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President Trump holds a press briefing as his rival, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, calls for a nationwide mask mandate in order to combat the raging coronavirus pandemic.

It's a direct threat to both Peloton and Nike, which offers the virtual training app called Nike Training Club.

Yellen, now a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution, was among a handful of economists who on Thursday briefed Biden about an economy that has been reeling during the five-month coronavirus pandemic, according to the campaign.

Explanations for the S&P 500's inability to hold record levels centers on a division both in what investors see in the months ahead.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the development of vaccines is risky and some may fail. He said spreading the investment in vaccine development among different countries shares the risk of failure and the reward of success.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Thursday to blast his company's biggest U.S. rocket-building competitor.

The new app, SafePass, is designed to be a sharable summary of a user's Covid-19 health history. The company is sending users at-home tests, and subsidizing the cost, if the tracing tool indicates they may have been exposed.

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that the United Arab Emirates and Israel agreed to establish normal diplomatic relations in a development that will put on pause Israel's efforts to annex parts of the West Bank claimed by Palestinians.

Stocks were little changed as the S&P 500 traded just below a record high and traders digested better-than-expected unemployment data.

American could announce route reductions as early as next week and the changes would likely affect small to midsize cities.

The Justice Department said three overseas terrorist groups used cryptocurrencies and social media to raise funds for their terror campaigns.

Epic has now notified staff that they can work from home until the end of 2020. Earlier this week, it said it had paused its plan requiring thousands of employees to return to offices this month.

The Supreme Court rejected a Republican bid to tighten rules on mail-in voting that had been eased as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Before the pandemic, only 20% of Brinker International's sales came from takeout and delivery. Now, about half of its sales are off-premise.

Facebook on Thursday outlined the threats that the company is working to counter ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

The total claims of 963,000 were well below the estimate of 1.1 million from economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac just announced that they are raising fees for lenders on all mortgage refinances. That will result in higher costs for consumers. The change is designed to shield the two from the additional risk brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

Amazon delivery partners in states across the country are closing facilities and laying off employees, even as its delivery program continues to grow.

Kudlow's comments about voting rights fueled fears that Trump would suppress efforts to make it easier to vote during the coronavirus pandemic.