Pharmacist Madeline Acquilano inoculates public school safety officer Victor Rodriguez with the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, on March 3, 2021. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance Monday for people who’ve been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a highly

If a stock pundit had said at the beginning of 2021 it was time to get out of Tesla and into Exxon Mobil, many investors might have sought another source of market advice. But to an unemotional stock trader, that may have seemed like the right move after growth stocks’ massive run into the new

National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver is supportive of the new high school league that pays young players at least $100,000. Silver spoke to media this weekend to provide his annual update on the NBA, a day before it hosts the 2021 All-Star game in Atlanta. The NBA boss discussed media company Overtime’s new basketball

Vials of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine Johnson & Johnson via Reuters Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan rejected an initial allotment of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine this week, according to the Michigan state health department. At a press briefing Thursday, Duggan confirmed he declined this week’s allocation of J&J vaccines

The Republican Party is turning to old tactics to build a new coalition after losing control of the Senate and presidency in the 2020 election. Politico National Political Correspondent Gabby Orr on Friday said the GOP’s strategy to pass laws banning transgender student-athletes from women’s sports teams is motivated by its goal to overcome election

Intense interest in cryptocurrencies and the Covid-19 pandemic have sparked debate among central banks on whether they should issue digital currencies of their own. China has been in the lead in developing its own digital currency. It’s been working on the initiative since 2014. Chinese central bank officials have already conducted massive trials in major

Restaurants and bars gained 286,000 workers in February following several months of losing jobs, the latest sign that the industry’s recovery is on the horizon after a long, cold winter. Freezing temperatures, coupled with a resurgence of new Covid-19 cases, hurt eateries at the end of 2020 and into the new year. “So far in

Okta CEO Todd McKinnon on Friday defended his company’s move to acquire Auth0, calling the rival company a complementary asset to its identity and access management business. Okta shares are down 10% since it announced the $6.5 billion all-stock transaction after Wednesday’s close. The sales figure represents more than a fifth of Okta’s market cap

A customer lights a joint at Lowell Farms, America’s first official Cannabis Cafe offering farm-to-table dining and smoking of cannabis in West Hollywood, California, October 1, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Virginia is close to becoming the first Southern state to get a tax revenue high as it moves to legalize recreational weed. A bill

Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday he believes governors are right to begin easing Covid restrictions on businesses as long as mask policies remain in place. The former Food and Drug Administration commissioner made his comments on “Squawk Box” one day after Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced a host of changes set to take effect

Vials of AstraZeneca vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19) during the first day of a mass vaccination of Police and Firefighters in the Wanda Metropolitan Stadium. Marcos del Mazo | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — The European Union has made its first intervention into the supply of coronavirus vaccines, with Italy reportedly blocking a shipment of

A man walks past a store on January 12, 2021 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Gap Inc. on Thursday predicted a bounce back to sales growth in 2021, hopeful that customers will soon return to its stores and spend more money on apparel as they look to resume some

2022 GMC Hummer EV sport utility truck “Edition 1” GM General Motors is looking at building a second plant in the U.S. to produce battery cells for electric vehicles through a joint venture with LG Chem. The automaker confirmed the plans Thursday morning after the Wall Street Journal reported the companies were close to a

Brian Niccol, CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill Adam Jeffery | CNBC Chipotle Mexican Grill said Thursday that executive compensation will now be linked to hitting targets tied to the company’s environmental and diversity goals. The burrito chain is following in the footsteps of Starbucks and McDonald’s, both of which recently announced that performance for racial

[This livestream is expected to begin momentarily. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.] Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch the latest prototype of its next-generation Starship rocket on Wednesday, in the third high-altitude flight test of the system. Starship prototype rocket Serial Number 10, or SN10, will

Reusable shopping bags are displayed beneath a checkout counter at a Michaels craft store in Cincinnati, Ohio. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Arts and crafts retailer Michaels Companies said on Wednesday it had entered into an agreement to be bought by the private-equity firm Apollo Global Management in a deal valued at $5

Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky discussed Tuesday the company’s unprecedented partnership with rival Merck to boost production of its Covid-19 vaccine. “Extraordinary times take extraordinary efforts,” Gorsky told CNBC’s Jim Cramer in a “Mad Money” interview. “What this means is that Americans are going to get shots in the arm faster, and we’re very

Doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine is packaged in a box at the McKesson facility on March 1, 2021 in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Timothy D. Easley | Getty Images President Joe Biden will announce Tuesday that pharmaceutical giant Merck will help make Johnson & Johnson‘s Covid-19 vaccine, a senior administration official confirmed to NBC

Customers leave a Kohl’s store on November 12, 2015 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Kohl’s on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales that topped analysts’ estimates, and pointed to stronger growth in 2021. Its shares jumped nearly 2% in premarket trading. Here’s how the company did during

States are easing social distancing rules but it’s “too soon” to roll back Covid restrictions, Dr. Atul Gawande warned on CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith.” “We are currently at levels of cases that are still above the highest level of our last surge, so we haven’t even come down below the surge last summer,”