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“If we can get this thing under control, it is going to be like the end of Prohibition,” CNBC’s Jim Cramer said after Tuesday’s close.

“What this crisis has shown is that we are a very resilient company,” HP CEO Enrique Lores said after the company posted a better-than-expected earnings report.

Doctors urge the CDC to be transparent about the side effects people may experience after getting their first shot of a coronavirus vaccine.

The coronavirus has infected more than 59.37 million people globally as of Tuesday, killing at least 1.39 million people so far.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves after hours on Tuesday, Nov. 24.

Gap reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that fell short of expectations, as higher spending on marketing offset sales gains at Old Navy and Athleta.

The company beat estimates and notebook PC sales grew even as total revenue declined.

Nordstrom CEO Erik Nordstrom said the retailer has made strides with its online business, especially since its stores were temporarily shuttered.

Despite its strong third quarter, Best Buy declined to provide an outlook because of the pandemic.

“I didn’t expect to get vaccine so soon, frankly,” chief clinical officer of UT Health Dr. Amy Young said. “We’ll be ready for it whenever we get it.”

The shipments, which won’t contain the actual vaccine vials, will test the systems used by state health departments to order vaccine doses.

Despite a decent slate of reviews, many critics wonder if it’s worth it for audiences to abandon their couches to go see “The Croods: A New Age” in theaters.

Investors are getting nervous about whether retailers like Best Buy and Home Depot that have benefited from stay-at-home trends can sustain their momentum.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

“We are immediately getting them all of the pre-prepared transition briefing materials,” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said.

WASHINGTON — Department of Defense officials are slated to address the spike in coronavirus cases within the U.S. military at a press briefing on Tuesday. In the past week, U.S. Defense officials recorded more than 1,300 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 among members of the armed forces. Nearly a quarter of the roughly 300 sailors stationed on guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy have tested positive...

Consumers’ anxiety about shopping in stores and enclosed malls during the holidays is only escalating, as Covid cases surge across the country.

Abercrombie & Fitch is facing another round of temporary store closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, threatening its holiday performance.

Apple said companies that offer digital classes through iPhone apps won’t have to pay its 30% commission fee on in-app purchases through June 2021.

Ahold Delhaize and Centerbridge Partners, a private equity firm, announced on Wednesday that they are buying FreshDirect.