From supporting local farmers to boosting happiness, there are many reasons to use a real conifer in your house.

Vilnius has an idea that would work in a lot of places.

Obviously, you can't literally grow a century-old forest in just a decade, but by mimicking nature's forest-building process, it's possible to kickstart your own mini-forest.

Can the hospitality industry learn something when a French chef with a degree in logistics opens a no waste restaurant in London?

Get your dark chocolate fix with less guilt. Balance Bar introduces a new energy bar featuring sustainably farmed cocoa beans.

A report reveals that major chocolate companies buy cocoa from illegally-cleared national parks in Ghana and Ivory Coast.

See this fascinating documentary about the dedicated man who created a forest the size of Central Park.

Our photo of the day shows the biodiversity of Ecuador.

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"This is a tough, tough virus," said disease specialist Dr. Dale Fisher. "All it takes is one infected person and it spreads like wildfire."

As states start to rescind their coronavirus-related stay-at-home orders, some are not lifting child care restrictions just yet, leaving many parents worried about how they'll be able to return to work.

Stephens Inc. said its estimate is based on an analysis of online menus for every Wendy's location nationwide.

The move by Untuckit comes as a number of retailers are looking to renegotiate deals with their landlords, or shut stores entirely, as the Covid-19 pandemic has forced doors temporarily shut to try to curb the spread of the virus.

Homebuyers appear to be heading slowly back into the market, as the coronavirus-stricken economy begins to reopen.

Despite the "unexpected and unprecedented times" due to Covid-19, the company, said Tuesday that it and French automaker PSA Group "remain committed" to a previously announced merger of equals.

Prior to the pandemic, a historically tight labor market was pushing employers to get creative to find and keep talent. Now, it's enhanced unemployment benefits that are causing a challenge.

Frank Bonanno, the owner of the Bonanno Concepts restaurant group in Denver, discusses how the industry will attempt to reopen gradually Colorado lifts some lockdown measures, including transforming the dining experience.

Esty Dwek of Natixis Investment Managers discusses market reaction to plans by U.S. states and some countries to reopen their economies, and whether stocks may be pricing in too much optimism.

"These rules are safe and healthy for the customer, which is great, but there's simply no way most restaurants can possibly obey them without going right out of business," the "Mad Money" host said.

The outlook for U.S. restaurants in the near term is bleak, dominated by massive unemployment and closures, but Asia may provide a path forward.

Pershing Square made six previous investments in this industry and has never lost money on any of them.

Habitat destruction like deforestation and agricultural development on wildland are increasingly forcing disease-carrying wild animals closer to humans, allowing new strains of infectious diseases to thrive.

Blackstone's Joe Zidle on what to expect from the Fed. With CNBC's Seema Mody and the Futures Now traders, Brian Stutland from the CME and Anthony Grisanti at the NYMEX.

Blackstone chief investment strategist Joseph Zidle predicts the Federal Reserve won't ease as much as Wall Street wants.

Stocks flirt with record highs. Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg on the odds for another rate cut this year. With CNBC's Seema Mody and the Futures Now traders, Brian Stutland and Jim Iuorio, both at the CME.

Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg reinforces his recession forecast following the Federal Reserve's September meeting.

Restaurant Brands said on Friday comparable sales at its Popeyes fast-food chain surged 26.2%, surpassing Wall Street expectations, powered by demand for its popular chicken sandwiches.

Shares of Pinterest fell as much as 9% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the company reported its first quarter results.

Greg Williamson, head of strategy at Pluribus Labs, discusses the U.S. economy.

With ten million test kits now secured by the Mindaroo Foundation and its business partners, Australia will have the "abundant capacity" to test widely for infections to "end the virus, not the economy," says Andrew Forrest, the foundation's co-founder and chairman, and former CEO of Fortescue Metals Group.

The Federal Reserve's "big cuts" to its policy rates will eventually lead to lower interest rates in Singapore, says Piyush Gupta, chief executive of DBS Group Holdings.

Independent bars and restaurants found some relief in the Paycheck Protection Program, which offers low interest, short-term loans with the potential of forgiveness. That is not nearly enough, writes author and bar owner Derek Brown.

The coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East is likely to remain under control despite the easing of restrictions in recent weeks, as long as strict social distancing continues to be enforced, experts told CNBC.

Fresh coronavirus outbreaks at slaughterhouses in Germany and new cases reported Saturday in South Korea linked to a man who had visited multiple nightclubs highlighted the challenges authorities face as they seek to open up their economies.

Legal Sea Foods CEO Roger Berkowitz joins "Squawk on the Street" to discuss his decision to sue his insurer to cover damages to his restaurants from the coronavirus shutdown.

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell.

Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), the new rules passed by the SEC in September, may have raised the standard of care required of brokers making investment recommendations to their clients, but it didn't clear up the confusion about the differences between registered investment advisors and brokers.

The Australian government has arranged four additional Qantas flights to Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai in the coming fortnight. This blog has now closed

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No further cases were recorded when the state health department released updated statistics on Saturday, with South Australia’s total tally remaining at 439.

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Restaurants across the U.S. are slated to reopen during the summer season as coronavirus restrictions are lifted. CNBC's Kate Rogers reports on what that could mean for restaurant jobs.

David Deno, Bloomin' Brands CEO, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss what their reopened restaurants look like, the company's first quarterly earnings, what customers are ordering and the April jobs loss number.

Our cartoonist on the plans to resume the 2019-20 Premier League season and possible options to complete it

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As the Premier League weighs up a possible return in June, many questions remain unanswered. From testing regimes to where games will be played, Paul MacInnes takes a look at the key hurdles

• Project Restart: the hurdles Premier League football must clear to resume

Many questions need answers, not least where games will be played and the not-insignificant 100 concerns of club doctors

Without government endorsement of a return to play, nothing can happen. Since the beginning of March, when games were still being played in front of paying crowds, the Premier League has said it would follow government advice on the best way to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Video call to follow league shareholders meeting on Monday
• Coronavirus testing plan still to be approved by clubs

Top-flight players are to hold talks with Premier League executives next week, before any attempt to restart the football season can be signed off.

Players are to be given the chance to air any concerns over Project Restart in a video-conference call likely to include representatives of all 20 clubs.

• Statement dismisses Rangers complaints as ‘self-serving’
• Proposals for three-tier league system are abandoned

Directors of the Scottish Professional Football League have snapped back at allegations raised in a dossier issued by Rangers and urged clubs not to back calls for an independent investigation into the handling of a vote to abandon this season.

Rangers, who last month called for the suspension of the SPFL’s chief executive and legal adviser, distributed an extensive document to fellow league members on Thursday as they seek to win the 75% support needed at Tuesday’s extraordinary general meeting to trigger an inquiry. Rangers raised a series of questions over the conduct and governance of the SPFL, whose board was firm in its recommendation the season vote should pass.

• Ifab gives green light but clubs expected to stick with it
• Vote needed on whether to allow five substitutions

Premier League clubs will debate whether to dump VAR for the remainder of the season – if it can be completed – after the International Football Association Board (Ifab) said that individual competitions can do so if they want to.

The clubs, who will hold a conference call on Monday, must also vote on another Ifab temporary amendment – whether to agree to the use of five substitutes in matches.