on Section 230 protections for tech companies alongside the DOJ and the White House.

The global pandemic has upended everyday life for millions across the world. But for many their first response is to jump in and help in the fight. Here are the brave, compassionate individuals CNBC readers nominated as the HomeGROWn Heroes of the coronavirus crisis.

Millions around the world are receiving education online for the first time as a result of the coronavirus, and they may never go back, putting companies like Coursera at the center of a paradigm shift in learning. The company ranks No. 4 on the CNBC 2020 Disruptor list, released on Tuesday.

"We, as white people, all know people who are racist. Maybe not overtly racist, but subtly racist," the billionaire entrepreneur told CNBC on Wednesday. "When we see people act that way, we have to step in and say something."

Cinemark, the third-largest movie theater chain in the U.S., is looking to have all of its more than 500 cinemas reopened by July 17.

Buyers are rushing back into the housing market, enticed by record low mortgage rates and a coronavirus-induced need to nest like never before.

Once looking forward to a strong economy, recent college graduates are now scrambling to find jobs.

Hastings and his wife Patty Quillin will donate $40 million to the UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and the historically-Black Spelman College and Morehouse College.

Bezos urged Amazon employees to cancel all meetings on Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.

GM CEO Mary Barra said the company is "hopeful for a strong recovery" but is planning for several scenarios for the future.

Moderna is the front-runner in the race for a Covid-19 vaccine. Its CEO sees an 80% to 90% chance of success.

New coronavirus infections hit record highs in six U.S. states on Tuesday, marking a rising tide of cases for a second consecutive week as most states moved forward with reopening their economies.

The pandemic has acted like an accelerant to a trend: the steady migration of most everyday banking activities to mobile apps and online portals.

U.S. home construction rebounds 4.3% in May after steep declines caused by shutdowns due to the coronavirus.

Despite a series of missteps, including a big one during the coronavirus market volatility, Robinhood has gained 10 million users, mostly millennials and new entrants to stock investing.

Employees who are still working from their couches can't take a write-off on their 2020 federal return, yet a handful of states will allow you a tax deduction for costs employers won't reimburse.