Robinhood is now worth more than $11 billion
Robinhood, the free trading app benefiting from millennials betting on stocks, is now worth more than traditional gambling companies MGM and Wynn.
Vaccine maker backed by Bill & Melinda Gates soars 40%
CureVac, a German biotech working on a Covid-19 vaccine that is backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and has a manufacturing agreement with Elon Musk's Tesla, soared again Monday after more than tripling in its Wall Street debut Friday.
Scotland reopens schools as debate rages on in England
CNN's Max Foster shows us how one school in Scotland has prepared to reopen and what safety measures they have put in place.
Impossible, Blue Bottle and Shake Shack: Big brands are trying everything to keep you consuming their stuff at home
Big food and drink brands really want you to keep consuming what they make during the coronavirus pandemic, and they are coming up with some crafty ways to make it happen.
Asia's prisons are filling up with women. Many are victims of the war on drugs
It was dark when the plane touched down in Hong Kong from Phnom Penh. Noor Yuni swiftly cleared immigration and collected her luggage. But as she approached the "nothing to declare" lane, a customs officer pulled her aside, she says.
Lewis Hamilton dominates to win Spanish GP and extend lead atop F1 standings
Lewis Hamilton produced a dominant display to win the Spanish Grand Prix and extend his lead at the top of the Formula One standings.
The choices facing Putin in Belarus are all fraught with risk
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been an extraordinary outlier in the monumental change that has swept through the former Soviet Union -- for 26 years, he's remained the pre-eminent figure in his impoverished country. Meanwhile, aging central Asian dictators have died or stepped aside, Russian President Vladimir Putin has weathered oligarchs, dissidents and sanctions, and neighboring Ukraine has seen two revolutions and a civil war.
Hong Kong has more skyscrapers than nearly any city. But 60 years ago, tigers were still seen in the wild
In 1929, two Chinese farmers were stopped by a British police officer while ambling down a road in a rugged part of Hong Kong's then-expansive rural hinterland.
Belarus leader calls Putin to reaffirm mutual cooperation, later rejects foreign mediation offers
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday rejected foreign mediation offers to help stabilize the volatile situation in his country. But reached out to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a call, and both men expressed confidence that the situation would "be resolved soon," according to a read out of the call published by the Kremlin.
Pandemic power play: It's China vs. the US in Latin America
At first glance, the picture China's ambassador to Barbados tweeted on July 23 shows nothing more than an online meeting — a typical, screen-based representation of what life has become during the pandemic.