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Tesla will start to show "flaws in the growth story," according to Barclays auto analyst Brian Johnson, who has a $300 price target on the carmaker's stock.

Roche has said that first-half sales and profit dropped as patients reduced their trips to hospital amid the Covid-19.

Consumer goods giant Unilever reported a smaller than expected drop in quarterly sales on Thursday, helped by strong demand for food and hygiene products.

The IEA's Fatih Birol has reportedly said he believes 2020 may come to be regarded as the worst year in the history of global oil markets.

The FBI alleges that a researcher focusing on biology who lied about her connection to the Chinese military in order to receive a U.S. visa has avoided arrest by taking refuge in the Chinese consulate in San Francisco.

The relationship between the U.S. and China may continue to worsen after the State Department ordered Beijing to close a consulate in Houston, making it "almost certain" the Asian country will retaliate, experts said on Thursday.

Tensions between Washington and Beijing escalated after the U.S. State Department abruptly ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, drawing condemnation from China's foreign ministry.

The coronavirus has infected more than 14.98 million people globally as of Wednesday, killing at least 617,415 people.

Australia said its budget deficit is forecast to deepen significantly to 85.8 billion Australian dollars ($61.27 billion) in the financial year that ended on June 30 and further widen to 184.5 billion ($131.78 billion) in the new fiscal year.

In the wake of the pandemic, an uncertain jobs market and cheap loans are among the reasons why some young professionals have been convinced to do a masters of business administration (MBA).

The state-run KUNA news agency quoted a statement from the country's royal court saying Sheikh Sabah left "based on advice from the medical team treating His Highness to complete his treatment after a successful surgical procedure."

A new report published Thursday by the United Nations Development Programme suggests cash payments to 2.7 billion people living below the poverty line or at risk of falling below it could help slow the spread of Covid-19.

Countries including India and Indonesia have not reached the peak of their first wave of coronavirus outbreak, while others such as Australia appeared to be experiencing a second wave of infections, data compiled by John Hopkins University indicated.

The growing divide between China and the U.S. is expected to accelerate, disrupting long-running economic and financial ties.

Brazil has struggled to contain the spread of the coronavirus and more than 80,000 people have died. Here's what went wrong, according to locals.

Twitter's disclosure on Wednesday complicates an already murky picture about who the hackers were and what they were after after a high-profile hack in which accounts for several VIPs posted tweets within minutes asking for bitcoin.

U.S. officials say the Houston consulate has long been used by China's government to steal medical research and attempt to infiltrate the oil industry.

The closing of Microsoft's retail stores cut into its earnings.

Musk also added that Tesla will continue to grow in California, where it will build the Tesla Model S and the Model X for global deliveries and the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y for North America.