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Amgen Foundation Announces New $4 Million Commitment to Bring Hands-On Biotechnology Labs to Secondary School Students - The Amgen Biotech Experience in the classroom

The Amgen Biotech Experience empowers teachers to bring biotechnology into their classrooms to spark students’ love of science and features a hands-on curriculum that introduces students to the excitement of scientific discovery.





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March Of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card Grades Cities, Counties; Focuses On Racial And Ethnic Disparities - Photographer Anne Geddes

March of Dimes volunteer ambassador and world famous photographer Anne Geddes is featured in a PSA to raise awareness about preventing preterm birth and give more babies a healthy start in life.





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Share A Photo, Give Back In A Snap - Donate a Photo Event in Times Sq.

Give Back in a Snap! Johnson & Johnson Donate a Photo Event Benefiting Operation Smile, Save the Children, Girl Up and USO, Times Square, New York City. #DonateaPhoto @DonateaPhoto




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Whole You Celebrates The Senses And Encourages People To Live A Life Without Limitations - Video of legally-blind photographer living his Whole Day

Video of legally-blind photographer living his Whole Day, as he captures a celebration of senses and movement




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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® opens first proton therapy center for children - Proton Therapy at St. Jude

Proton therapy will be used to treat brain tumors, Hodgkin lymphoma and other solid tumors and is the most advanced form of radiation technology available to patients.





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First Response™ Unveils First Ever Bluetooth® Smart-Enabled Pregnancy Test at CES - First Response™ Unveils First Ever Bluetooth®-Enabled Pregnancy Test at CES

First Response™ Unveils First Ever Bluetooth®-Enabled Pregnancy Test at CES




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Michael Strahan Teams Up With Meta To Launch "Heart 2 Heart" Campaign During National Heart Month To Promote Living A Heart-Healthy Lifestyle - Meta Heart 2 Heart Featuring Michael and Gene Strahan

Meta Heart 2 Heart Featuring Michael and Gene Strahan




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Hospice Support Fund Launches Public Service Announcement to Promote End of Life Care at Home - The Journey Home :60 TV PSA

The Journey Home :60 TV PSA




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Northwestern Mutual Honors Heroic Moms of Childhood Cancer Patients this Mother's Day - Northwestern Mutual Honors Moms

Northwestern Mutual Honors Moms of Childhood Cancer Patients this Mother’s Day




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Trump contradicts nurse in testy Oval Office exchange over coronavirus protective gear

President Donald Trump contradicted a nurse who said that access to sufficient supplies of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic "has been sporadic."




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Trump meets with Texas Gov. Abbott after valet tests positive for coronavirus

Abbott was tested for the coronavirus before the meeting, but he did not wear a mask, despite the CDC's recommendation that everyone wear a covering over their face.




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Fiat Chrysler reports wider-than-expected loss on top and bottom lines

CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports Fiat Chrysler's latest quarterly earnings results.




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Responsibility for coronavirus precautions at airports is a 'game of hot potato'

As government authorities and airlines think about coronavirus health screenings, it isn't clear who's in charge of carrying out new policies.




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United Airlines service workers' union sues over schedule cuts after carrier got federal aid

United fleet and passenger service workers are suing the airline over a planned cut to their hours, saying it violates their contract and the law providing billions in coronavirus aid from the government.




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Here's how hotels could change in post-coronavirus world

CNBC's Seema Mody reports on changes hotels are making to keep guests safe once travel resumes.




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What to expect the next time you check in to a hotel

"We're hopeful that these protocols and enhanced cleaning procedures will actually spur on demand," Marriott's Ray Bennett said.




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Investor fear of missing out is 'not a good sign' for markets, warns Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Investment Management's Andrew Harmstone advises investors to keep their portoflio risk level low and maintain a defensive position while looking for opportunities to add value in an environment of "extremely high" volatility.




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How Tim Ferriss uses techniques from this ancient philosophy to handle Covid-19 stock market volatility, emotions

Investor and author Tim Ferriss said that he's struggled amid the Covid-19 pandemic. But there's a Stoic practice called "premeditation malorum" that has helped him sit with decisions in difficult times. Here's how to use it.




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This single mother makes six figures driving a truck during the coronavirus

April Coolidge became a truck driver in her mid 40s after a long career in real estate. Eight years later as the coronavirus shuts down the economy, she is making more money than she ever did selling houses. Watch this video to learn more about why Coolidge decided to become a trucker and how the coronavirus has changed her time behind the wheel.




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How Warren Buffett's son spent the $90,000 of Berkshire stock he got at 19—worth $200 million now: 'I don't regret it'

Rather than spending his Berkshire Hathaway stock inheritance on extravagant things (or allowing it to accrue in value), Warren Buffett's son says he used it to buy something "infinitely more valuable than money." And he has no regrets.




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These 3 Etsy shop owners have each sold hundreds of cloth face masks since the pandemic started

These three Etsy shop owners share what it's been like to sell protective face masks during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Elon Musk: I am not the 'biggest fan' of Warren Buffett – but his job is 'important'

"Warren Buffett for example ... to be totally frank, I'm not his biggest fan, but he does a lot of capital allocation," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast. "I mean, that's kind of a boring job if you ask me, but it's still a thing that's important to figure out."




