Google CEO Sundar Pichai Pradeep Gaur | Mint | Getty Images Google next month will ban publishers from using its ad platform to show advertisements next to content that promotes conspiracy theories about Covid-19. It will also ban ads that promote those theories. In cases where a particular site publishes […]
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Microsoft, Verizon and Gatorade will all play a big role in the NFL’s return during the coronavirus pandemic
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks to pass against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Focus On Sport | Getty Images The National Football League is using a variety of innovative safety concepts from […]
Supreme Court’s Ginsburg says she’s being treated for liver cancer, but still working ‘full steam’
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attends the lunch session of The Women’s Conference in Long Beach, California October 26, 2010. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is being treated for liver cancer but remains able to work “full steam.” The 87-year-old justice said she […]
Sweden kept its country relatively open during the coronavirus pandemic, but its elderly paid a price
People enjoy the warm evening at Sundspromenaden in Malmo, Sweden, on May 26, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Johan Nilsson | AFP | Getty Images CNBC is looking at how places around the world have tackled Covid-19. By talking to a wide range of experts, as well as everyday citizens, […]
UN official warns of decades of tragedies if wealthy nations don’t help in global coronavirus fight
A health worker wearing a protective suit takes a swab from a resident during a door-to-door testing in an attempt to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Umlazi township near Durban, South Africa, April 4, 2020. Rogan Ward | Reuters A top official from the United Nations warned Friday of […]
Texas orders extra body bags, mortuary trucks as it braces for more coronavirus deaths
A refrigerated trailer that the San Antonio health authorities acquired to store bodies, as morgues at hospitals and funeral homes reach their capacity with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fatalities. Bexar County, Texas, July 15, 2020. City of San Antonio | Reuters Texas officials and funeral home directors are ordering extra […]
NASA plans to return its astronauts in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft on Aug. 2
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Endeavour” docked with the International Space Station. NASA NASA is currently planning to return astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to Earth on board SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft in about two weeks, the space agency told CNBC on Friday. The spacecraft, which the astronauts named Endeavour, is […]
Coronavirus live updates: BlackRock’s Fink, two governors urge people to wear masks as new cases spike
The U.S. reported another record one-day spike in new cases on Thursday as outbreaks continue to worsen across the country, particularly in Texas, Florida and California. A growing number of politicians, health and business experts — including Adm. Brett Giroir, the assistant secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services, […]
How much you’ll have for retirement if you invest an extra $100 a month, starting in your 20s, 30s and beyond
Saving for retirement is usually a lifelong goal. Starting younger lets you take advantage of the power of compound interest. That means you get returns on the money you invest, and even better, returns on your returns. That means even an extra $100 a month into a retirement account can […]
Wall Street banks are in no rush to bring employees back to the office
A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen at Wall Street on June 29, 2020 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images It doesn’t look like Wall Street is going back to the Street in any great numbers, at least any time soon. […]