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Early in the year, Singapore was a poster child for its efficient handling of the spread of the virus. But that success was threatened after an outbreak among foreign migrant workers residing in dormitories, who primarily hail from India and Bangladesh.

YouTube will display information and links from third-party publishers on queries related to issues like elections and the coronavirus pandemic.

"Our maximum economic pressure campaign remains but remember, President Trump has said that he wants a peaceful resolution with Iran," said Morgan Ortagus, spokeswoman of the U.S. State Department.

The State Bank of Pakistan this week kept its policy rate unchanged at 7%.

TikTok owner ByteDance has applied for an export license in line with Chinese regulations as it pushes for a deal with Oracle and Walmart for the video-sharing app's U.S. operations to avoid a shutdown in the country.

A penalty of that size would be a record for spoofing, which is when sophisticated traders flood markets with orders that they have no intention of actually executing.

The economic recovery in China from the shock of the coronavirus is only happening in part of the country, according to an independent survey by the China Beige Book released Thursday.

AstraZeneca's late-stage coronavirus vaccine trial in the U.S. remains on hold as federal investigators seek "answers to important questions," HHS Secretary Alex Azar told CNBC.

Disney's confidence in movie theaters' ability to recover in 2020 is waning. On Wednesday, the company pushed back a number of its theatrical releases including Marvel blockbuster "Black Widow."

From working with Will Smith and Kevin Hart, to hosting thousands of events, Run The World's founder Xiaoyin Qu has been busy lately.

Former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman Stephen Roach lists reasons why the dollar will plunge next year, and warns odds of a double-dip recession are growing.

The electric car maker wants the court to declare two batches of Trump administration's tariffs to be void, and refund Tesla the tariffs it paid with interest, according to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Sweden's chief epidemiologist has partly blamed the country's high coronavirus death toll on mild flu outbreaks in recent winters.

Frontline health workers might seem like the obvious choice to get the vaccine first. But that might not necessarily be the right thing to do, bio-ethicists say.

The vehicle will be targeted at mainstream buyers, starting at $39,995 when it arrives in U.S. showrooms early next year.

Sixty-two percent of Google employees want to return to the office at some point, but not every day, according to a Google survey of its employees.

Stocks fell sharply as tech shares took another leg lower and investors fretted over uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic and further stimulus. 

J.P. Morgan Chase's Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said calculating wealth can be "extremely complicated," so the rich should be taxed on their income.

Nike's business finally started to pick back up as parents stocked up on sneakers for their kids before back-to-school season amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

This means you can open Google Maps to see Covid-19 coronavirus outbreaks in your area, which could be helpful if the disease spreads more rapidly in the fall and winter.