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Uber shares shoot up after CEO says ride volume is increasing again after April bottom

Uber reported first-quarter earnings on Thursday, and while the company lost $2.9 billion during the quarter, the stock rose after hours on optimistic comments from CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.




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Facebook, YouTube and other platforms are struggling to remove new pandemic conspiracy video

Platforms including Facebook, Alphabet's YouTube, IAC's Vimeo and Twitter are struggling to stay ahead of the spread of the "Plandemic" conspiracy video, which contains claims that defy the advice of medical experts.




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The Masters and other major golf tournaments are postponed due to coronavirus

The 2020 Masters event has been postponed due to fears of coronavirus outbreak, Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley announced on Friday.




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Coronavirus could be the tipping point for movie theaters, gyms and other industries already suffering from disruption

Movie theaters, fitness centers, commercial real estate and pay TV could be among the industries that are vulnerable in prolonged quarantines.




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Tom Brady announces he will leave the New England Patriots

The superstar quarterback did not say where he will go next.




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Why Disney is furloughing workers and the other media giants aren't

Parks and Resorts is Disney's largest division, responsible for 35% of its revenue in 2019. That reliance on gathering large groups of people in public lies at the heart of Disney's challenges right now.Dis




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Men's shirt retailer Untuckit taps real estate restructuring firm to renegotiate deals during coronavirus

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.




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Trade groups representing PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and others want guidance on factories from Pence

Trade groups representing the country's biggest consumer companies, including PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and Clorox, wrote a letter to Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday urging federal guidance on how to safely manage their factory workers as states begin to reopen for business.




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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lyft, Peloton, PayPal, Grubhub, T-Mobile & more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.




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Weekly mortgage applications show real recovery in homebuying, as interest rates set another record low

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




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JC Penney in talks to fund potential bankruptcy filing next week

If J.C. Penney files for bankruptcy without financing in hand, it could doom the department store chain's restructuring process.




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Trump to meet with executives from Waffle House, Wynn, Toyota, others to discuss reopening economy

Trump has been soliciting feedback from a wide range of executives on when and how to reopen businesses that have shuttered their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Most 2020 swing state voters want more direct payments during coronavirus, CNBC/Change Research poll finds

Democrats are pushing for at least one more round of direct payments during the coronavirus crisis after many voters got $1,200 stimulus checks.




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All eyes on Moscow following Crimea vote: Pro

Angela Stent, author of 'The Limits of Partnership: US-Russian Relations in the Twenty-First Century,' warns that attention will fall on Vladimir Putin as to whether Crimea will join Russia officially.




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Evaluating Obama's Asia pivot strategy

Alexander Feldman, President at US-ASEAN Business Council, says U.S. President Barack Obama has been successful in trying to forge closer ties with the Asian region.




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MH370 was not hijacked: Ribbeck Law Chartered

Monica Kelly, Partner at Ribbeck Law Chartered, explains the firm's filing of a court petition against Malaysia Airlines and Boeing for the disappearance of the former's flight 370.




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Many potential pitfalls for UK-US trade deal: Brookings Institution

The potential trade deal with the U.S. is very important for the U.K, but the negations will probably be challenging and drawn-out due to issues such as agricultural, data flows, and intellectual property, says Joshua Meltzer of the Brookings Institution.




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Singapore minister says safeguards in migrant dormitories 'not sufficient' during coronavirus outbreak

Singapore learned from the coronavirus pandemic that its migrant workers' dormitories need redesigning to prevent future outbreaks, says Lawrence Wong, second minister for finance, who is also co-chair of the country's Covid-19 task force.




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The risk for another US-China trade war is increasing: Strategist

Mitul Kotecha of TD Securities tells CNBC's Squawk Box Asia that the rising tensions between U.S. and China over COVID-19 could make it hard to uphold the Phase One trade deal, risking another trade war.




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Singapore is not yet halfway through its coronavirus outbreak, says minister

Migrant workers living dormitories have accounted for around 87.6% of Singapore's total 19,410 confirmed cases as of Tuesday, according to the health ministry.




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Remdesivir will not be the main driver of Gilead's revenue: Bernstein

Ronny Gal of Sanford C. Bernstein says he thinks remdesivir will not be the most significant revenue contributor for Gilead Sciences over time. He also explains his rationale for raising the company's price target to $75 from $72.




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Even if China sells US treasuries, demand from other sources will keep the dollar elevated: TD Securities

According to Mark Mccormick of TD Securities, there lacks a realistic alternative in the currencies markets, so even if China sells U.S. treasuries, demand from other sources will come in and keep the U.S. dollar elevated for the next couple of months.




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Markets have priced in bad economic data, but not trade tensions: Strategist

Markets are unlikely to react to bad economic data in the second quarter, says Brian Belski of BMO Capital Markets, adding that any volatility seen near-term will be from a resurgence in U.S.-China trade tensions.




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Elon Musk's F-bomb rant against lockdowns reflects 'growing sentiment,' says Dr. Scott Gottlieb

"That's going to tug against what the governors have to do," the former FDA chief told CNBC. "We still face a pretty big epidemic in this country."




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Feds clear General Motors in UAW union corruption probe

Federal prosecutors this week informed GM that it is not currently a target in a yearslong investigation into corruption of the United Auto Workers union.