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The CDC said fully vaccinated people can meet outdoors in small groups without masks, but it did not define how big those gatherings can be.

Saudi Aramco was the world's biggest IPO when it went public in December 2019, and listed around 1.5% of its shares on the local stock exchange, the Tadawul.

Huawei said its revenues fell 16.5% year-on-year to 152.2 billion Chinese yuan ($23.5 billion) in the three months ending March 31.

British bank Barclays has been named as the best U.K. company to work for, according to research by professional networking platform LinkedIn.

The U.K. government announced that the first types of "self-driving" cars could be on British roads by the end of 2021.

Construction work on PacWave South could begin this summer, with operations starting by 2023.

A single dose of a coronavirus vaccine can reduce household transmission by up to half, a study by Public Health England has found.

Government data showed at least another 3,293 people died, while overall cases also rose by a record 360,960 reported infections.

Investors in China are stepping up their bets that locals will buy more beverages that aren't from Starbucks.

One expert says about 60 Chinese companies are lining up for U.S. IPOs as they clamor for a piece of the market — before it loses steam.

Microsoft delivered better-than-expected revenue growth thanks in part to strong PC sales in the quarter. Azure revenue growth was flat from the prior quarter.

Public preference for the AstraZeneca vaccine has fallen since reports potentially linking it to some cases of unusual blood clotting cases, a U.K. study shows.

Alphabet reported beats on its top and bottom lines.

With a growing portfolio of investments in emerging tech companies, Alphabet is benefiting from rising start-up valuations and a solid market for IPOs.

Starbucks on Tuesday reported mixed quarterly results and raised its full-year forecast for earnings and revenue.

"If you're worried about Biden's plan to raise taxes on capital gains but not dividend income, well that's not a reason to sell everything," CNBC's Jim Cramer said.

Executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google-owned YouTube testified before Congress Tuesday about the ways their algorithms influence users.

The top representative to Afghanistan told the Senate he doesn't think the Afghan government will fall or Taliban will take over after U.S. troop withdrawal.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a slew of features Instagram is working on to help creators generate more revenue from their content.

GameStop sold 3.5 million additional shares, raising $551 million to speed up the company's e-commerce transformation.