EU urges Biden admin to join Europe in cracking down on big tech
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged President Joe Biden to join Europe in their clampdown on big tech, telling the Davos World Economic Forum Tuesday that the world must "address the darker sides of the digital world," which she partly blamed for the U.S. Capitol riot Jan. 6.
EU fighting with AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech after slow deliveries of shots hamper vaccine rollout in several nations
The European Union on Tuesday warned pharmaceutical companies that have developed coronavirus vaccines with EU aid that slow deliveries must end -- at a time when infections are surging, many hospitals are overwhelmed, and many of the 27 members states are struggling to get their vaccine rollout going at top speed.
Twitter acquires newsletter publishing service Revue
The social media giant said that the action was intended to make the platform better for writers and publishers.
Davos ski resort eerily quiet without economic talkfest this year
Discussions have moved online, starting Monday, and COVID-19 restrictions are also keeping regular tourists away.
Severe allergic reactions to Moderna vaccine appear rare: CDC report
Severe allergic reactions to Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine appear to be quite rare, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday, after over 4 million people had received their first dose.
Stock futures fall after record week
The big number in the U.S. that traders will be watching will be existing home sales for December
Stock futures add to records on stimulus hopes
A slew of earnings and economic reports may shape the direction of the trading day
Stock futures trade higher ahead of Biden inauguration
Earnings reports will include results from UnitedHealth, Procter & Gamble and Morgan Stanley
Boeing 737 Max to be cleared by European aviation agency
The Boeing 737 Max will be approved to resume flights in Europe next week, following nearly two years of reviews after the aircraft was involved in two deadly crashes that saw the planes grounded worldwide, the head of the European aviation safety agency said Tuesday.
COVID-19 delays Disneyland Paris reopening — again
Disneyland Paris said on Monday it was postponing its reopening by almost two months, to April 2, due to the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bitcoin is emerging as ‘digital gold’: Expert
MicroStrategy, Inc. Chairman and CEO Michael Saylor on digital currencies, like bitcoin, becoming more mainstream and institutionalized.
Stock futures rise ahead of Biden’s stimulus plan unveil
Traders will get the latest reports on jobless claims and import and export prices
Stock futures trade cautiously ahead of Trump impeachment vote
Investor will also get the latest inflation report in the form of consumer prices for December
Stock futures rise on global recovery hopes
The U.S. economy is expected to have added a meager 71,000 new nonfarm jobs last month
Michelin scrapping 2,300 jobs over next three years
French tire maker Michelin said on Wednesday it would cut up to 2,300 jobs over three years as part of a new simplification and competitiveness plan in France, adding this would involve neither layoffs nor plant closures.
Stock futures trade higher ahead of final trading day of year
It will be a full trading day on Wall Street. Markets in Germany and Japan were closed
US slaps tariffs on French and German wines, aircraft parts amid EU dispute
Tariffs will be out on aircraft manufacturing parts and certain non-sparkling wines as well as cognacs and other brandies from France and Germany
EU, China seal investment deal that may irk US
The EU and China ink a trade deal that may not sit well with the U.S.
New coronavirus strain is ‘nothing to worry about’: Doctor
Dr. Matt McCarthy, an author and infectious disease specialist, on Joe Biden’s criticism of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, his experience taking the Moderna vaccine and the new virus strain first found in the U.K.
Stock futures rise as AstraZenenca vaccine gets approval in Britain
Traders will also get the latest report on pending home sales