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Texas' power outage is not just a wake-up call for the state. It also points to the vulnerabilities of the U.S. power grid.

"We urge the secure disposal or destruction of used and empty vaccine vials to prevent them from being reused by criminal groups," WHO chief Tedros said.

Rutgers University is one of the first U.S. colleges to require students returning to campus this fall to prove they've been vaccinated against Covid.

The nation is recording a seven-day average of about 57,000 new Covid-19 cases per day, a 7% jump over the last week, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.

A new study backed by the NIH aims figure out what people can and cannot do after they get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

"We're starting to see, even in New York now, new activity, so we're pretty optimistic," WeWork CEO Sandeep Mathrani told CNBC.

Lloyd's List values the Suez Canal's westbound traffic at roughly $5.1 billion a day, and eastbound traffic at around $4.5 billion a day.

The IRS is allowing taxpayers to write off costs for personal protective equipment to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Just a few months into serving as interim CEO of J.C. Penney, Stanley Shashoua said he sees signs of growth in the business.

The U.S. is unlikely to achieve herd immunity until children can get vaccinated, public health officials and infectious disease experts say.

Victoria's Secret-owner L Brands raised its profit outlook for the first quarter, citing a boost from government stimulus.

The European Union has stepped up tough rules on the exports of Covid vaccines, while also piling pressure on AstraZeneca to deliver more shots to the region. 

The request cites an interim analysis of a phase three trial that evaluated the drug for early treatment of Covid in adults at high risk of hospitalization.

Dow and S&P 500 futures Friday added to Thursday's late-session comeback, which saw Wall Street break a two-day losing streak.

Funding will come from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

Though the temporary shutdown will hit deliveries, Nio is on track for more car deliveries to start 2021 than rivals Xpeng and Li Auto.

Germany was initially widely praised for its handling of the pandemic. A year on, and the situation is very different with Merkel under pressure.

"You'll see us entering the East Coast markets shortly," GrowGeneration CEO Darren Lampert told CNBC.

"We're more excited than we've ever been and we see more opportunity than we've ever seen," RH CEO Gary Friedman told CNBC's Jim Cramer.

"If you accept your predicament and you follow these rules, you'll have a chance to prosper in this brand new market," Jim Cramer said on "Mad Money."