Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Walmart Chief Executive Doug McMillon said Friday the retailer’s corporate staff as well as its management-level employees must be vaccinated against Covid-19 by Oct. 4, according to a memo obtained by CNBC. The mandate applies to all home office associates, in addition to market,…

In this photo illustration, an Amazon logo is displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages in the background. SOPA pictures | LightRakete | Getty Images Check out the companies that are making the headlines in midday trading. Amazon – Amazon stocks fell 7.6% after the tech giant’s second-quarter report missed Wall Street’s sales estimates…

Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images You will likely have to use cryptocurrency to cash out the ransomware hacker who frozen your laptop, but where else could you put all of your bitcoins, ethereum and other digital coins in for actual use? Tesla may still be unsure whether Bitcoin will be accepted again for…

Scarlett Johansson attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. David Crotty | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images “Black Widow” star Scarlett Johansson’s powerhouse agent on Friday slammed Walt Disney for accusing the actor of “callous disregard” for the dangers…

A performer disguised as Mickey Mouse entertains guests during the reopening of the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, the United States, on Friday, April 30, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Walt Disney Company announced on Friday that all employees and non-union workers in the United States must be fully vaccinated against…

If you want to attend a live performance in New York, prepare to show proof that you received your Covid shots. The Broadway League announced Friday that the owners and operators of all 41 Broadway theaters in New York City will require viewers, performers, backstage crew and theater staff to be fully vaccinated by October.…

Jeff Bezos, owner of Blue Origin, introduces a new lunar landing module called Blue Moon during an event at the Washington Convention Center, May 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson | Getty Images The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Friday denied protests from companies affiliated with Jeff Bezos that NASA wrongly awarded a lucrative…

Boston EMS medics work to assist a patient on the way to the ambulance amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Boston, Massachusetts, Jan. Brian Snyder | Reuters About three-quarters of the people infected with Covid-19 in a Massachusetts outbreak were fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, with four of them ending up in hospital, according…

In an aerial view, the Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas (L) prepares to set sail from Port Miami during the first U.S. trial cruise testing COVID-19 protocols on June 20, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Royal Caribbean Cruises shares fell 3.94% on Friday after six passengers on board its Adventure…

In this Photo illustration a World Health Organization(WHO) logo seen displayed on an Android phone. Avishek Das | Getty Images World Health Organization officials said they are still trying to understand why the delta variant is more transmissible and potentially makes people sicker than the original coronavirus strain. “We’re really trying to get a better…