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Demand for classic cars — especially vintage Ferraris — has held up well throughout the pandemic. The sales prove wealthy collectors are willing to buy seven-figure cars without inspecting or driving them, which could shift more sales online even after the virus.

The U.S. meat and poultry business is a $232 billion market. In 2017 alone, the industry processed 9 billion chickens, 121 million pigs and more than 32 million cows.

This summer's protests following George Floyd's death pushed the topic of racial injustice and a potential reparations program to the forefront of the national debate. A number of politicians, states and towns are grappling with the idea, but a federal compensation plan could cost the U.S. government between $10 trillion and $12 trillion.

The Broadway musical "Diana" isn't waiting for theaters to reopen in New York to offer its show to a live audience — it's going to Netflix.

Brompton is planning to launch a subscription service next month as part of an effort to get more people using its bikes.

On Tuesday, Russia announced that it had registered a coronavirus vaccine, making it the first country to do so.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.

The coronavirus has infected more than 20 million people around the world as of Wednesday, killing at least 738,910 people so far.

Moderna separately said the deal for its vaccine is worth $1.53 billion and will give the federal government the option to purchase up to 400 million additional doses.

Russia has rejected international criticism and skepticism toward its coronavirus vaccine, saying that it's safe and that it works.

The U.K. economy contracted by 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020 as coronavirus-induced lockdowns hammered activity.

J. Stephen Morrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies said Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to score "a domestic win" with the planned rollout of Russia's vaccine.

"To me, it's not about today. It's about a number of things: whether we'll be able to make our way through this," Federal Realty Investment Trust CEO Don Wood said.

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

"I suspect the cyclicals, industrials and banks could lead us from here, not the Covid stocks, although that doesn't mean they'll get destroyed," the "Mad Money" host said.

Florida is one of the states hit hardest by the coronavirus, but daily new cases have appeared to decline in recent days. Testing, however, has fallen even faster.

Payments giant Stripe has hired General Motors' chief financial officer Dhivya Suryadevara.

The Big Ten becomes the first Power Five conference to cancel its fall sports seasons due to the pandemic, despite calls from President Trump to allow college football to continue.

The U.S., Brazil and Mexico, combined, have reported more than 40% of the world's more than 737,000 reported coronavirus deaths.

"When you're trying to create a new project, you want people around that water cooler. You want that sense of urgency," Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen told CNBC.