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"Unfortunately, Rhode Island is headed in the wrong direction," Lifespan CEO Dr. Timothy Babineau told CNBC.

"We need to develop more vaccines," WHO's Dr. Mike Ryan said. "We need to increase production. We need to pull the price down."

Ford reported sales of the popular F-150 full-size pickup were nearly cut in half last month compared with November 2019.

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The departments of Health and Human Services and Defense are holding a joint briefing on the Trump administration's coronavirus vaccine program.

"Really the biggest variable right now is that we're going to have limited supply for the remainder of this year certainly," the former FDA chief told CNBC.

CFOs are cautiously optimistic about 2021 spending and hiring, though more layoffs loom, and a Covid-19 case surge is battling vaccine optimism in the outlook.

"It takes one staff member to bring the virus into the building, and it's just trouble," said Jeff Fritzen of Gold Crest Retirement Center in Nebraska.

Openfit CEO Jon Congdon hinted the acquisition of nutritional company, Ladder, could position the company to seek an IPO.

Retail Ecommerce Ventures will pay roughly $6 million for Stein Mart's intellectual property, with plans to relaunch the off-price retailer online next year.

The big-box retailer wants to persuade more customers to sign up for its membership program and better compete with Amazon Prime.

“We are experiencing a crisis that is bigger than all the financial crises that the airline industry has faced,” said Sara Nelson.

UPS remains a better trade despite FedEx's recent underperformance, two traders say.

Roche has received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new test that measures levels of Covid-19 antibodies.

The U.K.'s announcement that its regulators authorized the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine for emergency use did little to boost U.S. stock futures.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell Wednesday, Dec. 2.

The U.K. on Wednesday authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use, making it the first coronavirus shot to be backed by rigorous science.

Kohl's deal with Sephora rivals Target's recently announced Ulta Beauty partnership.

A CDC panel voted 13-1 to give health workers and long-term care facility residents the first Covid-19 vaccine doses once it's cleared for public use.

American and United Airlines are pausing plans to fly nonstop to Shanghai due to concerns about lengthy airport waits and other issues upon arrival.