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Ark Invest's Cathie Wood said her firm is internally testing a fund that bets against major stocks in the benchmarks and would be "Ark on steroids."

Minutes from the November Fed meeting show members concerned about inflation and willing to raise interest rates should it continue to run hot.

The Chinese Communist Party has previously said that it does not engage in industrial espionage. 

Inflation has blossomed into a chief concern for the White House, which has ramped up efforts to remedy supply-chain interruptions.

Disney's "Encanto" has been largely praised by critics for its animation style, diversity and "spellbinding" songs.

U.S. stocks rose slightly on Wednesday as Treasury yields backed off after a recent increase.

The home goods retailer's stock has more than doubled in value this year, but says real estate trends and consumers' new hobbies will lift sales into 2022.

It marks a total of $9.85 billion in stock offloaded in the past two weeks.

The residence at 3030 Meadow Lane is about half the size of the previous record-setting mansion, but its owners are asking double the price.

The WHO's chief said the majority of reported Covid cases worldwide are in Europe, but added that "no country or region is out of the woods" just yet.

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood told CNBC on Wednesday that Apple could have owned the driverless vehicle market by purchasing Tesla.

Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, cites "significant progress" at California ports.

Initial jobless claims totaled 199,000 last week, the lowest since 1969, easily beating Dow Jones estimates for 260,000.

A coalition deal has been announced in Germany after almost two months of talks following the country's federal election in September.

The unpredictability of Turkey's fiscal and monetary policy means investors should stay away for now, according to Ozan Ozkural, CEO of Tanto Capital Partners.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reportedly traveled to lead his security forces from the frontlines in the war effort against advancing Tigrayan rebels.

Germany is set to decide on tougher Covid restrictions on Wednesday and could opt for a lockdown amid record daily Covid cases and pressure on hospitals.

Stripe isn't ruling out accepting cryptocurrency as a method of payment in the future, co-founder John Collison said Tuesday.

Despite making deals related to renewable energy Shell remains major player in oil and gas.

Europe is slipping behind in its vaccination drives and could see hundreds of thousands more deaths by next spring, WHO has said.