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“The threat of antitrust enforcement is almost as effective as enforcement,” says Matthew Cowan, a general partner at venture-capital firm Next47. See full story.
Tesla has a $20 billion ‘war chest’ for 2021 and beyond
Tesla, fresh from a second equity tap this year, will ring in 2021 with a war chest of around $20 billion, plenty to fund its ambitious plans for the new year. See full story.
Airbnb stock more than doubles after IPO, making it worth more than larger rival Booking
In the biggest IPO of the year so far, Airbnb Inc. shares more than doubled in their stock market debut Thursday morning, pushing the company’s valuation higher to nearly $90 billion. See full story.
U.S. sets record one-day death toll from coronavirus as FDA committee meets to review Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
The U.S. set fresh records for single-day fatalities from the coronavirus illness COVID-19 and hospitalizations, as a U.S. regulatory advisory committee gathered to offer its verdict on the vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech SE. See full story.
Here’s the case for Elon Musk, Warren Buffett and the rest of America’s billionaires sending $3,000 stimulus checks to everybody
“The rich get richer” doesn’t even begin to truly capture what’s been happening during the coronavirus pandemic. See full story.
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Google just released its ‘Year in Search 2020’ — here’s how MarketWatch covered the year’s top stories See full story.