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Many companies have released statements or ads about racism and police brutality in the days since George Floyd's death in Minneapolis.

As people across the country and the world protest the treatment of black Americans and the killing of George Floyd, and as some U.S. cities impose curfews due to incidents of looting and violence, former President Barack Obama suggests a next step: vote local.

Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed the ongoing civil unrest across the nation, calling it a "wake-up call" for America.

Zoom Video reports earnings Tuesday afternoon, and options traders are optimistic that even more gains are on the way

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

High-beta stocks have kicked into high gear in the past week. Ari Wald of Oppenheimer sees one chipmaker that could ride the rally. He joins Boris Schlossberg of BK Asset Management to discuss.

A pair of NASA astronauts offered a message of hope even as a pandemic, protests and civil unrest sweep across the United States.

The NASA astronauts on SpaceX's first crewed launch say the experience was enjoyable, even better than the space shuttle they flew on before.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to hold a press briefing Tuesday as his city struggles to respond to the dueling threats of the coronavirus pandemic and the violence from protests over the death of George Floyd.

Today in America, you have Covid-19 bringing biblical plague to the black community. The job loss is already at depression level, and now you have civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd.

The seventh installment in the Tom Cruise-led "Mission: Impossible" franchise is set to resume filming in September.

The last time demonstrations on this scale were seen in some areas was in 1968, following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Contact tracing has become a big job opportunity in parts of the country as cities and states reopen their economies and want to keep a lid on Covid-19 infection rates.

Large companies need to use their influence to advocate for policy changes that promote justice, Randal Stephenson said.

A technical snafu in a U.S. government system caused many small businesses to receive loans twice or more under a federal aid program to help businesses hurt by the Covid-19 pandemic, nearly a dozen people with knowledge of the matter said.

Home sales may have slowed to a trickle, as much of the national economy shut down in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, but home prices did just the opposite.

Investors are placing bets that the stock market could have a massive sell-off following the election.

If you're stuck working at home as an employee, you're missing out on a pile of tax breaks. Independent contractors, however, can deduct a pile of expenses and seize other tax-saving opportunities. Here's what you should know.

Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim Hackett sent a letter to employees regarding the "tragic killing of George Floyd" and America's "systemic racism."

Facebook is committing $10 million to "groups working on social justice," while Cisco is contributing $5 million to organizations.