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Wieting: There is some visibility that six months from now economic activity will be higher than it is now

Steven Wieting of Citi Private Bank discusses whether the equity markets may be running ahead of themselves, given the many still-unknowns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Lesko: The COVID-19 pandemic has basically been a gift to Amazon

Tim Lesko of Granite Investment Advisors says it's hard to imagine a better backdrop for Amazon, with the surge in online sales during the virus outbreak, and as for Apple, expectations weren't very high for iPhone sales this year, even before the pandemic.




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Why one of the nation's largest car dealers says sales have been improving in recent weeks

Bryan DeBoer, CEO of car dealer Lithia Motors, discusses how auto sales have trended during the COVID-10 pandemic, and how the company has adapted to accommodate potential car buyers, including home delivery and pickup.




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Top-ranked Barron's advisor on investment strategies amid the coronavirus outbreak and market volatility

Greg Sarian, CEO of Sarian Strategic Partners and one of Barron's Top 100 Advisors, says investors should prepare for more volatility, and discusses some tax strategies to employ as stock prices are still lower.




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China tourism revenue drops nearly 60% in first major holiday since coronavirus outbreak

During the Labor Day holiday that ran from May 1 to May 5 this year, China recorded tourism revenue of 47.56 billion yuan ($6.79 billion), down nearly 60% from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.




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Virgin Media and O2 agree on $39 billion merger to create a new UK telecom giant

The combined group could put pressure on rival telecommunications firms BT, Vodafone and Sky.




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Suze Call: Olivia

Olivia, who lives in Florida, asks Suze if she and her husband should take out a 401(k) loan to pay off their $68,000 in credit card debt.




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Nucor CEO sticks by dividend, predicts steel price bottom in second quarter

"We are optimistic that we'll see the bottom in Q2 and move out of that as we enter the third and fourth quarters," Nucor CEO




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Jim Cramer on Wednesday's rally: 'Remdesivir is just what the doctor ordered'

"This drug makes a big difference, especially if you were worried about a second wave of infections after we reopened the economy," the "Mad Money" host said.




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Clorox CEO boosts ad spend by $50 million as disinfectant demand surges amid coronaviurs pandemic

"We're investing in future capacities so that we're better equipped to meet the demand in future surges," Clorox CEO Benno Dorer said.




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Cramer's week ahead: Wall Street is having a 'curb-your-enthusiasm moment'

"'Sell in May and go away' is suboptimal advice, people, but this May, it just so happens that the market's run too much versus the fundamentals," the "Mad Money" host said.




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'She had the vision' — Marc Benioff credits Rhode Island governor for inspiring Salesforce's contact tracing tools

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said it was Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo's idea to couple contact tracing with coronavirus testing as the software maker sought to launch Work.com.




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Masimo CEO says its remote oxygen monitors were made to mitigate diseases like coronavirus

Masimo CEO Joe Kiani discussed how the medical device maker's telehealth systems can be useful in the fight against coronavirus.




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David Bowie dies at age 69

Rock legend David Bowie, who changed the face of music, endured a long battle with cancer.




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Pfizer to outsource some drug production, focus on coronavirus vaccine

Pfizer said on Friday it is in talks to shift more of its medicine production to outside contractors as it prepares for large-scale production of an experimental vaccine to prevent Covid-19, should it prove safe and effective.




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State Department quietly begins reopening amid coronavirus pandemic

The plan, entitled "Diplomacy Strong," includes policies on travel, telework, face coverings, as well as social distancing requirements for common spaces such as cafeterias.




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House Democrats hope to vote on coronavirus bill next week as Republicans press pause

Democrats are pushing to pass their next coronavirus relief bill, but Republicans have less urgency as they grow wary of taxpayer spending.




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Dividend payers are still 'winners in this market,' ETF analyst says. Here's why

As more and more S&P 500 companies cut or suspend their dividend payments, one issuer speaks to how his dividend-based exchange-traded fund is managing the shift.




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How the coronavirus could kill the $2 billion US bail bond business

Crimes and arrests are down nationwide during the pandemic as people obey stay-at-home orders and police departments reduce operations. This has led many bail bond companies to lay off entire staff.




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How the Fed's fighting to keep Covid-19 from causing an extended financial crisis

The U.S. Federal Reserve is trying to keep the coronavirus crisis from becoming an extended financial crisis. And the Fed's measures go beyond anything the central bank did during the Great Recession of 2009.




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Coronavirus fallout: Here are the 16 department stores Nordstrom is closing permanently

Nordstrom announced earlier this week it will be permanently closing 16 of its department stores, after assessing each state that it operates in and the hit it is taking because of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Virus hits Trump's inner circle, unemployment rivals Great Depression: This week's recap and our best reads

The U.S. shed a record number of jobs in April, Trump's personal valet tests positive for virus: This weeks news recap and our best reads.




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Wildlife habitat destruction and deforestation will cause more deadly pandemics like coronavirus, scientists warn

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.




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FDA gives emergency authorization for new antigen test to help detect coronavirus quicker and cheaper

There is a higher chance of false negatives with an antigen test and a negative result may need to be confirmed with an additional PCR test prior to further treatments.




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Coronavirus has taken millions of jobs, but here's where they're coming back

While some jobs won't be coming back after the lockdown, most, at least for now, will.




