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"Frankly, I found it astonishing versus what we hear," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Thursday.

"The Fed and Treasury decided not to let this become a depression," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Thursday after another month of surprising jobs gains.

The U.S. reported more than 50,600 additional coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the largest single-day increase since the beginning of the outbreak.

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran sought to downplay the fire, calling it an "incident" that only affected an under-construction "industrial shed."

Another big contributor to the decline of the jobless rate was a plunge in those on temporary layoff. That total fell by 4.8 million in June to 10.6 million after a decrease of 2.7 million in May.

A 10% sales tax hike "is virtually unprecedented anywhere in the world," one economist warned.

The bill comes after Senate Democrats published a report claiming President Trump's outside judicial advisor, Leonard Leo, and his vast network have helped rig the nomination process.

Parler has presented itself as a town square of sorts, without censorship, in a time when some believe dominant Silicon Valley platforms have been out to censor conservative voices.

Pence told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" that the White House will stay with state leaders "every step of the way as they continue to take steps to mitigate the expansion of the coronavirus."

The unemployment rate is a measure of hardship for Americans families. While the rate fell to 11.1% in June, unemployment remains worse than at any other time since the Great Depression.

The House and Senate have passed a measure to extend the Paycheck Protection Program application deadline to Aug. 8. Accountants say small businesses will need more targeted help to stay afloat.

Ford said its U.S. vehicle sales in the second quarter were down 33.3%, in line with expectations as the coronavirus caused consumers to stay at home and dealerships and factories to shutter.

Five airlines have struck agreements with the Treasury Department for portions of $25 billion in federal loans aimed at softening the blow of the coronavirus pandemic on their businesses.

Manhattan apartment sales in the second quarter saw their biggest decline in 30 years and worst quarter on record as the real estate lockdown and urban flight after the Covid-19 crisis put a freeze on the market.

The current job market could slow gains workers made in the push for pay transparency, but the racial equality movement makes salary disparity an even more important career topic.

Over the long term, analysts at Goldman Sachs said they now believed oil demand would not peak before 2030.

One of the hardest parts of the coronavirus pandemic for many people has been that social distancing measures, but there is a solution.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include McDonald's, Tesla, JetBlue, Facebook, and more.

Akilah Releford started her company Mary Louise Cosmetics as a side hustle in her dorm room. Here's how the company's CEO worked up to bringing in $1 million in revenue.