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Facebook's much-anticipated Oversight Board has confirmed that it is planning to launch ahead of the U.S. election on Nov. 3 after being criticized for a perceived lack of action. 

Fierce competition for a limited supply of homes for sale has caused a surge in prices. Now, potential buyers are facing a national affordability crisis.

Many economists who predicted a rebound in the second half of the year are now questioning those forecasts.

WeWork has sold a majority stake in its China business to existing shareholder Trustbridge Partners for $200 million.

It's relatively straightforward to see via satellite imagery where deforestation has occurred, but harder to identify whether Unilever's suppliers have sourced crops from those areas.

Waste-pickers in some developing countries make a living by trading trash in an informal industry that can be dangerous and dirty, but The Body Shop is now working to source plastic from them — and wants other companies to join the initiative.

Steady gains in the public offerings of two Chinese stocks this year have vaulted their controlling stakeholder to the top of China's rich list.

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.

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.

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."

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.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death Friday helped prompt a surge in voter interest and registration, according to voting groups.

CNBC's Jim Cramer said he believes in GoodRx's product and purpose, advising investors to take a small position in the company should it come down slightly in price following its IPO.

United launched a Google-backed booking map that let's travelers filter out destinations by price and activity, such as hiking and culture.

It was Biden's first trip to North Carolina since the coronavirus pandemic forced him to cancel campaign travel this spring.

The proposed legislation comes after Trump introduced an executive order targeting Section 230.

Breonna Taylor's death, along with the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last spring, catalyzed the protest-driven movement to reform police organization nationwide.