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This week, Microsoft had a big test on its hands how to help transform the world's biggest gadget show into an online-only event.

Homesharing giant Airbnb is cancelling hotel reservations in the Washington DC Metro area for the week of Presidentelect Joe Biden's inauguration after law enforcement warned of the threat from armed militia, it said on Wednesday.

Electric vehicle fires pose safety risks to first responders and guidelines from manufacturers about how to deal with them have been inadequate, according to U.S. investigators.

Homesharing giant Airbnb and HotelTonight, which it bought in 2019, are blocking and cancelling all hotel reservations in the Washington DC Metro area during the week of Presidentelect Joe Biden's inauguration, it said on Wednesday.

A major chunk of the recovery in companies' earnings expected in the first quarter is at risk of being pushed back further as lockdowns and mobility restrictions in several countries cloud hopes of a swifter economic recovery, investment banks said.

Although prices in Delhi and Kolkata have increased, the price of 22-carat gold in Chennai stands unchanged.

The threat of a $1 trillion U.S. sanctions hit on the Chinese internet giants that have led emerging market stocks to their first record high since 2007 is overshadowing the rally, just as increased scrutiny from Beijing itself squeezes valuations.

Oil hit an 11month high just below $57 a barrel on Tuesday as tighter supply and expectations for a drop in U.S. inventories offset concerns over rising coronavirus cases globally.

The British retail sector said on Monday enforcing the wearing of face masks in stores to limit the spread of COVID19 is the responsibility of the police and that retailers needed their support.

Top executives at U.S. pharmaceutical company Novavax Inc aren't waiting to see how well their COVID19 vaccine works before they reap the financial rewards.

The machetewielding scientists ventured into the Amazon, hacking through dense jungle as the midmorning temperature soared past 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 C).

When the biggest U.S. banks begin reporting fourthquarter results on Friday some of the headlines could show profits plunged by as much as 40% from a year earlier, before the pandemic struck.

Hyundai Motor and Apple Inc plan to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March and start production as early as 2024 in the United States, local newspaper Korea IT News reported on Sunday.

Chilean regulators have threatened Albemarle Corp with legal action, demanding that by week´s end the world´s top lithium miner present a plan for turning over data on its reserves of the ultralight battery metal, according to filings obtained by Reuters.

U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden said Americans need more economic relief from the coronavirus pandemic now and that he will deliver a plan costing "trillions" of dollars next week.

Hyundai is adding about 471,000 SUVs to a September U.S. recall for an electrical short in a computer that could cause fires. And the company is warning owners to park the SUVs outdoors until they are repaired.