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"Frankly, I found it astonishing versus what we hear," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Thursday.

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran sought to downplay the fire, calling it an "incident" that only affected an under-construction "industrial shed."

A 10% sales tax hike "is virtually unprecedented anywhere in the world," one economist warned.

Production at the facility could begin in 2026.

Over the long term, analysts at Goldman Sachs said they now believed oil demand would not peak before 2030.

One of the hardest parts of the coronavirus pandemic for many people has been that social distancing measures, but there is a solution.

Weekly jobless claims rose more than expected last week as the coronavirus pandemic continues to pressure the U.S. economy.

Rescue workers say at least 113 people have been killed in a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar.

Although the U.K. faces a gloomy economic picture, UBS believes the country's assets are "heavily undervalued" and best placed to capitalize on the Covid-19 recovery.

Facebook is planning to shut down TikTok rival Lasso and Pinterest rival Hobbi on July 10.

Futures rose early Thursday as investors looked ahead to two jobs reports on Thursday, the week's final day of trading.

Spot gold futures traded at $1,772 per ounce on Thursday afternoon, up around 0.2% for the session.

The coronavirus pandemic has reignited a conversation about debt relief to certain African nations as they look to fend off the kind of mass-scale spread seen in the U.S. and Europe.

Novartis agreed to pay more than $729 million to settle U.S. government charges it paid illegal kickbacks to doctors and patients to boost drug sales, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday.

Russians have overwhelmingly voted in favor of changes to the country's constitution that enable President Vladimir Putin to potentially stay in power up to 2036.

It comes after a number of European economies took their first steps to reopen in May.

Sweden's currency, the krona, has strengthened against the euro in the last three months as risks surrounding the coronavirus have abounded on the continent.

The new measures extend the visa rights of BN(O) passport holders, allowing them to stay in the U.K. for five years with the ability to work or study.

Top military commanders from India and China started a third round of talks to ease tensions along the de facto border this week.

China's Twitter like service, Weibo, has removed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's account at the request of the Indian embassy in Beijing.