UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore told CNBC that she was “very concerned” about the current Covid-19 crisis in India and urged the world to send urgent aid to the country. During World Immunization Week, Fore also said it was a “race to save lives” through vaccination, especially in some of the world’s poorest countries with…

Indonesian ride hail app Gojek has announced plans to turn every car and motorcycle on its platform into an electric vehicle (EV) by 2030 in an ambitious tripartite sustainability strategy. The company, dubbed the “Three Zeros” agenda, aims to achieve zero emissions, zero waste and no socio-economic barriers by the end of the decade, co-founder…

The worst chlorine shortage the country has ever seen is set to rock this summer’s pool season. “We cared about it,” said Cody Saliture, owner of Texas Pool Professionals, which has been in the business for 17 years. The Rockwall, Texas-based company serves 200 customers a week, and Saliture said it recently started stocking chlorine…

Astra VP of Manufacturing Bryson Gentile (left) and CEO Chris Kemp remove a protective cover from a missile fairing half. Michael Sheetz | CNBC ALAMEDA, Calif. – Astra missile maker wants to simplify the launch business. The soon-to-be-listed company aims to both reduce manufacturing costs and drastically increase the number of starts on a daily…

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images April Harris of dessert company Keeping You Sweet, Melissa Butler of The Lip Bar, and Gwen Jimmere of Naturalicious share several things in common: they are Black female entrepreneurs who have succeeded building businesses on their own, and they have succeeded in winning deals with national retail partners including…

The Oscars are Hollywood’s biggest night out, but fewer and fewer people outside of that circle are attending the event. Last Sunday, the audience for the annual Oscars show dropped to a new low. According to Nielsen data, 10.4 million people watched which film took home the best picture award. That’s a nearly 56% decrease…

Taking risks can feel a lot easier when you have a safety net in place. For Tori Dunlap, founder of the women-focused financial education company Her First 100K, that security was $ 100,000. Dunlap, 26, got an entry-level job in marketing after graduating from college and soon learned that corporate grind wasn’t for her. She…

Tiffany & Co. announced the debut of its very first men’s engagement ring. Source: Tiffany PR He said yes. “ Tiffany & Co. announced the debut of its very first men’s engagement ring on Friday, aiming to enter a new market for high-end jewelry amid the rise in same-sex marriages and gender-specific fashion trends around…

Jonathan Tisch, CEO of Loews Hotels, told CNBC on Friday that he saw signs that big events are about to return. This is a key element in the hotel industry’s recovery from the problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “We are gradually seeing that groups are returning. We are very optimistic about group business in…

Just weeks after announcing that Kobe Bryant’s estate had parted ways with Nike, the late NBA star’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, announced the launch of her Mambacita clothing line on Friday. Bryant said on her Instagram account that she will post the collection on May 1, the 15th birthday of Gianna or “Gigi”, Kobe and Vanessa’s…