with the U.S. government to supply an additional 100 million doses of their jointly-developed Covid-19 vaccine. The deal brings the total number of doses to 200 million, which will be delivered to the U.S. by the end of July. The government is paying $1.95 billion for the additional doses.4. Trump issues pardons to 15 people
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Camp David, November 29, 2020.on Tuesday, including two men convicted as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, and four former Blackwater USA guards who were convicted in the killings of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007.
Others who received pardons included two former Republican congressmen who admitted committing financial-related crimes. Trump also commuted all or some of the criminal sentences of five other people, as the president faces his last month in office.Elon Musk revealed that he had reached out to Apple"During the darkest days of the Model 3 program, I reached out to Tim Cook to discuss the possibility of Apple acquiring Tesla .
His comment came after Reuters reported that Apple is moving forward with its automotive efforts to target 2024 for production of a self-driving vehicle featuring its lithium iron phosphate batteries. — Follow all the developments on Wall Street in real time with CNBC Pro's live markets blog. Get the latest on the pandemic with our coronavirus blog.