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The ministry's five-year priorities — released publicly this week — note the "Measures for Security Review of Foreign Investment" that took effect in January.

"I put this sell-off squarely in the laps of politicians around the world, because we right now have a failure of global leadership," the "Mad Money" host said.

A new Oxfam report found the number of people dying from famine-like conditions has grown six-fold in the past year alone.

The Department of Justice says 47-year-old Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson has been sentenced for securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering charges.

Clinical studies could begin as early as August, subject to regulatory approvals, Pfizer says.

Saudi Arabia is funding a yet-to-be-announced digital news platform that will have a studio in Washington, D.C.

Japan's state of emergency due to rising Covid-19 cases will last from July 12 through Aug. 22.

The major U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday on concern about the global economic comeback from Covid-19.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell as low as 1.25% on Thursday, its lowest point since February, continuing a sharp reversal in the bond market.

The removal of approximately 3,000 U.S. service members coincides with the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Tech companies have taken several steps to comfort employees during the pandemic, and those gestures could help reduce impact from a feared Great Resignation.

Covid cases in Africa are doubling every 18 days as the highly contagious delta variant rips through the continent.

European stocks fell sharply on Thursday amid a global sell-off as concerns about the economic recovery resurfaced.

BP said the coronavirus crisis last year resulted in primary energy and carbon emissions falling at their fastest rates since World War II.

Vaccines made in China face rising doubts about their efficacy, compounded by a lack of data on their protection against the more transmissible delta variant.

Symptoms associated with Covid-19 are changing with the advent of new variants.

The ECB has now a new inflation goal and is taking climate change into account in its massive bond buying programs.

OPEC is the strongest it has been in years, and they would not want to "upset the applecart," said Stephen Schork of The Schork Group.

The chief executive of the Institute of International Finance believes there is "huge upside potential" for voluntary carbon credits.

China has vowed to crack down on domestic companies that list on U.S. exchanges, a move that could upend a $2 trillion market.