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World oil demand will fall by 9.06 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, OPEC said in a monthly report on Wednesday.

Brompton is planning to launch a subscription service next month as part of an effort to get more people using its bikes.

Some 42% of young people around the world, who were still working during the pandemic, have seen a drop in income as a result of the coronavirus crisis, a study by the United Nations' labor body has found.

Finance executives, confident the ticket has what it takes to topple President Donald Trump, raved about Harris' experience in government, as well as her fundraising prowess.

On Tuesday, Russia announced that it had registered a coronavirus vaccine, making it the first country to do so.

Tencent on Wednesday reported results for the three months through to the end of June that beat analyst expectations.

"Big Oil" companies posted huge losses in the second quarter as coronavirus lockdown measures coincided with an unprecedented demand shock.

SoftBank is back in the black with a $12 billion profit after important Vision Fund bets recovered.

Harris' candidate profile outshines that of anyone else Biden considered for his potential running mate.

Moderna separately said the deal for its vaccine is worth $1.53 billion and will give the federal government the option to purchase up to 400 million additional doses.

Russia has rejected international criticism and skepticism toward its coronavirus vaccine, saying that it's safe and that it works.

ABN Amro is to end all trade and commodity financing after a string of losses, in a massive overhaul of its activities that will see the Dutch bank cut 800 jobs.

The coronavirus has infected more than 20 million people around the world as of Wednesday, killing at least 738,910 people so far.

The U.K. economy contracted by 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020 as coronavirus-induced lockdowns hammered activity.

J. Stephen Morrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies said Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to score "a domestic win" with the planned rollout of Russia's vaccine.

Investors continue to monitor coronavirus developments. Russia claimed to have developed a vaccine, while the U.S. was at a stalemate over virus aid talks.

The three largest Singapore banks warned that the global environment remains uncertain even though some business activity has picked up as economies reopen from coronavirus lockdown measures.

President Donald Trump's TikTok ban may prevent U.S. app stores from offering the popular short-video app and make advertising on the platform illegal, according to a White House document seen by Reuters.

Huawei has five "credible" options to secure chips for its smartphones though all of those have to "face major challenges," one analyst told CNBC.

The S&P 500 is nearing its all-time high, a level that could serve as a launch pad for bigger gains.