SINGAPORE — Singapore needs a “suite of measures” beyond Covid vaccinations in order to open up its economy and allow international travel, said S Iswaran, the country’s minister for communications and information. Some of those measures may include testing for Covid-19, he told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Tuesday, as part of World Economic Forum Global
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In this article T “Godzilla vs. Kong” shattered expectations both in theaters and on the HBO Max streaming service, offering some hope for the hard-hit film industry that audiences will return to theaters. “I think people really miss going out and having fun,” said Joshua Grode, CEO of film production company Legendary Entertainment on CNBC’s
In this article TPT-GB SPCX MUDS Topps trading cards are arranged for a photograph in Richmond, Virginia. Jay Paul | Bloomberg | Getty Images Topps, which is best known for its baseball cards and Bazooka candy line, has agreed to go public through a merger with Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II, a special acquisition company,
Travelers wearing protective masks walk past a sign pointing towards a Covid-19 testing location in Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York, March 26, 2021. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google said it was working on a fix for a problem to one of its platforms after flight-search
Residents line up for COVID-19 testing at Pritzker College Prep high school in the Hermosa neighborhood on November 30, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images A local bar opening in a rural Illinois county in early February was tied to at least 46 new coronavirus cases and a
Two friends sit on the sea wall on a warm sunny Easter Sunday at Chalkwell beach on April 04, 2021 in Southend-on-Sea, England. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Everyone in England will be able to receive two Covid-19 tests for free every week as the U.K. government double down
In this article AZN-GB Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it herself: “The start was tough.” The European Union has had a bumpy Covid-19 vaccine rollout. The campaign has prompted complaints that regulators were too slow to approve
In this article IEP Carl Icahn speaking at Delivering Alpha in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Carl Icahn has named former General Electric executive Aris Kekedjian to take the helm at his namesake investment firm, Icahn Enterprises, the billionaire businessman told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published
Larry Wiggins is given the Moderna coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine by Anya Harris at Red Hook Neighborhood Senior Center in the Red Hood neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough on February 22, 2021 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The U.S. reported on Saturday another daily record of new Covid vaccine doses administered,
In this article GMCI-EG GMC-AU The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV and 2022 GMC Hummer EV sport utility truck, or SUT. GM DETROIT – General Motors unveiled an all-electric Hummer SUV Saturday that will top $110,000 when it goes on sale in 2023. The vehicle will be the stablemate to an upcoming Hummer pickup that’s
Protesters gather outside of the Georgia State Capitol to protest HB 531, which would place tougher restrictions on voting in Georgia, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 4, 2021. Dustin Chambers | Reuters U.S. corporations face growing pressure and threats of boycotts to publicly oppose Republican-backed election legislation in Georgia and other states that critics say
Coronavirus has rocked the nation with a year of restrictions, lockdowns, missed gatherings and events, isolation and a staggering loss of more than half a million American lives. As the pandemic stretches into a second year, Americans struggling with increased rates of depression, anxiety, and insomnia are looking for mental health support, and providers are
Major League Baseball commissioner Robert Manfred announced Friday that the 2021 All-Star Game will no longer be held in Atlanta. The decision follows an election bill signed on Wednesday by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, which opponents say disproportionately disenfranchises people of color. “I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a
In this article GOOGL After five and half years guiding Waymo, Alphabet’s subsidiary developing autonomous-drive technology, John Krafcik has decided it’s time for someone else to run the company. Actually, it will be a pair of Waymo’s top executives, Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov, who will become co-CEOs of the company. In a blog post
Legendary off-road racer and YouTube star Ken Block prepares to take the wheel of Extreme Es E-SUV to take part in the Grand Prix of Qiddiya finale of the Dakar 2020, on January 17, 2020. FRANCK FIFE | AFP | Getty Images The first-ever season of a unique, brand new motorsport, Extreme E, gets under
Frontier Airlines Airbus A320 takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on August 27, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. AaronP | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Frontier Airlines raised $570 million in an initial public offering, the latest U.S. carrier to take that route as the industry starts to see signs of a
In this article GM A customer looks at a General Motors Co. Chevrolet vehicle for sale at a car dealership in Colma, California, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors’ vehicle sales were buoyed by strong consumer demand in the first quarter as fleet sales
In this article TWTR AZN-GB PFE BNTX MRNA A health worker seen holding vials of AstraZeneca vaccine. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — There are signs that Europe’s diverging — and changing — usage rules when it comes to the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford are sowing
In this article TBCP THBR F The global chip shortage that’s been a headache for auto manufacturers has actually been a boon for Indie Semiconductor, CEO Donald McClymont told CNBC Wednesday. “Whereas others are struggling, we’ve actually really profited,” he said in a “Mad Money” interview. McClymont’s comments came after Ford Motor announced earlier in
In this article WMT OCDO-GB KR A shopper holding an umbrella walks towards a Kroger Co. grocery store in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Sunday, April 26, 2020. Stacie Scott | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kroger said Wednesday that it aims to double its digital sales by the end of 2023, as it races to keep