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The U.S. has seen progress in controlling Covid-19, but "we have to be alarmed by what we see in India," said Myron Brilliant of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Ban Ki-moon called on global leaders to raise their ambition in order to avoid failures on a range of different issues.

The move by U.S. President Joe Biden's administration extends a grace period for investors to comply with a ban announced under former President Donald Trump.

Southeast Asia's start-up scene is presenting increased investment potential as the pandemic shifts long-term dynamics, venture capital firm East Ventures said.

Maharashtra officials have been discussing various ways to respond to an impending third wave since April, according to Aaditya Thackeray, a cabinet minister.

Mobius, who's founding partner of Mobius Capital Partners, said it's "quite amazing" that India's Covid crisis has not affected the stock market much.

These Chinese internet companies have enormous potential given the size of their markets and opportunities in those regions, said Citi's David Bailin.

If environmental damage continues at its current pace, the Maldives "will not be here" by 2100, said the country's minister of environment, Aminath Shauna.

Markets in Hong Kong and South Korea are closed on Wednesday for holidays.

Activists and lawmakers of both parties have called on President Joe Biden to bow out of the 2022 Olympics in protest.

Cryptocurrencies are now worth more than $2 trillion, putting the market nearly on par with the dollar value of gold held for investment purposes.

The electric F-150 Lightning resembles the automaker's current pickup with an internal combustion engine but has unique exterior styling.

John Malone was willing to give up super-voting shares in Discovery to make a future sale easier, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

Google is deepening its partnership with Shopify by letting the company's merchants make their products more discoverable in Google Search and elsewhere.

DarkSide, the hacker group behind the Colonial ransomware attack, received $90 million in bitcoin ransom payments, according to blockchain sleuths Elliptic.

Israel's military reported that 62 of its fighter jets dropped 110 guided bombs onto the Gaza Strip overnight and into Tuesday.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is calling for business leaders to pay higher taxes to support government stimulus spending.

Fidelity said Tuesday it is launching the Fidelity Youth Account, an investing and savings account for 13- to 17-year-olds.

Singapore has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages 12 to 15.

Futures contracts rose in early morning trading on Tuesday after Wall Street kicked off the week with modest losses.