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President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was confident that there will be a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year.

Covid-19 has infected more than 3.4 million people around the world as of Sunday, killing at least 244,229 people.

National Securities' Art Hogan believes the consensus view that markets will stage another sharp pullback is wrong.

Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway is still sitting on its massive cash hoard because the conglomerate hasn't found a company to buy at an attractive price.

Warren Buffett has again ditched the airline sector as coronavirus threatens to be a challenge too big for him to stomach.

Dozens of states have unveiled reopening plans and several, including Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, have already begun to allow nonessential retailers to reopen.

Different age groups are assigned specific time slots to go out, while everyone must adhere to social-distancing guidelines, staying at least 2 meters apart.

Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Sunday it expects to be able to produce "significantly more" than 100 million of its new antibody tests monthly by the end of 2020, doubling its current production.

Buffett said Berkshire sold its entire stake in United, American, Southwest and Delta Airlines, worth more than $4 billion on December 31.

Covid-19 has infected more than 3.4 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 242,270 people.

Berkshire had a record $137 billion in cash and equivalent instruments on its balance sheet at the end of the first quarter.

Covid-19 has revealed more clearly than ever before the nature and relentlessness of the ruling Chinese Communist Party's ambition to place itself at the center of global power and influence.

Berkshire's first-quarter net loss totaled $49.75 billion. A year earlier, net earnings totaled $21.66 billion.

After weeks of intense speculation about the health of Kim Jong Un, state news agency KCNA said on Saturday the North Korean leader attended the completion of a fertilizers plant.

Russia raised oil and gas condensate output in April to 11.35 million barrels per day (bpd), from 11.29 million bpd in March, Interfax reported on Saturday, before it makes cuts this month under a global supply pact.

Russia's coronavirus crisis response center reported 9,623 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, its highest daily figure to date.

French bank Societe Generale expects to have to provision around $3.88 billion-$5.55 billion this year because of losses due to the coronavirus crisis, its CEO said Saturday.

The U.S. women's soccer team's claims for equal pay were dismissed by a court on Friday, handing a victory to the United States Soccer Federation.

British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings is considering cutting up to 15% of its workforce, a source told Reuters, as customers cut production and airlines park planes due to the coronavirus pandemic.

India said on Friday it would extend its nationwide lockdown for another two weeks after May 4.