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Chase retail branches will close at 1 p.m. on Friday in observation of Juneteenth, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon told employees.

"People need to make those withdrawals to get over a difficult time, we should help them with that. But we shouldn't use that lack of a penalty to put them into investments that aren't appropriate for them," SEC chairman Jay Clayton told CNBC.

The purveyor of video-calling software that has surged in popularity this year now plans wider protection than previously planned.

Powell made the comments before the House Financial Services Committee in the second day of his semiannual testimony on Capitol Hill.

The number of people sickened with Covid-19 across Texas' hospitals hit a new high Wednesday, surging about 11% in a single day.

The results from the RECOVERY trial at the University of Oxford were "very significant," but it was only one study, a WHO official said.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday said he will sign an executive order that would make Juneteenth a holiday for state employees, also saying that he will "propose legislation" to make it a state holiday for next year.

"Opportunity zones," a key White House program aimed at reducing racial inequities, have benefited big real estate projects more than minority-owned small business, according to a study.

Grocery stores have been the beneficiaries of closed restaurants so far this year, and options traders are betting the gains could get even bigger when Kroger reports earnings Thursday

"But all these large gatherings are going to lead to spread. There's just no question about it," former FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb said.

"If we pull that away too soon, we'll pull the rug out of the prospects for the U.S. economy," economist Jason Furman told CNBC on Wednesday.

The bill comes a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at incentivizing police departments to update their standards.

A measure on the ballot this November in San Francisco would levy a special tax on businesses that pay their highest-earning employee 100 times or more the median salary of its San Francisco workers.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily news conference Wednesday as the state begins to see its Covid-19 outbreak ease and pushes further into reopening.

Many people are stuck working at home. A new survey found that 77% of workers want to continue to work from home at least once a week when the pandemic is over. As a result, some managers are turning to "productivity management" software to track employees while they work remotely. But are there limits to the ways in which employers can track their workers at home in pursuit of productivity? Watch the video to find out more.

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.