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U.S. President Joe Biden will hold his first in-person summit with a foreign leader on Friday when Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga heads to Washington.

Xinzhou Wu, vice president in charge of autonomous driving at Xpeng, is looking at all options to stay ahead of rivals including its own semiconductors.

Xpeng Motors launched the P5, a sedan with new self-driving features and Lidar technology, as it looks to race ahead in China's ultra-competitive auto market.

Maldives is set to offer visitors vaccinations on arrival as part of its three-pronged initiative aimed at reviving the country's hard hit tourism sector.

Some experts say it is achievable, though difficult — but others are warning that herd immunity may not be possible when it comes to Covid-19.

Coinbase held its direct listing Wednesday on the Nasdaq, luring public market investors who've been waiting to get into the cryptocurrency exchange.

A CDC panel on Wednesday postponed a decision on J&J's Covid vaccine while it investigates cases of six women developing a rare blood-clotting disorder.

New York's Union Square Ventures first invested in Coinbase at 20 cents a share in 2013. Eight years later, the stock debuted on the Nasdaq at $381.

"It is time to end America's longest war," Biden said. "It is time for American troops to come home."

Bernard Madoff masterminded the biggest investment fraud in U.S. history, ripping off tens of thousands of people of as much as $65 billion.

Crypto investors are labeling Coinbase's debut as a "watershed" moment for the industry.

Shares of Goldman Sachs climbed 2% after the bank blew past analysts' expectations with record first-quarter net profits and revenues.

Cryptocurrencies are for making bets on price increases and haven't reached the status of payment mechanisms, Powell said Wednesday

It comes after a dataset of 533 million Facebook users worldwide was made available on the internet.

The International Monetary Fund expects Europe's economy to return to pre-crisis levels in 2022, assuming that Covid vaccines soon become widely available.

Ryanair's CEO O'Leary used to be "one of the original skeptics" but says the airline is now focusing on greener initiatives.

The authorization comes as India faces a devastating new surge of Covid infections.

Goldman Sachs crushed forecasts with record first-quarter net profits and sales due to strong performance in trading and investment banking.

Europe's medicines regulator on Wednesday said it still believes the benefits of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine outweigh the risks of side effects.

JPMorgan posted first-quarter profit of $4.50 a share, much higher than the $3.10 per share expected by analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.