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…

Chipotle Mexican Grill reported quarterly sales in excess of pre-pandemic levels as customers returned to its restaurants for dinner on Tuesday. The company also released a third quarter revenue forecast. Shares rose 4% in extended trading. Here’s what the company said, relative to Wall Street expectations, based on an analyst survey by Refinitiv: Earnings per…

Intensive-care unit and lung doctor Dr. Vin Gupta told CNBC that he’s already encouraging patients who received the single-shot Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine to get a Pfizer or Moderna booster shot amid the dramatic increase in delta variant cases across the U.S.  Gupta, a professor at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics…

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Speaks during a hearing on the Senate Finance Committee’s nomination for Nominee Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo on February 23, 2021. Greg Nash | Swimming pool | Reuters Senate finance committee chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Released a bill on Tuesday to revise a controversial corporate deduction that was part of the…

The future of space innovation is controlled by companies, former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told CNBC on Tuesday, shortly after Jeff Bezos became the second founder of a space company to go into space. “These commercial entrepreneurs are taking giant strides that will transform humanity and bring more of us into space,” Bridenstine said on…

A mobile Covid-19 vaccination center in front of Bolton City Hall in Bolton, where the number of cases of the Delta variant identified for the first time in India was relatively high. Peter Byrne | PA pictures | Getty Images The Delta variant first identified in India now accounts for an estimated 83% of all…