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Firms are turning to virtual reality platforms to coach staff over classroom learning.

Northvolt has produced its first lithium-ion battery cell at its factory in Skelleftea, meeting its deadline to start production before the end of 2021.  

Crypto giant Binance is bolstering its presence in France after a choppy year of regulatory scrutiny.

Social media plays such an important role for Chinese consumer businesses that for a crop of new bookstores, visual appeal tends to be a priority.

U.S. oil production is back and set to increase in 2022 after more than a year of OPEC and its allies "running the show," said oil expert Daniel Yergin.

Some 2021 Asia-Pacific IPOs have seen a sharp reversal in their fortunes since their strong market debuts.

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by late sex criminal and financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Omicron and ESG are weighing on cryptocurrency prices in December.

Jeff Ricchetti was hired to lobby for biopharmaceutical firm Medigen, which has developed a Covid-19 vaccine.

U.S. Covid cases are at a record seven-day average of more than 265,000 per day as of Tuesday as the delta and omicron variants circulate simultaneously.

"It's tough to say," said Fauci, President Joe Biden's top medical aide, when asked on CNBC's "Closing Bell" when the omicron-fueled surge will start to recede.

U.S. stocks rose Wednesday with the S&P 500 posting its 70th record close of the year.

President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin will speak as Russia continues a military buildup at its border with Ukraine.

Investors believe inflation will remain a roadblock for markets in 2022, and stocks will only see muted returns, according to a new CNBC investor survey. 

European stocks closed mostly lower Wednesday as holiday-thinned trading continued in the region.

Apple proved in 2021 that its decision to ditch Intel last year has been a huge success, helping to reinvigorate sales of Apple's computers.

Horrific scenes seen in previous Covid-19 waves are "now history," according to John Bell, a regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford.

Alexa is not designed to endanger human lives but that's exactly what it did when it told a 10-year-old girl to touch a live electrical plug with a penny.

There's no shortage of European start-ups for U.S. venture capitalists to back but there's a lack of staff for them to hire, industry sources told CNBC.

Estate agents say they've seen commercial rents climb in prime London locations thanks to an influx of demand from rapid grocery delivery firms.