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Improving Russian citizens' living standards is President Vladimir Putin's biggest concern right now, he told CNBC on Wednesday.

Israel and Bahrain want eligible residents to take their Covid booster shots — and those who don't do so risk losing privileges for the fully-vaccinated.

SumUp, a U.K.-based payment processor, has acquired start-up Fivestars in a bid to expand its reach across the U.S. and take on giants like PayPal and Square.

Eleven out of 13 economists polled by Reuters had expected the Singapore central bank to keep its policy unchanged.

The NHTSA pressed Tesla in a letter about a safety-related software update and experimental driver assistance system testing on public roads.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that oil prices could well reach $100 per barrel as demand for all energy commodities grows.

The Senate's top Democrat in charge of banks wants Fed chief Powell to halt deregulation until Biden nominates members to the central bank.

Market volatility and correction fears may lead some investors to go to cash. There is a right stock selling method, but history says many will get it wrong.

China's consumer price index and producer price index for September are set to be out at 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN on Thursday.

The Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released minutes from its Sept. 21-22 policy meeting.

Amazon's India division systematically copied items sold by third-party sellers and manipulated search results to favor its own products, Reuters reported.

Surging gas prices have led to a jump in the use of coal, a high-polluting fuel whose use Europe has been trying to reduce.

Australia has been "at the forefront" of establishing regulatory framework for social media companies to operate, Minister Paul Fletcher said.

The global real estate investor told CNBC it's tough to invest directly in countries such as China where "we think the deck is stacked."

The staff acknowledged, however, that the data to support boosters was limited and that the agency hasn't verified all the information yet.

Covid deaths are declining in every region of the globe except Europe, but vaccine inequities continue to plague much of the developing world.

The Nasdaq Composite also ended Wednesday's session higher after three consecutive down days.

The NIH study on "mixing and matching" Covid vaccines included more than 450 adults who received J&J's, Moderna's or Pfizer's shots.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that his country is not using energy as a weapon against Europe.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its New Shepard rocket for the fifth time this year, carrying a crew that includes William Shatner.