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The vice president of the European Central Bank (ECB) has backed the unprecedented stimulus packages launched in the region, saying there were no alternatives for lawmakers.

Stocks in Asia Pacific were mixed on Wednesday as investors weighed the potential impact of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing against economies reopening, as coronavirus containment measures are eased.

Spain has approved the first nationwide basic income, but there are doubts the initiative will reduce high levels of unemployment and inequality.

Barings' Head of Greater China Investments, Khiem Do, tells CNBC why the firm sees value in the Chinese yuan as well as the country's 10-year government bond at present.

Protests have returned to the streets of Chinese-ruled Hong Kong after Beijing proposed national security laws aimed at tackling secession, subversion and terrorist activities.

Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong called Beijing's proposed national security legislation "more evil" than the scrapped extradition bill that triggered mass protests in Hong Kong last year.

It was not immediately clear by how much Tesla was cutting its prices or when the cuts would take effect.

China has been pushing the development of "new infrastructure" which includes the development of technology like 5G and artificial intelligence. Tencent's investment will bolster that effort.

The economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic has got many of us looking for new ways to make the most of our money. Here's where investment experts are seeing opportunities.

The total amount Japan plans to spend combating the virus fallout reached 234 trillion yen — roughly 40% of Japan's gross domestic product.

With more countries easing coronavirus lockdowns in an effort to restart their economies as summer gets underway, CNBC takes a look at where you might be able to go on vacation in the coming months.

Here's how to deal with relatives and family-members who are posting misinformation.

The proposed new national security laws have triggered the first big street unrest in Hong Kong since last year, when violent protests posed Hong Kong's biggest crisis since the return of Chinese rule in 1997 from Britain.

President Donald Trump's favorite social media platform, Twitter, on Tuesday began fact-checking his posts, applying warning labels to two of his tweets that made misleading claims about mail-in voting.

Wednesday could be an important test for the market and to see whether the S&P 500 is ready to hold onto the important 3,000 level.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that he would ease the state's restrictions on barbershops and hair salons for some counties in the state that meet certain health criteria.

Stocks that seemed resilient to Covid-19 pandemic faced pressure Tuesday, as investors rallied around a potential coronavirus vaccine and reopening of the economy.

Stocks surged, adding to their gains from last week, as optimism grew about the economic reopening a potential coronavirus vaccine.

Dimon was asked for his opinion on the valuation of the biggest U.S. bank by assets.

Carl Icahn's stake in Hertz was worth more than $700 million in December, before the cornavirus pandemic slammed the travel industry and forced the company to file for bankruptcy.