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Investors are looking for the calm in the Coronavirus storm, and U.S. residential real estate appears to be it — specifically single-family rental homes.

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered the abduction of two of his daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wife, a British judge has ruled.

Officials from Brussels and Westminster had their first post-Brexit discussions this week in the Belgian capital.

Should the virus spread in the U.S. as it is spreading in Italy, U.S. earnings could see similar declines.

Plans were unveiled by the European Commission on Wednesday.

If Saudi Arabia wants OPEC and its allies to agree to lower oil output, it will likely have to do "a lot of the heavy-lifting," one oil watcher has told CNBC.

As the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. increases, Jeremy Konyndyk said it could strain the U.S. health-care system.

As countries advise people to forego the handshake due to the coronavirus, CNBC takes a look at what new greetings have emerged in its place, including the "footshake."

Google this week was displaying ads for products that claimed to protect against coronavirus and that promoted the limited nature of supplies.

Iran's health minister says authorities will begin manning checkpoints to limit travel between major cities amid the virus outbreak, the Associated Press reported.

HSBC has sent some staff in London home after a worker tested positive for coronavirus, while Italy's UniCredit was forced to do the same after two fresh infections.

Mindy Grossman started her career in fashion, helping Nike become an apparel giant and turning around the Home Shopping Network. Now as CEO of Weight Watchers, she is catching the wellness wave.

Airlines could lose $63 billion to $113 billion in revenue for passenger traffic globally in 2020, depending on how the coronavirus spreads, International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday.

British regional airline Flybe said early on Thursday it entered into administration, as the already struggling carrier failed to withstand the plunge in travel demand caused by coronavirus.

Chinese students make up the largest portion of international students in Australia, accounting for about 0.6% of the country's GDP.

Singapore has confirmed 112 cases of the coronavirus disease, of which 79 have been discharged from hospitals, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared more than 1,000 points overnight stateside, while the International Monetary Fund also announced a $50 billion aid package on Wednesday to combat the impact of the coronavirus.

The coronavirus has taken a toll on Thailand's tourism sector, which accounts for a significant proportion of the country's economy. In a note from dated Feb. 17, analysts at Fitch Solutions said tourism receipts "account for 13-14% of Thailand'seconomy and the sector provides around one-in-six jobs."

Tesla customers in China are complaining the company delivered new Model 3s with a version of Autopilot hardware that was not as advanced as promised.

The Japanese government played down speculation over whether the Tokyo Summer Olympics will take place as planned, as the country's coronavirus cases topped 1,000.