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Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas cut short a four-day itinerary, returning to Singapore early after an 83-year-old passenger tested positive for Covid-19.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back an effort by Republicans to reverse President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Pennsylvania.

Singapore has been testing trips where cruises make round trips to the city-state with no port of call in between.

Will Shu said he welcomes any competition after two ex-riders set up a rival service to Deliveroo called Norwich Urban Collective.

She's about to take the reins of one Wall Street's largest banks, and Jane Fraser has advice for others: "You can have it all, but don't expect to have it at exactly the same time."

A worsening Covid situation in Europe, the U.S. and some parts of Asia will weigh on the global economy, said Philippine Central Bank Governor Benjamin Diokno.

The AstraZeneca-University of Oxford vaccine is the first to have its late-stage trial results independently reviewed and published in a medical journal.

A majority of analysts surveyed by CNBC expect a 8%-22% upside for the S&P 500 next year.

Reaching women is "absolutely critical" to ensuring finances trickle down to other parts of society, Bill Gates said at Singapore FinTech Festival.

After getting an "interim freeze deal," CSIS' Victor Cha said the U.S. should then try to "transform the political relationship" with North Korea.

The consumer price index fell 0.5% in November from a year ago, China's National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.

The Pfizer-BioNTech shots gained emergency approval from the U.K. drug regulator last week.

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg threatened to pull investment in the U.K. in a private meeting two years ago with government minister Matt Hancock.

Congress is rushing to extend government funding and pass coronavirus relief before unemployment and eviction moratorium provisions expire.

The tourism industry may take two steps forward and one step back on its path to recovery, said Ho Kwon Ping of Banyan Tree Holdings.

Joby Aviation, which is developing all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, is acquiring Uber Elevate, the aerial ride-hailing division of Uber.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury was last at just 0.9% and has stayed below 1% since the pandemic was declared in March.

The vote gained significance after Republican Chairman Ajit Pai announced he would step down from the agency on the day of President-elect Biden's inauguration.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe needs "European solutions" to reduce its dependence on U.S. tech giants.

U.S. stocks are in "the storm before the calm" as Covid-19 cases rise, new restrictions are introduced and stimulus fades, says economist Alejandra Grindal.