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British fintech firm Revolut said it has raised $800 million in a new funding round led by SoftBank and Tiger Global.

Lebanese politician and former Prime Minister Saad Hariri gave up on his mandate to form a government for the crisis-rocked country on Thursday.

The Amazon once absorbed more carbon than it released, but it now accounts for more than 1 billion metric tons of emissions every year.

With workout stocks on the move, one activewear name in particular is the most attractive, two traders agree.

Short seller Ben Axler said Thursday that Oatly's stock is worth less than $10 a share.

A festival in the Netherlands has shocked officials after 1,000 coronavirus infections were linked to the event despite requiring a "test for entry."

Weekly jobless claims totaled 360,000 last week, matching Wall Street estimates.

Physicians have warned a resurgence of respiratory viruses could be about to increase pressure on healthcare services.

Morgan Stanley's equities trading produced $2.83 billion in revenue, more than $400 million over what analysts had expected.

The South African rand has depreciated rapidly as the government prepares to deploy more troops, amid widespread violence following the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma.

Report comes a few months before the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

Current artificial intelligence systems can automate repetitive tasks, analyze large volumes of data, recommend content, translate languages and play games.

Lionel Messi has reached a verbal agreement on a five-year contract extension at Barcelona, with his salary to be reduced by 50% under terms of the new deal.

Chinese regulators have introduced new rules in areas from anti-monopoly to data security. Big tech firms are looking to get ahead of the rules.

With Covid-19 cases on the rise due to the surging delta variant and a range of macroeconomic shifts, the market narrative has moved from "goldilocks to growth scare," says Barclays.

China reported second-quarter GDP growth that came in slightly below expectations, while retail sales and industrial production grew faster than forecast.

Lebanon's economy is in freefall after the country failed to form a government.

James Cheo of HSBC Private Banking & Wealth Management says economic data and earnings out of Singapore is starting to appear "extremely strong."

Didi's rivals in China are trying to eat away at the company's market share as it faces a crackdown from regulators.

Chinese economic data, including the country's second quarter GDP print as well as retail sales for June, is set to be out at 10:00 a.m. HK/SIN.