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Facebook on Thursday outlined the threats that the company is working to counter ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

The total claims of 963,000 were well below the estimate of 1.1 million from economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac just announced that they are raising fees for lenders on all mortgage refinances. That will result in higher costs for consumers. The change is designed to shield the two from the additional risk brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

Amazon delivery partners in states across the country are closing facilities and laying off employees, even as its delivery program continues to grow.

Kudlow's comments about voting rights fueled fears that Trump would suppress efforts to make it easier to vote during the coronavirus pandemic.

Democratic vice presidential pick Sen. Kamala Harris blamed President Donald Trump for the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.

Many small business owners say they are bearing the brunt of costs for coronavirus-related safety measures rather than raising prices to consumers, according to the CNBC|SurveyMonkey Q3 Small Business Survey.

The U.S. meat and poultry business is a $232 billion market. In 2017 alone, the industry processed 9 billion chickens, 121 million pigs and more than 32 million cows.

As the automotive and tech sectors have collided in the past decade with the rise of connected, electric and autonomous vehicles, the competitive landscape for top talent has increasingly become more challenging.

Apple's services business is surging. The segment delivered $13.16 billion in revenue during Apple's fiscal third quarter, showing double-digit growth. Some of Apple's services have reportedly been off to a slow start, however, such as Apple News+. If it's packaged with a more popular service, say Apple Music, people may be more willing to use it.

The direct payment option to Epic appears to skirt Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store rules, which require Epic to give those firms a 30% cut of revenue made through the app.

Treasury yields edged higher on Thursday as data showed weekly jobless claims dipped below one million for the first time since March.

In Texas, new Covid-19 cases have fallen by 10% to an average of 7,381 a day from 8,203 two weeks ago, but testing is down by 53% over the same time.

President Donald Trump is expected to hold a press briefing on Monday as lawmakers get no closer to agreeing on the parameters of the upcoming coronavirus relief bill.

President Donald Trump said the federal government is sending 125 million reusable face masks to school districts across the United States as schools consider whether it's safe to reopen this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.

If the appeal doesn't work out for Uber, it will be banking on voters to determine its fate in voting on Proposition 22 in November.

Lyft faces a threat to its business in California, where a judge issued a preliminary injunction that requires it to classify its drivers as employees eligible for benefits, not independent contractors.

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is expected to deliver remarks Wednesday alongside Sen. Kamala Harris, his pick for vice president.

Francoise Brougher, who was fired by Pinterest earlier this year, published a 4,000-word blog post, describing the workplace as discriminatory, misogynistic and hostile.

Cisco now expects the fourth consecutive quarter of revenue declines, hurt in part by the coronavirus pandemic.