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The new goal was reached at a summit taking place in Brussels, Belgium.

Iron ore futures on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange surged by almost 10% on Friday to an all-time high, crossing the 1,000 yuan ($152.95) per ton mark for the first time in history.

It comes after the developers of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine approached AstraZeneca via Twitter late last month.

Tink’s open banking platform aggregates data from thousands of banks, allowing developers to build new financial products.

A new survey of chefs and food enthusiasts named the most underrated food cities and countries around the world.

Investors kept an eye on negotiations in the U.S. over a coronavirus relief package as well as post-Brexit trade talks between the U.K. and the EU.

The Winklevoss twins say Bitcoin's current bull run is different from the previous boom because institutional investors have now bought the cryptocurrency.

The availability of technology and data could be what helps turn a corner, according to JPMorgan's global head of sustainable investing.

At 30 years old, Nick Molnar is Australia's youngest self-made billionaire. But it might not have been so without the advice from his old boss.

Tai would inherit a Cabinet-level position tasked with enforcing import rules and brokering trading terms with China.

Airbnb opened at $146 per share on its first day of trading on Thursday, more than doubling the $68 per share price set for its IPO the day before.

Researchers said carbon emissions will likely rebound in 2021 and urged governments to prioritize a shift to clean energy in their Covid recovery plans.

If the FDA adopts the recommendation it would mark a pivotal moment in the Covid-19 pandemic, which has killed roughly 290,000 in the U.S. in less than a year.

Oracle's quarterly results exceeded expectations, although smaller parts of its business declined.

Congress is trying to pass a coronavirus stimulus plan by the end of the year, but appears to be making little progress toward a relief deal.

Stocks closed little changed on Thursday as lawmakers struggled to push through new fiscal stimulus before year-end.

The latest European impasse over a much-needed stimulus package has finally been overcome, meaning cash-strapped countries will soon get access to a historic level of funding.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance totaled 853,000, an increase from the upwardly revised 716,000 total a week before.

Markets had largely expected the central bank to add to its bond buying, having vowed in October to "recalibrate its instruments."

The allergic reactions reported by U.K. health-care workers vaccinated against Covid-19 shouldn't be a surprise, some medical experts said on Wednesday.