A health care worker wearing personal protective equipment looks after a Covid-19 patient with an oxygen mask in a wheelchair outside the Bekasi public hospital. Vishnu Agung Prasetyo | SOPA pictures | LightRakete | Getty Images Indonesia reported the highest number of new coronavirus infections worldwide in the week that ended July 18, according to…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that investors can expect it to run smoothly as Wall Street tries to move past a brief but tumultuous period of stock declines. After the market recouped all losses from Monday’s big slump, Cramer checked the chart action to predict the next move. “The charts as interpreted by Carolyn Boroden…

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff issued his support on Wednesday to President Joe Biden’s actions directed at the tech industry. When asked by CNBC’s Jim Cramer for his thoughts on claims from critics that the White House is “anti-tech,” the billionaire internet entrepreneur riffed at the suggestion. “He’s saying a lot of really smart things,” Benioff…

Chipotle shares managed to pop double digits Wednesday because of the restaurant chain’s culture, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said. “This company has an extraordinary culture of customer-centric innovation, and that culture has been turbocharged since they hired Brian Nicoll as CEO when Chipotle’s stock was languishing the $200s after a series of health scares,” the “Mad…

White House senior medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said people who are fully vaccinated should consider wearing masks indoors as a precaution against the rapidly spreading Delta variant in the US “If you want to walk that extra mile of safety indoors, especially in crowded places, despite being vaccinated, consider wearing a mask,” Fauci said…

People wearing face masks walk on Hollywood Boulevard during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on March 29, 2021. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters From Los Angeles to Massachusetts, local officials across the country are urging Americans to wear masks again as the Delta variant rips across the US Several…

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images United Airlines reported higher second-quarter revenue and a smaller loss on Tuesday afternoon thanks to an air travel resurgence, the newest airline to release an enlightenment outlook for one of…

People enjoy the sun and warm weather on Segur de Calafell beach in Spain, where beta falls are increasing. SOPA pictures | LightRakete | Getty Images While the world is busy fighting more Covid-19 waves through the highly contagious Delta variant, concerns about the beta variant discovered in South Africa are growing in parts of…

A woman looks at the “Naming the Lost Memorials,” as the U.S. deaths from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are expected to surpass 600,000, at The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., June 10, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Covid-19 pandemic drove average life expectancies in the U.S. down by about a year and…

SINGAPORE – Failure to contain Covid infections is hindering the recovery of many Southeast Asian economies, says Jefferies’ Sean Darby. “Indonesia, like many of the ASEAN economies, has not really gotten the Covid-19 virus under control,” Darby, global head of equity strategy for the US investment bank, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Tuesday. “That…