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Shares of alternative energy companies, which have outperformed the broader market of late, slumped on Wednesday as Democratic prospects in Congress faded.

Voters were deciding on California's Proposition 22, a ballot measure that Uber and Lyft were using as a last hope in the state to continue operating as normal.

Shares of the major tech companies jumped Wednesday as investors flocked toward Microsoft and the FAANG family.

Susan Collins is the apparent winner of her reelection fight against state House Speaker Sara Gideon.

The FDA agrees that results from Biogen's late-stage trial, study 302, are "highly persuasive" and the study is "capable of providing the primary contribution to a demonstration of substantial evidence of effectiveness of aducanumab."

Ford will release its U.S. vehicle sales on a monthly basis after the company's new CEO, Jim Farley, promised Wall Street greater transparency.

Fast-food restaurants are still struggling to bring back breakfast customers, but Wendy's is the rare winner.

U.S. Treasury yields fell Wednesday as the incoming results of the presidential election failed to show a clear winner.

"I don't think people are adhering to lockdown like they were at the start," said David Cain, a consultant for the U.K.'s National Health Service.

Facebook says data can take up to 24 hours to update in its ads library, even if the ads are paused from being shown to users.

Both social media companies added warnings over Trump messages claiming opponents were trying to steal the election.

Florida passed a ballot initiative to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour, becoming the eighth state to approve the pay floor.

A North Dakota Republican who died of Covid-19 last month has won a seat in the state legislature.

Companies added 365,000 positions for the month, according to ADP, well below the 600,000 estimate from a Dow Jones economist survey.

Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler will face Ebenezer Baptist Church Pastor Raphael Warnock in a January runoff, NBC New projects.

The projected win puts an electoral vote in Biden's column that President Donald Trump had won in 2016.

Incumbent Republican Steve Daines and Democratic challenger Steve Bullock competed for an unexpectedly competitive Montana U.S. Senate seat.

Investors should tread carefully to avoid being "whiplashed" by ongoing market "confusion," economists have told CNBC.

Voters across the country head to polls on Tuesday for their last chance to cast a ballot in the 2020 election.

"People are ready. I'm confident that Americans can trust the votes they see," cybersecurity expert Robert Herjavec told CNBC.