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"The current studies indicate something really good," Ralf Reintjes, professor of epidemiology at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, told CNBC Thursday.

The wild activity this year coincided with a surge of rookie investors who joined the world of stock trading.

World Health Organization officials warned vaccine inequality could lead to the emergence of more mutant Covid variants.

So far, gaming companies like Roblox and Epic Games are the farthest ahead building metaverses.

There is excitement in some quarters about the potential of green hydrogen, but challenges remain.

The first car with Huawei's HarmonyOS operating system will be the Aito M5, a car that runs on both electricity and fuel, Huawei announced Thursday.

The highly contagious omicron variant can more easily infect vaccinated staff than previous strains, threatening to further exacerbate the worker shortage.

The pandemic may have been the stimulus people needed to start their own side hustle, and some companies love it when staff do.

Shares of JD.com plunged 7% on Thursday after Tencent announced it will be giving most of its shares in the e-commerce giant away.

For the second year in a row, the Covid-19 pandemic has cast a pall over Germany's Christmas markets.

The frigate Bayern is sailing through the South China Sea in the first deployment of a German warship to the Indo-Pacific in almost 20 years.

Hong Kong needs to stick to its zero-Covid strategy until more people are vaccinate, said Yuen Kwok-yung, a member of the city's expert advisory panel.

The outbreak in Xi'an city — population 13 million — stems from the delta variant, authorities said.

Many retail investors are buying the most basic call and put options, which have a much lower probability of profit than advanced strategies like spreads.

With heightened regulatory scrutiny and intense price fluctuations, some analysts are bearish on bitcoin's prospects.

The letter comes as Covid cases spike and the omicron variant spreads rapidly, straining testing supplies ahead of the year-end holidays.

The U.S. is heading into its second Christmas and New Year's with Covid-19 cases on the rise again, but armed this year with available vaccines and boosters.

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" could become the first and only film released in 2021 to surpass $1 billion at the global box office.

When asked if H&R Block could do his taxes, Musk said, "H&R Block could easily do my taxes. I don't need H&R Block, I could do it."

Sen. Joe Manchin's leadership PAC saw a surge in corporate contributions this fall as he fought President Biden's agenda.