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Harker faced a question posed repeatedly to Fed officials in recent days over whether its easy monetary policy could stoke price pressures.

Some Robinhood clients are driving to the start-up's headquarters in California and in some cases, vandalizing the property, according to police reports.

Shares of Virgin Galactic climbed as a notice indicated that the company's next spaceflight test is on track to launch as early as Saturday.

Energy was the worst-performing sector, sliding more than 1%, while the strength in technology supported the broader market.

A group of pot companies is garnering attention from the same WallStreetBets Reddit army that contributed to GameStop's epic short squeeze last month.

Prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from prison in Saudi Arabia, in a case that's been decried by the U.N and rights groups.

General Motors said it's allocating $93 million for its plant in Romulus, Michigan, and $7 million for its plant in Bedford, Indiana.

The telephone call between Xi and Biden comes as the new U.S. administration works to mend trade relations with the world's second-largest economy.

Some experts have called for a "zero Covid" strategy, advocating for very strict lockdowns.

AstraZeneca has featured prominently in 2020 because of its coronavirus vaccine, although it has said will not profit from the inoculations during the pandemic.

If all goes to plan, the Italian city will soon add another striking development to its skyline.

BNY Mellon, America's oldest bank and a major custody bank, said Thursday that it would begin financing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Tocilizumab appears to reduce the risk of death in hospitalized patients with severe Covid-19, researchers at the University of Oxford said

The European Commission has turned more negative on its prospects for the euro zone's economy in 2021.

House impeachment managers arguing that Trump incited an insurrection against the government showed graphic video of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Years before the coronavirus battered the globe, Bill Gates warned that governments weren't prepared for a pandemic.

A variant of the coronavirus that first emerged in the U.K. could become the dominant form worldwide, the head of the U.K.'s virus surveillance program says.

A recent shift toward momentum trading in certain assets could see value-driven investors nearly "forced out of business," according to Citi Global Markets Strategist Matt King.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell visited Moscow last week in what's being described as a "humiliating" trip.

Automakers are expected to lose billions of dollars in earnings this year due to a shortage of highly important semiconductor chips.