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A GM employee poses with an example of the company’s next-generation lithium metal batteries at GM Chemical and Materials Systems Lab in Warren, Michigan, September 9, 2020. Steve Fecht | General Motors | Handout | via Reuters BEIJING — Growing demand for electric car batteries will cause prices of the main materials to surge, Goldman

Scarlett Johansson stars as Natasha Romanoff, AKA Black Widow, in Marvel’s “Black Widow.” Disney | Marvel Disney made some major changes to its summer film slate on Tuesday. The studio announced that “Cruella” and “Black Widow” will be released in cinemas and on Disney+ with premier access and its Pixar film “Luca” will head straight

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting focused on the support to the aviation industry and the air transportation at his country residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, on May 13, 2020. Alexey Nikolsky | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to receive a coronavirus shot on Tuesday, as intrigue

A British electric vehicle company is putting down roots in the U.S. and plans to take its new production concept global as demand for new mobility systems grows. Arrival, which is developing electric vans and buses, announced last week that it is building a second microfactory in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company plans to assemble

People walk along Ocean Drive on March 21, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida. College students have arrived in the South Florida area for the annual spring break ritual, prompting city officials to impose an 8pm to 6am curfew as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A healthcare professional draws up a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at the vaccination centre set up inside Brighton Centre in Brighton, southern England, on January 26, 2021. Ben Stensall | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — The findings of a large U.S. trial have shown that the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and

A man walks past a Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Arvada, Colo. Matthew Staver | Bloomberg | Getty Images Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO Kent Taylor died on Thursday, the restaurant chain announced on its Facebook page. He was 65. Taylor died by suicide after a battle with post-Covid-19 related symptoms, including severe tinnitus, the family

All commodities markets have their levered investment bets. Crude oil has wildcat exploration and production companies; gold and precious metals have the mining operations out doing the dirty work in the ground. A commodity of the future, bitcoin, is no exception to the rule that when there’s a scarce resource to exploit in the world,

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (87) catches a pass in front of Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Terrell Edmunds (34) and linebacker Devin Bush (55) during the first half at MetLife Stadium. Vincent Carchietta | USA TODAY Sports About 30 minutes after the National Football League announced its new 11-year media rights deal this

Nurses talk in front of the 28 de Agosto Hospital in Manaus, Amazon State, Brazil, on January 14, 2021, amid the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. MICHAEL DANTAS | AFP | Getty Images Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that a more contagious Covid-19 variant, originally identified in Brazilian travelers, has now reached New York. The strain was

Queen of the Show from the Orlando Boat Show. Source: Marine Industry Association of Central Florida (MIACF) Boat shows are back! For both new and avid boaters, boat shows are one of the main ways customers engage with the boat market. Last year, many events were canceled by the pandemic and organizers turned to online

Utz Brands CEO Dylan Lissette told CNBC Friday that the company is increasing its marketing spend on digital advertising to reach new customers and grow snack sales. “We’re putting a lot of money there. As we go forward into 2021 [it will be] about a 60% increase,” he said in a “Mad Money” interview with

The NCAA has a chronic problem with undervaluing women, writer and host Jemele Hill said Friday — and the latest controversy over weight room discrepancies puts a spotlight on that inequality. “This has been a long standing, consistent problem when it comes to the lack of equity between men’s and women’s sports,” said Hill. “This

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director at the National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases attends a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the COVID-19 response, focusing on an update from federal officials, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 18, 2021. Anna Moneymaker | Pool | Reuters The highly contagious variant first

India will likely take at least three to four months to complete Covid-19 inoculation efforts for frontline workers and people above 60, or with underlying health conditions, the executive director of Serum Institute of India said Thursday. In January, the South Asian country rolled out the world’s largest vaccination campaign for some 300 million people

SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images A SpaceX engineer pleaded guilty to a Department of Justice charge of insider trading, the agency announced on Thursday, after using information obtained on the dark web to trade public securities with non-public information. The DOJ’s criminal case against James Roland Jones

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the federal coronavirus response on Capitol Hill on March 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. Susan Walsh | Pool | Getty Images White House Chief Medical Advisory Dr. Anthony Fauci on

In this photo illustration, a French passport and an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylax is shown in front of the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarter on March 13, 2021 in Brussels, Belgium. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images LONDON — The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, proposed Wednesday a vaccination certificate for citizens as

Views of the Disneyland theme park, still closed due to COVID-19 on July 11, 2020 in Anaheim, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images California’s two Disney theme parks will reopen on April 30, CEO Bob Chapek said on CNBC’s “Squawk Alley” Wednesday. All theme parks in California have been closed due to Covid-related

Kevin Johnson, CEO, Starbucks Scott Mlyn | CNBC Starbucks plans to start testing Cold Pressed Espresso in some cafes by the end of the year as consumers increasingly stick to cold drinks for their caffeine jolt. The drink was already available in Starbucks’ upscale Reserve locations. Cold beverages, which are favored by younger customers, have