Clarida says Fed bond purchases to keep pace through the rest of the year
The Fed is buying at least $120 billion a month, split between a minimum $80 billion in Treasurys and $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities.
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Trump not expected to be criminally charged — at least for now — with inciting Capitol riot, DOJ says
Washington's top federal prosecutor a day earlier did not rule out charging President Trump or others for inciting the riot at the Capitol.
Biden plans to release more Covid vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy
The initial rollout of the vaccines has been slower than expected, with the U.S. failing to hit the goal of vaccinating 20 million Americans in December.
West Virginia state legislator Derrick Evans charged with illegally entering U.S. Capitol during riot
Derrick Evans, a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, was part of a mob of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol protesting Biden's election.
FBI says there is 'no indication' that antifa took part in U.S. Capitol riot
Earlier this week, Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz, Mo Brooks and Paul Gosar claimed that the left-wing extremist group tried to frame Trump supporters.
WHO warns countries are helping Covid thrive through inequitable vaccine distribution
"There is a clear problem that low and most middle-income countries are not receiving the vaccine yet," the head of the World Health Organization said.
Tesla closes day as fifth most valuable U.S. company, passing Facebook
It now just trails Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet.
Global semiconductor shortage causes Ford and Nissan to cut vehicle production
The production disruptions highlight a growing concern for the global automotive industry in 2021.
Pelosi spoke to Joint Chiefs chairman about preventing 'unstable' Trump from ordering nuclear strike
Pelosi said she spoke to Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley about precautions that could block Trump from "ordering a nuclear strike."
General Motors redesigns corporate logo as it focuses on electric vehicles
It is only the fifth time the Detroit automaker has conducted a major redesign of its logo since being founded in 1908, according to GM CMO Deborah Wahl.
Dr. Gottlieb sees 30% of people in U.S. getting Covid and 10% vaccinated as of end of January
"You're starting to get to levels of prior exposure in the population where the virus isn't going to spread as readily," Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC.
Improvement in Covid-related mortgage bailouts drops dramatically along with job losses
More borrowers are getting current on their mortgages again, after falling behind on payments due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the improvement is slowing.
Economy sees job loss in December for the first time in eight months as surging virus takes toll
Nonfarm payrolls fell by 140,000 in December, the Labor Department said, against the Dow Jones consensus estimate for a 50,000 gain.
10-year Treasury yield climbs above 1.1% despite disappointing jobs report
U.S. Treasury yields continued to climb early on Friday, ahead of the release of the country's jobs growth report for December, due out later that morning.
Here's where the jobs are — in one chart
The leisure and hospitality industry saw outsized job losses thanks to a torrent of layoffs at bars and restaurants.
FDA chief encourages states to open Covid vaccines to older Americans, other groups
The head of the FDA is urging states to begin vaccinating lower-priority groups against Covid-19 as officials try to pick up the pace of the vaccine rollout.
Los Angeles rocket startup ABL Space aims for first launch as early as March
ABL Space, founded by veterans of SpaceX and Morgan Stanley, is in the final stretch of preparations for its inaugural launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Roku is buying Quibi's TV shows and documentaries
Roku will make the Quibi content available for free on an ad-supported basis to all Roku users, starting this year.
Apple's App Store had gross sales around $64 billion last year and it's growing strongly again
The money that Apple makes from its App Store has become a flash point for critics of Apple that argue it has too much power.
Dominion Voting Systems brings $1.3 billion defamation suit against ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell
Dominion Voting Systems said Sidney Powell's false and outlandish claims about fraud in the 2020 election "caused unprecedented harm."
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