A man wearing a face mask stands behind the Olympic symbols of the five intertwined rings, pictured near the National Stadium in Tokyo. James Matsumoto, SOPA Pictures | LightRakete | Getty Images The organizers of the Olympic Games are banning all spectators from the Games this year after Japan declared a state of emergency designed…

Covid-19 vaccinations without prior registration being done at Sector 30 district hospital on June 22, 2021 in Noida, India. Sunil Ghosh | Hindustan Times | Getty Images New outbreaks of Covid-19 remain one of the top risks to a global economic recovery, the OECD’s secretary-general has warned, calling for developed nations to support less-developed nations…

PeopleImages | E + | Getty Images LONDON – When the coronavirus pandemic first hit in early 2020, governments quickly released information about what symptoms to look out for, unaware that much of the transmission was asymptomatic. The public was asked to watch out for a high temperature and a new persistent cough with loss…

A worker wearing a protective suit and carrying an umbrella walks past the graves of Covid-19 victims at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery, in Manaus, Brazil, on February 25, 2021. Michael Dantas | AFP | Getty Images The global death toll from Covid-19 exceeded 4 million late Wednesday as infections worldwide crossed 185 million, according…

Trade Desk has launched a new ad trading platform to limit the number of ads presented to consumers on free streaming services, CEO Jeff Green told CNBC on Wednesday. The digital ad buying platform Solimar had previously announced a way for marketers to optimize digital advertising campaigns on the Internet. Green, who appeared on Mad…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he was bullish on how the market would perform in the backend of 2021 but cautioned investors should be aware of risk. “I look to like a lot in the second half of the year. I acknowledge, however, that there are some real downsides here: the breadth is poor, Treasuries…

The Vermont State Police released this photo of the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV that caught fire on July 1, 2021 in the driveway of state Rep. Timothy Briglin, a Democrat. Vermont State Police A Chevrolet electric vehicle owned by a Vermont state lawmaker who has backed the industry recently caught fire while charging in the…

A navigation map in the app of the Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi can be seen on a mobile phone in front of the app logo shown in this illustration image dated July 1, 2021. Florence Lo | Reuters Check out the companies that are making the headlines in midday trading. Didi – The sell-off in…

President Joe Biden again on Tuesday urged that all eligible Americans receive Covid vaccinations, stressing the importance of being protected against the highly transmissible Delta variant. Although the US is well on its way to meeting 160 million fully vaccinated people in the coming days, millions remain unvaccinated against Covid, “and because of this, their…

A number of SkySat satellites before a launch. planet Satellite imagery and data specialist Planet Labs is preparing to go public and announced on Wednesday that it will merge with a SPAC to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Planet Labs is joining forces with the special purpose vehicle dMY Technology Group IV,…