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Vice President Pence was scheduled to meet with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., earlier Tuesday morning.

McDonald's is facing a lawsuit from employees for its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Los Angeles Lakers great partnered with MBE Capital Partners to offer loans to minority- and women-owned companies.

The emergence of contact tracing scams raises questions about whether the public will trust contact tracers when they call or text unexpectedly.

WHO has "to be much more fair to other countries, including the United States, or we are not going to be involved with them anymore," Trump says.

Many sectors are down during the pandemic. Online health is not one of them.

Coronavirus hit the U.S. as the housing market started to pick up in the spring, putting a damper on seasonal price increases. Here are 10 big cities where rent has gone down most.

Facebook Shops, which is free, will let businesses set up product listings on their Facebook Page, Instagram profile, Stories or in ads, But in most cases, customers will still have to click through to the business site to complete the purchase.

The new coronavirus relief bill, which has passed the House, would permit retirees to undo last year's required minimum distributions from individual retirement accounts and retirement plans. Thinking of rolling the RMD back in? You'll have to repay taxes withheld, and you may have to file an amended tax return for 2019.

If confirmed, Rep. John Ratcliffe will lead the nation's 17 intelligence agencies as the director of national intelligence.

Over one-quarter of technology sector employees want to work remotely forever, the new CNBC|SurveyMonkey Workforce Survey finds. That could have a big influence on pay in the economy's richest sector.

Mnuchin defended the administration's track record on disbursement of money from the $2 trillion CARES Act passed by Congress to aid struggling businesses, industries and individuals.

The House of Representatives passed a bill that includes $1 trillion for local governments, but the Senate is not expected to approve it.

The economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak continue to roil real estate markets, but properties owned by real estate investment trusts are still getting most of their rent. The glaring exception is retail.

"The findings implied to the world and the public is that the effectiveness of mask-wearing against the coronavirus pandemic is huge," the study's lead microbiologist said.

"It looks like the big guys won. You have them basically cordoned off as essential services," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday.

The Treasury Department announced Monday that around 4 million people that do not have their direct deposit information on file with the IRS will receive a prepaid debit card with their stimulus funds on it, instead of a paper check.

The big-box retailer reported a strong first quarter on Tuesday, but still withdrew its financial outlook because of economic uncertainty.

Layoffs leveled off in April, although furloughs mount as small businesses fight to survive. Overall, headcount among small businesses fell by 4.7% last month, according to payroll provider Gusto.

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