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Retired diplomat Vinay Kwatra nominated as new US ambassador to secure ties

Kwatra, who retired as India's foreign secretary earlier this month, will look to bring certainty to the India-US relationship

Amazon's marketing portal for merchants crashes, disrupting Prime Day Sale

This year's Prime Day sale, a two-day discounting spree, got off to a fast start Tuesday with sales up almost 12 per cent in the first seven hours

Yes, you can save too much for retirement: Here's what you must know

While everyone feels as though they haven't saved enough, 77% of retirees say they are "living comfortably"

India to fast-track China visas after businesses complain of delays

Businesses say restrictions are hurting the country's ability to become a manufacturing hub

Amazon Prime Day event starts, sales up 12% in first 7 hours: Report

The average household spent about $100 on Prime Day purchases as of noon New York time, according to Numerator, which tracked more than 2,000 orders from more than 1,200 households

JPMorgan raises $9 billion of bonds in post-earnings spree: Report

The deal comes after the bank reported record profit as investment bankers and equities traders smashed expectations and the firm took a multibillion-dollar gain tied to a Visa Inc. share exchange

Adani, Wilmar considering to sell $670 million stake in joint venture

Shares of Adani Wilmar have slid 6.8% this year, valuing the company at about $5.1 billion

'Temasek's focus in India will be minority stakes, growth investing'

India now accounts for about 7% of Temasek's net portfolio value of S$389 billion ($289 billion), up from 4% in 2020, Shrivastav said.

BCCI initiates insolvency proceedings against online tutor Byju's

Byju's, founded by teacher Byju Raveendran, was valued at $22 billion at its peak but ran into financial and legal problems after its business dried up

Google tried to offer $512 mn package to derail Microsoft antitrust pact

While Google has long trailed Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft in the cloud market, it's begun to see impressive results

Senior North Korean diplomat based in Cuba defects to South Korea

Any high-level defection can be an intelligence bonanza for South Korea, allowing it to look at the workings of North Korea's secretive government

China is the 'biggest threat' to US, says Donald Trump's VP pick JD Vance

When asked about the war in Ukraine, Vance said Trump would negotiate with Moscow and Kyiv to "bring this thing to a rapid close so America can focus on the real issue, which is China

Vance's criticism of clean energy, climate change grew as Ohio embraced it

Critics say Vance would be a relentless booster of oil and gas at the expense of emission-free energy if he's elected vice president

Why JD Vance as Donald Trump's VP pick has Silicon Valley celebrating

Elon Musk called the decision a "great choice" and said the lineup "resounds with victory" on X, the social platform he owns

Elon Musk to give $45 million every month to pro-Trump political group

The donations show the growing momentum Trump has among big donors in the technology and financial worlds

US Secret Service beefs up Biden and Trump's protection after shooting

The Saturday shooting has thrust the embattled Secret Service into a full-blown crisis. The agency had already faced criticism for security lapses, agent misconduct and low staff morale

Why Anant Ambani's $600 million wedding is just business as usual

Anant, the youngest of the 67-year-old's three children, kicked off his marriage celebration in March

Hurricane Beryl's cascade of crises in Texas a sign of storms to come

Beryl ripped through Texas last week and dropped up to 15 inches of rain in some areas, causing flooding. Storm winds knocked out power to over 1.3 million households and businesses

Sam Altman-backed startup 44.01 scaling technology to store CO2 in rocks

44.01's storage process works by injecting a mixture of CO2 and water down a borehole and into cracks in peridotite, a naturally fractured rock

'I'm OK,' Biden reassures voters in bid to rescue troubled campaign

Biden remains determined to stay in the race, despite a calamitous debate performance and high-profile gaffes that have hardened perceptions that he is too old to be president