- The United Kingdom today authorized the use of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by U.S. laboratory Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, a world first.
- Salesforce announced Tuesday the acquisition of the publisher of the professional messaging application Slack Technologies for $27.7 billion.
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise raises its forecast, but the stock is expected to decline slightly after the session.
- Volkswagen postponed the debate on the future of its chairman of the board, Herbert Diess.
- A group representing automobile manufacturers operating in the United States plans to work with Joe Biden to reduce emissions.
- Allianz acquires Westpac's general insurance division for $535 million.
- Xiaomi suffers in the stock market after the announcement of a major capital raising to accelerate its growth.
- The FDA approves Roche's Gavreto for a form of thyroid cancer.
- The Association in charge of the Libra of Facebook changes the name of the cryptocurrency for Diem.
- Lonza starts focusing on antibody-drug bioconjugates.
- Tecan raises its forecasts for 2020.
- Belimo acquires Opera Electronics.
- SoftwareOne and RIB Software sign a strategic alliance.
- Tata Group is close to buying BigBasket for $1.3 billion, according to Mint.
GLOBAL MARKETS LIVE: A flurry of acquisitions
Several acquisitions today with Salesforce buying slack for $27.7 billion, while Allianz acquires Westpac's general insurance division and Tata Group is close to buying BigBasket for $1.3 billion.