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Existing vaccines for Covid-19 will be effective in fighting off infection from new strains of the coronavirus, multiple experts told CNBC on Monday.

The Dogger Bank Wind Farm will have a total capacity of 3.6 gigawatts when completed.

So far, there's no evidence to suggest the new strain causes more severe disease or affects Covid treatments and vaccines, England's top medical officer said.

President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and other leaders gathered for the Central Economic Work Conference from Dec. 16 to 18 in Beijing.

Congress agreed on a $900 billion coronavirus relief package after months of failed negotiations and is expected to vote on the bill Monday.

The coronavirus situation in parts of North Asia such as Japan and South Korea remains severe and could weigh on investor sentiment.

The company at the center of the attack, SolarWinds, has not assigned blame to any country thus far.

It's been nine months since the coronavirus pandemic led to mass joblessness. Three American workers are a microcosm of the plight that has resulted.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said the threat "poses a grave risk to the federal government."

Washington will prevent a government shutdown for two days while Congress tries to reach spending and coronavirus relief deals.

Moderna's vaccine – the second approved for use in the U.S. – will bolster the number of available doses, which states desperately need to fend off the pandemic.

Intel has famously had a long-running partnership with Microsoft as the primary processor maker for Windows PCs.

Tesla had a wild trading day on Friday, with more than four times the usual volume.

"We hope the publication of this data will help Americans make personal choices to slow the spread," a group of federal officials who championed the report said.

Stocks slipped from record highs on Friday as lawmakers rushed to bridge differences on additional coronavirus stimulus measures.

The Fed announced that it will allow the nation's largest banks to resume share buybacks — with certain rules.

Congress has until Friday at midnight to avoid a government shutdown as lawmakers try to finalize a coronavirus relief package.

A herd of new, institutional investors are scooping up bitcoin this year as the price more than doubles.

Bitcoin and copper prices have both been on a tear for most of this year, hitting record-highs amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

In a series of tweets this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mocked people who list the pronouns they would like others to use to describe them in their online bios.