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The Southeast Asian region would experience a "U-shape" economic recovery at best, said Euben Paracuelles, chief Asean economist at Nomura.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said "today's China is not the former Soviet Union" and accused the U.S. for attempting to start a Cold War.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with ruling Workers' Party officials on Wednesday where they discussed sending food and funds to the inter-border town of Kaesong, state media reported Thursday.

The Philippine economy marked its first recession in 29 years, hammered by one of the world's longest and strictest coronavirus lockdowns in the second quarter, the statistics agency said Thursday.

Music is a priority for Twitch, particularly K-pop — the music genre from South Korea that has grown in popularity over the years, according to Sunita Kaur.

The destruction wreaked on Lebanon's capital Tuesday that killed more than 135 people is in the "billions" of dollars, the country's central bank told CNBC Wednesday.

All of Nikola's revenue in the second quarter was connected to solar installations for one of the company's executives.

The pandemic shows no signs of letting up and the U.S. economy is in free-fall, but investors are still hungry for tech companies to hit the market.

Pompeo's comments come less than a week after President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he will act soon to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.

Roku, while reporting its second-quarter earnings Wednesday, said the advertising industry outlook remains uncertain in the second half of the year.

Stocks rose on the back of Disney earnings and coronavirus vaccine hopes as the broader market approached reached record levels.

Allan Lichtman, an author and history professor at American University, revealed his prediction in an op-ed video for The New York Times published Wednesday.

Trevor Milton reconfirmed several of the company's expectations, including production of its hydrogen fuel-cell semitruck for next year and a partnership with a big automaker for its Badger pickup.

VENN, a new free-to-view TV network with original shows that focus on video games and esports, launches Wednesday.

Samsung on Wednesday announced its new phones, a new watch, two tablets that are similar in size to Apple's newly refreshed iPad Pros and new noise-canceling earbuds that will compete with Apple's AirPods Pro at a lower price point.

Disney took a $3.5 billion hit to its operating income from parks being closed during the quarter.

Sweden's government decided not to impose a full-scale lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Bernard Looney was speaking to CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Wednesday.

Commerzbank on Wednesday reported a 21% fall in second-quarter net profit to 220 million euros ($259.7 million) on the back of a sharp increase in loan loss provisions.

The Bank of England will announce its latest monetary policy decision before the opening bell on Thursday as the U.K. navigates an emergence from lockdown measures and crucial Brexit talks with the EU.