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The U.S. is clamping down on Chinese technology companies like never before as tensions rise between Washington and Beijing.

Volvo Cars wants to increase the amount of electric vehicles it sales.

Two methods the White House could use to damage the peg would likely backfire, Liu told CNBC's "Street Signs" on Wednesday.

The coronavirus has infected more than 14.7 million people around the world as of Tuesday, killing at least 611,322 people.

A large number of small businesses that closed in March — when restrictions around social movements when into effect — are not going to reopen even when the situation improves, according to Raghuram Rajan.

Biopharmaceutical company Arcturus and Singapore's Duke-NUS said they will begin human dosing tests of their potential coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible.

Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have a created a new type of face mask that could be a game-changer for healthcare workers. The new design is reusable, and can easily be sterilized. Plus, in tests, it performed as well as the standard N95 respirators. Take a look at the innovations.

"In order to realize such hopeful games, we will continue to do our best to fight against the infectious disease," Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told CNBC.

Six ministers have resigned from the Thai government, including Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana and Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, whom a Reuters report referred to as an "economic policy czar."

Germany stood out for its strong science communication. For months, its top podcast was 'Der Coronavirus,' which provided an update on the disease from a top virologist.

The two Chinese nationals helped conduct a global hacking campaign for more than a decade, in addition to more recent attacks, authorities said.

China's recent stock market rally is raising fears that it's being driven by retail investors indulging in leverage-fueled risky trading which caused a spectacular crash back in 2015.

Snap's stock price initially plunged more than 11% then moderated to a smaller decline as investors digested positive user and revenue growth on Tuesday after the company reported its second-quarter earnings.

President Donald Trump warned Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic in the United States will probably "get worse before it gets better."

United and other airlines are scrambling to cut costs as demand for air travel remains depressed in the coronavirus pandemic.

If Tesla reports a second quarter profit, Elon Musk's electric car company will surpass a major hurdle standing in the way of its inclusion in the S&P 500.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he does not expect a coronavirus relief bill to pass this month as a key benefit is set to expire.

The Dow rose as traders booked profits from the major tech names and added to positions in the more beaten-down value stocks.

As global stock markets tick further into unchartered territory, another asset class has been catching investors' eyes: Gold. CNBC Make It spoke to the experts to find out whether now is a good time to invest.

Russia's relationship with the West remains strained, and increasingly so, amid the coronavirus pandemic.