SINGAPORE – Achieving herd immunity to Covid-19 could be difficult for developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region, a UN official told CNBC. Herd immunity refers to the situation in which a disease cannot easily spread within a population because most people have become immune to it either from vaccination or from previous infection. Around 60%…

The internet service company known as Angie’s List has renamed, revamped, and launched a new app to further penetrate the home services industry. Under its new name, Angi aims to simplify the home renovation process by providing consumers with a single platform to connect with contractors, book and make payments. The opportunity has an addressable…

Pedestrians walk outside a Williams-Sonoma Inc. store in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Williams-Sonoma posted a fourth quarter profit on Wednesday that exceeded analysts’ expectations as consumers continued to buy furniture and cookware as they spent more time at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s stock rose more…

A Tesla working in the vehicle’s driver assistance system called autopilot hit a police car in Michigan on March 17, 2021, officials said in a tweet. Michigan State Police DETROIT – A Tesla Model Y operating in autopilot hit a police car in Michigan early Wednesday morning, according to official information. Autopilot is Tesla’s driver…

Customer Tamara Jenkins tries on a hat with Meeka Robinson Davis, owner of One-Of-A-Kind Hats, as Davis’ daughter Chrstiana Davis watches in the store in the Windsor Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on November 24, 2020. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Small businesses got good news Tuesday when the House of…

Shake Shack continues to invest in its digital business after consumer habits changed dramatically during the Covid pandemic, and is launching its own nationwide in-app delivery service as part of an exclusive partnership with Uber Eats. The move expands the Shack Track service, which allows guests to pre-order groceries for collection from the walk-in windows,…

A health care worker will take care of a Covid 19 patient in the intensive care unit of the Robert Bosch Hospital in Stuttgart on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s no secret that Germany has seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, but a leading health…

Travelers walk through Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, China on Tuesday August 25, 2020. Yan Cong | Bloomberg | Getty Images China is making it easier for foreigners vaccinated with Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines to enter the country after closing its borders to international travel more than a year ago due to Covid-19. Several Chinese…

Jim Cramer on “Mad Money”. Scott Mlyn | CNBC A year ago, on Tuesday, the S&P 500 suffered its worst one-day decline in more than three decades amid a severe week-long decline sparked by the global coronavirus pandemic. CNBC’s Jim Cramer said stocks have more than rebounded from a rapid decline fueled by historic government…

An Army health worker prepares a dose of Covishield, AstraZeneca / Oxford’s Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine from the Indian Serum Institute at an Army hospital in Colombo on January 29, 2021. Sign S. Kodikara | AFP | Getty Images LONDON – Two other countries decided on Tuesday to suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Europe…