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European indexes fell on Friday, the last trading session of 2021, but were on track to log gains of 22% for the year.

Crypto giant Binance is bolstering its presence in France after a choppy year of regulatory scrutiny.

Northvolt has produced its first lithium-ion battery cell at its factory in Skellefteå, meeting its deadline to start production before the end of 2021.  

There’s no shortage of European start-ups for U.S. venture capitalists to back but there’s a lack of staff for them to hire, industry sources told CNBC.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have already started new curbs to help stop the spread of the omicron variant.

Through IPOs and SPACs, electric vehicle makers attracted billions of dollars in 2021 from investors, who are banking that the companies can build at scale.

Of those admitted to hospital with omicron, 17 people had received their boosters, 74 were double vaccinated, and 27 were unvaccinated.

The IMF is concerned about cryptocurrencies, particularly because the market is growing at a significant pace.

“The current studies indicate something really good,” Ralf Reintjes, professor of epidemiology at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, told CNBC Thursday.

With heightened regulatory scrutiny and intense price fluctuations, some analysts are bearish on bitcoin’s prospects.