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Softbank-backed delivery startup goPuff on Thursday said it will acquire alcoholic beverage chain BevMo! for $350 million, paving the way for the company to enter the California market.

Around the world, projects focused on the development of more sustainable transport systems are in the works.

While Germany was lauded for its initial response to the pandemic, another lockdown raises questions over the effectiveness of its strategy second time around.

"We're building up a lot of trouble for the future, and I think that this is going to explode in several weeks," Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC.

"It looks like once again we are going to have divided government [next year], and with divided government, there's not a lot that the president can do," the "Mad Money" host said.

A new CDC study found Delaware's stay-at-home order and face mask mandate substantially reduced coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths.

"The ability to detect neutralizing antibodies can help us gain additional insight into what the existence of antibodies may mean for patients as we continue the fight against COVID-19," Dr. Tim Stenzel of the FDA said in a statement.

Actor Johnny Depp will no longer don the robes of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Warner Bros.' "Fantastic Beasts" films, the actor announced Friday.

Sports experts suggest the NBA consider making its 72-game regular season permanent as it could help the league with a number of issues, including players resting.

If fully approved, it would be the first drug to slow cognitive decline in people living with the disease and the first new treatment for Alzheimer's in nearly 20 years.

After testing positive for Covid-19, Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman broke isolation and returned to the field following the team's World Series win.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.

CVS reported a better-than-expected 3.5% jump in third-quarter revenue, as its plan to remake the drugstore chain into a health service company paid off.

"It's not too late," Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday. "I think the vice president can get more engaged in trying to lead a national strategy."

CNBC studied the net change in employment by industry for October based on data from the Labor Department.

Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier on Thursday said he sees the company bringing in up to $1 billion in annual revenue per spaceport in the years ahead.

Ravin Gandhi, CEO of a kitchenware company, followed his dream of making a movie. The film is now headed to streaming services like Apple TV, Amazon Prime.

Dow futures turned positive Friday after a strong government employment report and news that Democrat Joe Biden pulled ahead of President Donald Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania.

Quint Tatro and JC O'Hara say these health-care names are poised for even more gains.