Google search rival Ecosia launches $405 million VC fund to back climate tech start-ups

The so-called World Fund will invest in the "next generation" of founders looking to tackle climate change, Ecosia said....

Tesla's China sales have grown to nearly half the size of the company's U.S. sales

Tesla reported sales of $3.11 billion in China in the third quarter, or 48.5% of the $6.41 billion U.S. sales during that time, according to a filing....

Long Covid ‘is a very debilitating condition with serious cognitive conditions,’ says researcher behind new study

The author of a new study reveals the damaging impacts for “long Covid” patients, people whose symptoms last months after initially becoming infected....

Salad chain Sweetgreen files to go public, hopes to double footprint within 5 years

Salad chain Sweetgreen on Monday filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "SG."...

Harvard professors warn that war-torn countries will miss global vaccine goals in 2022

WHO officials have for weeks called on high-income nations to transfer their surplus Covid vaccines to poorer countries. ...

Hertz deal isn't just tipping point for Tesla and EVs, but car rentals in climate change era

The Hertz purchase of 100,000 EVs from Tesla is a signal to competitors Avis, Budget, Enterprise and Alamo that the electric future of rental cars is here. ...

Trump SPAC Digital World Acquisition drops 11% after huge gains on social media merger news

Former President Donald Trump plans to launch a competitor to Twitter and Facebook with the help of a SPAC. The stock of that company, DWAC, exploded last week....

Senate Democrats push for tax on billionaires to help fund spending plan

Senate Democrats are eyeing a tax on billionaires to help fund their social spending package amid pushback on income and corporate tax hikes. ...

U.S. to require contact tracing, Covid tests when international visitor curbs lift next month

The restrictions were put in place first by the Trump administration in early 2020 and then extended by the Biden administration this year....

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, PayPal, Pinterest and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading. ...