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Nikola shares jumped on Thursday following comments from the embattled company's management team.

The House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust held its final hearing in a series examining the state of competition in digital markets.

Google contractors claim they're forced to sign non-disclosure agreements that would prevent them from telling their parents how much money they make or writing a novel about Silicon Valley.

The first debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden was criticized for devolving into name-calling, and for Trump's repeated interruptions of the former vice president.

Stocks pared earlier gains and finished Thursday's session slightly higher as hopes for further fiscal stimulus waned.

In September, the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco dropped more than 20% from a year ago, to $2,830, according to a report from Zumper.

Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm, aka Mel C or Sporty Spice, has told CNBC that the live music industry has been "hit so hard" by the coronavirus pandemic and needs support. 

First-time claims for unemployment benefits were expected to total 850,000 for the week ended Sept. 26, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

The EU has previously said the U.K.'s Internal Market Bill would constitute an "extremely serious violation" of its Brexit divorce deal.

Ford Motor's new CEO is shaking up the company's top ranks and restructuring operations as the automaker struggles to bolster shareholder confidence.

The Swiss city of Geneva is to introduce a minimum wage of 23 Swiss francs ($25) an hour, equal to roughly 3,772 Swiss francs ($4,100) a month for a 41-hour work week. 

The company has been under pressure from publishers such as News Corp. and Axel Springer to pay for content that it shares with its users. 

There are some exemptions to the ban, which was originally due to come into force in April.

With Trump refusing to commit to a peaceful transition and clashes already unfolding, political analysts are uniquely fearful as November approaches.

Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of chip designer Arm will most likely be blocked, according to two technology investors in Britain.

There is cause for cautious optimism in some European countries battling the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, as the rate of daily new infections starts to stabilize.

New York City restaurants are reopening their dining rooms for the first time since March, pushing eateries like o.d.o. by Odo to adapt how they serve their food.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange announced Thursday that trading has been halted for the day, and it's unclear when it will resume.

Most of Alibaba's revenue currently comes from its China retail marketplaces that include the Taobao and Tmall shopping platforms as well as its online-to-offline grocery chain.

As China pushes toward further reforms in its financial markets, small and medium-sized enterprises are among the winners of a new listing procedure in the ChiNext tech board.