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Porsche officials said e-fuels can act like gasoline, allowing owners of current and classic vehicles a more environmentally friendly way to drive.

Kaplan said he wouldn't be in favor of changing the bond-purchasing program even though he sees rocky times ahead for the economy.

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer urged Mitch McConnell to use a bipartisan coronavirus stimulus plan as a basis for relief talks.

Simon Segars, the chief executive of Arm, said he expects regulators to "take a good look" at the company's deal with U.S. chipmaker Nvidia.

It will be enough doses to protect a "significant portion" of the most at-risk Americans, which are the elderly, health-care workers and people with preexisting conditions, said Dr. Moncef Slaoui.

The U.K.'s decision to grant emergency approval to Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine will likely lead other countries to quickly follow suit, one economist said.

"We need to develop more vaccines," WHO's Dr. Mike Ryan said. "We need to increase production. We need to pull the price down."

Markets are right to be optimistic about the economic outlook in 2021, with growth returning and inflation rising below central bank targets, Barclays said.

Copper, which is used in everything from power to construction, has risen more than 22% this year, on pace for its best year since 2017.

Irish Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon said she hopes the regulator will get clarity on a resolution to the spat by early 2021.

Slack co-founder Cal Henderson said had his doubts about whether companies could work from home before the coronavirus pandemic.

The EU has not wasted any time and has prepared a new plan to reset the relationship with the U.S.

Roche has received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new test that measures levels of Covid-19 antibodies.

Tesla shares continue to trade at all-time highs, and the stock will join the S&P 500 later this month.

The U.K. on Wednesday authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use, making it the first coronavirus shot to be backed by rigorous science.

The coronavirus pandemic has given a number of tech companies, and prominent Silicon Valley figures, an excuse to exit California.

A potential delay to the distribution of coronavirus vaccines is the biggest economic risk, European Central Bank member Stournaras said.

Hong Kong-listed shares of Xiaomi, which were suspended earlier on Wednesday, plunged 7.07% on the day.

Steven Altmann-Richer, who led public policy for U.K., Ireland and new markets at Tesla, joined London start-up Polymateria in the last few weeks.

If confirmed for the job, former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen would be a critical figure in U.S. trade negotiations with China.