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Why ordering from Amazon has been so unpredictable during the coronavirus crisis

Amazon has been combating coronavirus-related issues on multiple fronts for the past several months.




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Cramer says Virgin Galactic rally will end badly: 'No one is going to Mars that I know of'

Cramer said he did not understand the market's enthusiasm for Virgin Galactic, which has more than tripled in the past three months.




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How the coronavirus changed life in China: CNBC Beijing Bureau Chief Eunice Yoon

CNBC Beijing Bureau Chief Eunice Yoon reflects, as both a reporter and a Beijing resident, on what daily life has been like during the COVID-19 outbreak in China.




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'We need to start saving individual people,' not just stockholders, says pension fund CIO

The chief investment officer of one of the country's biggest public pension funds said the government response to the coronavirus should be focused on supporting unemployed workers.




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Analyst sees the 'best of times and the worst of times' for video streaming services

NBCUniversal's Peacock launches for Comcast subscribers on Wednesday. With more people staying at home streaming content, one analyst says the environment is primed for Peacock's rollout.




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Mark Cuban, Leonardo DiCaprio, and ARod go 'all in' to fight hunger caused by coronavirus

The #AllInChallenge from Fanatics founder Michael Rubin has enlisted celebrities and sports stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, ARod and Mark Cuban to fight COVID-19 food insecurity.




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Leon Cooperman says the coronavirus crisis will change capitalism forever and taxes have to go up

The Omega Family Office chairman and CEO said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that taxes will need to go up regardless of who wins the upcoming presidential election.




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Coronavirus 'is a true black-swan event,' sparking corrections across global markets

International investors believe coronavirus is truly a global phenomenon, and the entire global stock market has been taken down.




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Wall Street bulls and bears fight over what the economic recovery from coronavirus will look like

Strategists debate how long it will take to contain the coronavirus outbreak as it hits the United States and roils markets.




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Here's what would happen if coronavirus forces the NYSE to close its trading floor

The New York Stock Exchange is prepared for the possibility that someone working on its trading floor may contract coronavirus.




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Fed surprises market with program to support corporate bonds amid coronavirus pandemic

Under a program called the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility, the Federal Reserve will buy corporate bond and exchange traded funds.




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Father of Wall Street's 'fear gauge' sees wild volatility continuing until coronavirus cases peak

Robert Whaley, who created the original VIX in 1992, says the most important thing for markets is to reduce the uncertainty around the coronavirus crisis.




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NYSE-legend Art Cashin gives his first comments on the coronavirus sell-off and when we recover

Cashin was in a car accident in early February (he was not driving) and has been recuperating. We spoke to him by phone from his home.




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For investors banking on dividends, the 'pain has just begun'

As companies deal with declining cash flow amid the coronavirus pandemic, they are likely to cut or even suspend dividends.




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Oil fund's near implosion is the latest market wackiness leaving traders scratching their heads

The United States Oil Fund, which invests in oil futures contracts, was guaranteed to be a losing bet over time, but retail investors piled into the exchange-traded fund, perhaps believing it was a bet on the spot price of oil.




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For investors shaken by Dow plunge, Warren Buffett's new advice on finding long-term market winners

At a time of short-term market panic about the coronavirus, Warren Buffett offers a new lesson on how to identify long-term stock winners. The key: a focus on corporate reinvestment.




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Bill Gates: Coronavirus may be 'once-in-a-century pathogen we've been worried about'

"I hope it's not that bad, but we should assume it will be until we know otherwise," Gates wrote in an article published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine.




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Why wealth inequality is driving Democrats in the 2020 election

Why the rhetoric surrounding wealth inequality is especially acute this election season among Democratic presidential candidates — and will continue to be so.




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Bezos loses $7 billion overnight, $18 billion in a month, as market sells off on coronavirus fears

Concerns over coronavirus have roiled markets and torched hundreds of billions in paper wealth from the world's billionaires over the past month. But last night's declines could be the largest overnight wealth loss in nearly a decade.




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Warren Buffett's daughter reportedly self-quarantines after potential coronavirus exposure

Susie Buffett sat next to someone who had just returned from a trip to Spain and subsequently rested positive for COVID-19, the Omaha World-Herald reported.




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Coronavirus: CEO behind Buffett, Bezos health venture says US 'death toll curve' worse than China

"Our death toll curve is now worse than when China was at the same stage," Haven CEO Dr. Atul Gawande tells CNBC.




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Here's what to expect from Warren Buffett during Berkshire Hathaway's first virtual annual meeting

Berkshire's cash pile has left investors wondering whether Warren Buffett has found some attractive investments after the market's record plunge.




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Warren Buffett says the economy will overcome coronavirus: 'Nothing can basically stop America'

Warren Buffett said he is optimistic that the U.S. economy will re-emerge even after being dealt a body blow by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Warren Buffett says Berkshire sold all its airline stocks because of the coronavirus

Buffett said Berkshire sold its entire stake in United, American, Southwest and Delta Airlines, worth more than $4 billion on December 31.




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Warren Buffett gave airlines another go. Coronavirus was a problem he couldn't stomach

Warren Buffett has again ditched the airline sector as coronavirus threatens to be a challenge too big for him to stomach.