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The coronavirus pandemic has fueled the rise in on-demand solutions, creating opportunities not only for companies but freelance work professionals, especially those looking for a side hustle.

A Neiman Marcus spokesman said the company, in its bankruptcy proceedings, is closing its Hudson Yards location for good, along with two stores in Florida — Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach — and in Bellevue, Washington.

"We are turning the situation in the state of Texas. It's just going to take a little while, but we're going to be fine," Gov. Greg Abbott said on CNBC's "Squawk Box."

U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower open Friday as high-flying tech stocks continued to sell off.

The ongoing pandemic has laid bare to the business community that a healthy enterprise depends on having healthy workers and healthy customers.

The debt of low-cost European airlines is one of the most attractive opportunities in fixed income at present, according to AXA Investment Managers Senior Portfolio Manager Nicolas Trindade.

His comments come as pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world embark on early stage testing for potential coronavirus vaccines.

Winemakers are expected to be hit hard, especially in Italy which was the epicenter of the outbreak before it spread throughout the European continent.

According to figures from the U.N., in the 12 months before the crisis, 243 million women and girls aged between 15 and 49 had experienced physical or sexual violence by a partner,

Zoom's chief marketing officer Janine Pelosi said the company has a "massive responsibility" given its rise.

This is the second time the film has been moved on the calendar. The push comes on the heels of a number of other studio slate shake-ups.

These calendar changes come as coronavirus cases in the U.S. continue to soar. Movie theaters are unable to reopen in many states due to social distancing and health guidelines.

At Potato Head beach resort in Bali, menus are made of old tires and flip flops, while bottle caps are turned into tissue dispensers. Can hotels save the planet while also saving money?

The guidelines laid out the social, emotional and mental risks of keeping students at home and gave broad outlines on how to resume in-person instruction.

The rise in single-use plastic has become more problematic during the coronavirus pandemic, which has also disrupted global waste management systems and caused significant cuts in plastic prices.

The World Health Organization warned there is no going back to the "old normal" as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates in the United States and poorer, developing countries.

Walmart confirmed to CNBC that it will open at least six additional Walmart Health clinics in the greater Atlanta area by the end of 2020.

"Perhaps the costliest problem in insurance is distrust. People don't like their insurance companies," Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber told CNBC's Jim Cramer.

When production on the seventh season of "The Blacklist" shutdown earlier this year, cast and crew were more preoccupied about escaping the coronavirus hot spot of New York than how they were going to finishing filming.

"If you want to own these stocks right now, you've got to be willing to take some pain. You're going to have to watch the rest of the market catch up a bit to them while they decline in value," CNBC's Jim Cramer said.