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Stocks surged for a third straight day on Thursday as investors shrugged off the release of record-breaking initial jobless claims.

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads throughout the United States and the world, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield said in an internal note to employees, "We got this. Take care of yourselves, take care of your families, be a good partner. It is fine to work irregular or reduced hours. It is fine to take time out when you need it."

It might be premature to declare the bear market dead, but Thursday's action sure checked off some important boxes.

The virus has infected an additional 100,000 people around the world since Tuesday.

Huawei's P40 Pro Plus is the best and most expensive of its new smartphone lineup and has a camera capable of 100x zoom.

The Trump administration announced indictments against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle for effectively converting Venezuela's state into a criminal enterprise.

The mammoth legislation includes direct payments to individuals, grants and loans to businesses and more health-care funding.

Streets in India normally bustling with people and traffic stayed empty Wednesday as the country of 1.3 billion people endured the first day of a national lockdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

The number shatters the Great Recession peak of 665,000 in March 2009 and the all-time mark of 695,000 in October 1982.

The massive Senate coronavirus stimulus bill aims to offer relief to individuals, the health-care system and businesses ravaged by the outbreak.

The central bank chief said the Fed's actions will help provide capital to businesses that need it and will be especially helpful once the virus is brought under control.

The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at a record-low level of 0.1% on Thursday and said it was ready to expand its asset purchases further if needed.

As the White House scrambles to shore up support for its coronavirus strategy at home amid a spike in new cases, criticism has been mounting overseas about the administration's approach.

The number of deaths in the U.S. has reached 1,041, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.

Most of the country's 1.3 billion people have been told to stay indoors for 21 days starting Wednesday as part of the government's efforts to slow down the coronavirus outbreak.

Singles are finding new ways to communicate with their matches, from dinner dates over Zoom to "watching" Netflix together or simply finding time for an "online wine."

Glimmers of hope are being seen in Europe as the number of new coronavirus cases continues to decline in Italy, the country that has seen the most acute outbreak of the infection.

The additional stimulus came just a month after the country planned 6.4 billion Singapore dollars ($4.4 billion) of economic and health-care measures.