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Super low interest rates has made the hunt for yield even harder, and investors are willing to go even further afield than usual.

Twitter is experimenting with adding brightly colored labels directly beneath lies and misinformation posted by politicians and public figures, according to a leaked demo of new features sent to NBC News.

The Trump administration last month declared the virus a public health emergency, but the virus has not yet met world health officials' designation of a global pandemic that spreads widely throughout the world.

Morgan Stanley, the tony investment bank for rich Americans and corporations, is making a play for the masses.

Elizabeth Warren's campaign announced early Thursday that it pulled in more than $2.8 million after the event, and Bernie Sanders' campaign said it raised $2.7 million.

"We will look back at this debate potentially as the beginning of the end because he didn't come across as prepared," Frank Luntz said. "I don't think he captured the tone of the audience."

Burger King made headlines when it launched its latest ad — showing a Whopper going moldy — on Wednesday. But featuring mold in a food ad breaks all the rules of meal promotion, which usually involves beautifully-shot items that have been set up by stylists. CNBC spoke to several experts to get their reactions.

Norwegian Cruise Line has canceled its voyages in Asia through the third quarter of 2020 and expects to take an earnings hit of 75 cents per share for the full year because of the coronavirus, the company said Thursday.

WhatsApp has chosen Brazil to launch its first major brand advertising campaign. The Facebook-owned messaging service has published a seven-minute film showing people communicating via WhatsApp as a fire breaks out ahead of Carnival celebrations.

Barclays is changing a system it was piloting that tracks how employees spend their time at work, after critical media reports on Thursday accused the bank of spying on its staff.

Gold is trading at a 7-year high as investors pile into safety trades amid ongoing fears over the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

Users of Samsing's Galaxy smartphones got a surprise Thursday morning as they were sent a random notification for its mobile tracking app.

HTC has launched new virtual reality (VR) headsets called the Vive Cosmos Play and Vive Cosmos Elite.

Mike Bloomberg came under attack, Elizabeth Warren bounced back, and Bernie Sanders stayed consistent.

LNG refers to natural gas that has been cooled down to turn it into a liquid

Argentina is thought to be on the brink of falling into its ninth sovereign default.

The U.K. has been one of the key contributors to the EU's budget. Now it's left the bloc, the funding shortfall is proving divisive.

Job adverts for senior lecturers at U.K. universities are seeing the most interest from overseas applicants on Indeed, the jobs site found in a study.

Google is planning to move its British users' accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, the company confirmed late on Wednesday.

Former Vice President Joe Biden will be "back in the game" if he manages to finish second in the upcoming Nevada caucuses, says former U.S. ambassador Frank Lavin.