CNBC World News

Even Nike, often lauded as one of the strongest global brands in the retail industry, is taking a hit from the coronavirus pandemic.

Verizon says it is pulling advertising on Facebook until the company "can create an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable."

One of the tools being discussed as a way to deal with the economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic is negative interest rates. CNBC's Tom Chitty looks at whether we'll ever be paid to borrow money.

Stocks ended a volatile session Thursday with solid gains as investors cheered regulation rollbacks for the big banks.

"What's remarkable is there are more human beings being affected by the disease today than on March 21 when markets were 40% lower," Fink told CNBC.

Recent data indicates a deeper-than-expected downturn, the International Monetary Fund warned, and the disconnect between this and recent market rallies could lead to a correction.

Tanzanian miner Saniniu Laizer has become a millionaire overnight by selling two Tanzanite gemstones — the largest ever found in the country — for 7.7 billion Tanzanian shillings ($3.4 million), according to multiple media reports.

South Cambridgeshire District Council approved the first phase of construction of Huawei's planned R&D center, which the company intends to use to build state-of-the-art chips.

Gold has continued to rise of late as a resurgence of coronavirus cases, particularly in the U.S., has dented some of the investor optimism about the speed of a post-pandemic recovery.

Technology and innovative ideas are helping to change the way buildings operate.

Liquidity conditions are pushing the British pound toward price action associated with emerging markets currencies, according to Bank of America analysts.

The grim milestone reported on Wednesday surpasses the peak that was hit in late April.

Google will pay some publishers for "high-quality content" on a new service expected to launch later this year.

Wirecard said management had decided to open the proceedings "due to impending insolvency and over-indebtedness."

The European Union will propose a single report on stock market transactions as part of efforts to build a "truly integrated" capital market after Brexit, an EU document showed on Thursday.

The coronavirus has infected more than 9.4 million people around the world as of Thursday, killing at least 482,128 people.

The recent spikes in cases have led to growing fears of a "second wave" of the pandemic, as countries that seemingly passed the peak of infections some months ago experience new outbreaks.

More than 20 years after Eric Mosley co-founded software business, Workhuman, the Dublin-headquartered firm has just achieved a valuation of over $1 billion.

Amazon has had Covid-19 related deaths, protests, and law suits. Its closest equivalents in China, Alibaba and JD.com, have had none of those.

Britain's Royal Mail laid out restructuring plans on Thursday that will affect around 2,000 management roles and see it save 130 million pounds in staffing costs next year.