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Ninety-year-old Margaret Keenan on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine outside of trial conditions.

Saxo Bank on Tuesday outlined 10 "outlandish forecasts" for 2021, although it did stress these are not its "official" views.

Engine No. 1 is targeting Exxon Mobil's board of directors and its effort shows how activist and impact investors focused on climate change are merging.

Infrastructure will play a huge role when it comes to supporting the roll-out of more electric vehicles in the years ahead.

Revolut managed to break even in November, marking a strong rebound for the digital banking start-up from the coronavirus crisis.

Margaret Keenan, 90, made history as the first person to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine outside of trial conditions.

Tesla has entered an equity distribution agreement with some banks to sell shares worth up to $5 billion, the electric car maker said in a filing.

Officials on both sides continue to comment, loudly, on the efforts being made — and the remaining obstacles — before a deal can be reached.

Brenton Tarrant, the terrorist who killed 51 people in Christchurch, was radicalized by YouTube, according to a report from The New Zealand Royal Commission.

Japan's state minister of defense says China's growing maritime activities in the disputed waters surrounding Japan is a threat.

JD Health shares rallied throughout the day, hitting an intra-day high of 123.3 Hong Kong dollars — or as high as 75% from the offer price.

David Marcus, the head of Facebook Financial, said he hopes both the cryptocurrency Diem and the social networking firm's wallet Novi, will launch in 2021.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership would have given the U.S. an "alliance" against China, said former senator Bob Corker.

Both sides remain divided over three issues: fisheries, competition rules and governance of their potential deal.

Italy became Europe's first coronavirus hotspot earlier this year, after cases started to emerge in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto in February.

China's top banking regulator hinted at "timely and targeted measures to prevent new systemic risks," in a nod toward further regulation on tech giants.

Argentina's government has said the new one-off wealth tax could see Latin America's third-largest economy collect up to $3.7 billion.

Farmers, mostly from the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting against three farm reforms that were enacted into law this year.

Tech start-ups in Europe are on track to raise a record $41 billion in 2020, according to a report from venture capital firm Atomico.

China accounts for many anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders imposed by the U.S., and makes up a "good portion" of the U.S. entity list, said Ross.