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Israel has charged past the U.S. and New Zealand to emerge as the world's best place to be a woman entrepreneur after Covid-19 shook up the annual rankings.

Stocks rallied as news leaked out that President-elect Joe Biden has selected Janet Yellen as his Treasury Secretary.

Promising developments on the vaccine front have sparked optimism that the pandemic's end is in sight. Many market sectors may benefit; others may not.

Investor focus on Tuesday will likely be on the continued positive momentum surrounding the race for a coronavirus vaccine.

President Donald Trump faces an increasingly uphill battle to reverse the projected win for Joe Biden in the White House race.

Amazon said the Echo Buds can track the duration of a workout, the steps you take, estimated calories burned, and how far or fast you walk or run.

Yellen, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department.

Stocks rose on Monday after AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford said their coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective.

Ex-New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, once a top federal prosecutor, is heading the Trump campaign's efforts to overturn Joe Biden's victory. It's not going well.

Apple said companies that offer digital classes through iPhone apps won't have to pay its 30% commission fee on in-app purchases through June 2021.

Biden will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to lead the Department of Homeland Security and Avril Haines to be the director of national intelligence.

AstraZeneca's vaccine appears to have an advantage when it comes to storage, affordability and distribution, Jefferies analysts said.

Bitcoin isn't the only cryptocurrency posting strong gains lately.

Saudi Arabia's STC Pay plans to expand its financial services offering across the Gulf region, after achieving a billion-dollar "unicorn" valuation.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that England's nationwide lockdown will be lifted, but said a tougher tier system will be replace it.

Tech investor Peter Thiel has led a $125 million funding round into a start-up aiming to make psychedelic drugs to treat mental health disorders.

Ivan Menezes told CNBC Diageo wanted to add "fast growing brands with high margins at the premium end of the market."

One regimen showed an effectiveness of 90% when participants received a half dose, followed by a full dose at least one month apart.

As bitcoin gets closer to its record high of almost $20,000, CNBC asked five crypto experts for their take on the rally.

The medicine, CD24Fc, was shown to reduce the risk of respiratory failure or death by more than 50% in patients hospitalized with Covid and requiring oxygen