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The Fed unleashed a huge repositioning in markets, as investor reacted to a world where the central bank no longer guarantees its policies will remain easy.

The Fed's signal that it is looking to step away from its easy policy is expected to be a dominant trading theme the rest of the summer.

The blue-chip Dow lost 3.5% this week, its worst weekly performance since October. The S&P 500 dropped 1.9% over that time period.

Hundreds of the biggest names in European tech rubbed shoulders with politicians and wealthy investors on the lawns of the Soho Farmhouse private members club.

Covid-19 variant delta, first identified in India, is becoming the dominant variant of the disease worldwide, the WHO's chief scientist said Friday.

Shipping delays in China are forcing toymakers to face tough decisions ahead of the industry's most important sales season.

Iran has only one important voter in Friday's election — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Matthew McConaughey has said that taking time off from Hollywood, in what he called an "unbranding phase," actually helped revitalize his career. 

The project will be located on the island of Hokkaido, the firm said.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb warned about the potential long-term effects of Covid and pointed to a new study that suggests brain tissue is being destroyed.

Ireland, known for its low tax rates, wants a compromise over global taxation, the country's finance minister told CNBC.

Investment into European tech firms is surging this year.

Computer scientists are questioning whether DeepMind will ever be able to make machines with the kind of "general" intelligence seen in humans and animals.

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey said Thursday his new company raised an additional $450 million in funding to turn U.S. troops into "invincible technomancers."

England's top medical officer has warned that the coming winter will continue to be difficult for the country's health system.

Hopes for a "green" recovery by the tourism industry may have been overblown, as travelers choose convenience and price over sustainability.

Singapore has to be cautious in resuming higher-risk activities due to the delta variant first detected in India, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.

Factors including urbanization and changing policies could underpin demand for China's residential real estate, said Linan Liu of Deutsche Bank.

ByteDance's revenue for 2020 totaled $34.3 billion, up 111% year-on-year, but its operating loss was $2.1 billion.

Bitcoin has a few flaws and it's triggered other digital currencies to come up with more viable options, says Eswar Prasad, a professor at Cornell University.