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Shares of Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing giant, began trading Wednesday in its initial public offering.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned Bill Cosby's indecent assault conviction, setting the stage for the release of the comedian later in the day.

With Didi, SentinelOne, Clear and LegalZoom debuting on Wednesday, strategic investors, venture capitalists and private equity firms shared in the wealth.

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who oversaw the Pentagon's response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has died at the age of 88.

Swedish automaker Volvo unveiled a new concept EV that previews the future design direction of the company's lineup as it transitions to only offer EVs by 2030.

The Chinese Communist Party government in Beijing claims Taiwan as a runaway province that must be reunited with the mainland — using force if necessary.

Apple released the public beta for iOS 15 on Wednesday. It will have bugs, so users should be careful when installing it on any critical device.

Amazon said its activities emitted the equivalent of 60.64 million metric tons of carbon dioxide last year.

Cybersecurity company SentinelOne made its market debut Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and is now trading under the ticker symbol “S.”

The web NFT has been made by British computer scientist and web inventor Tim Berners-Lee.

The S&P 500 is closing out the first half of 2021 with a 14% gain.

Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart told CNBC the company now is focused on "ramping up" and expanding operations globally after its launch success on Wednesday.

Lumber futures tanked more than 40% in June alone, suffering their worst month on record dating back to 1978.

Ford said it will idle or reduce vehicle production at eight plants for varying periods of time into early August due to the shortage of semiconductor chips.

OPEC heads into Thursday's meeting with Russia and other allies with a better command of world oil prices than it has had in years, analysts said.

Facebook's Head of Instagram said the service plans to start showing users full-screen, recommended videos in their feeds.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett said the economic consequences of the pandemic are falling disproportionately on small businesses.

Gap's upcoming Yeezy line with rapper Kanye West could bring in nearly $1 billion in incremental sales next year, according to an analysis by Wells Fargo.

"In parts of the country where vaccination rates are high ... I think we're largely protected," Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Wednesday.

European stocks posted solid gains for the first half of 2021, but dipped slightly on the final trading day of the second quarter.