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Verizon to make Google's Messages default app on Android devices from 2022

With that move, Verizon would join peers AT&T Inc and T-Mobile US Inc in propping up competition to Apple Inc's iMessage service.

USTR to join WTO negotiations on domestic services regulations

USTR said in a statement that the WTO Joint Statement Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation is an opportunity to improve the transparency and fairness of processes for obtaining overseas licenses

Crypto firm FTX Trading's valuation rises to $18 bn after $900 mn funding

The latest funding comes as investor sentiment towards cryptocurrencies has somewhat soured after an initial euphoria earlier this year due to mounting regulatory concerns globally

Corporate bond credit spreads widen as investors shun risk

The spread on the ICE BofA US High Yield Index, a commonly used benchmark for the junk bond market, spiked from 318 basis points on Friday to 344 basis points as of the last update late Monday

Stranded and shattered seafarers threaten global supply lines

The Delta variant devastating parts of Asia - home to many of the world's 1.7 million commercial seafarers - has prompted many nations to cut off land access to visiting crews

Instagram to let users control how much sensitive content they see

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's photo-sharing app Instagram will give users control over how much sensitive content they will see under its "Explore" tab, the company said on Tuesday.

Goldman cuts Q3 Brent forecast to $75 a barrel on Delta demand hit

Goldman Sachs reduced its forecast for Brent crude oil to $75 a barrel for the third quarter, $5 lower than its previous estimate, as a surge in Delta variant COVID-19 cases takes a toll on demand.

Opposition parties disrupt Parliament, seek probe into Pegasus

Shouting out slogans agai­nst Modi's govt, the Opp­osition members said they wanted an independent probe into the complaints of spying and the resignation of HM Amit Shah

Dow jumps over 600 pts as value stocks lift Wall Street after steep selloff

Financials, energy, industrials lead advance; IBM rises as revenue beats on cloud strength

India's pandemic death toll could be close to 5 mn, shows US study

The report by Washington-based Center for Global Development, co-authored by India's former CEA Arvind Subramanian, included deaths from all causes since start of the pandemic through June this year

EU proposes watchdog to halt firms supporting criminals, terrorists

Europe came under pressure to step up enforcement of its anti-money laundering rules

European Union begins real-time review of Sanofi-GSK Covid vaccine

Late-stage global trials for the protein-based coronavirus vaccine candidate began in May.

IMF urges countries to move from economic rescue to growth-oriented reforms

Improved competition policy frameworks such as those being debated in Europe and the United States can reduce the concentration of market power among a few firms

US housing starts rise, building permits fall to eight-month low

Though lumber prices are coming down from record highs, builders are paying more for steel, concrete and lighting, and are grappling with shortages of appliances like refrigerators.

Pandemic recovery to push greenhouse emissions to all-time high: IEA

The energy watchdog said the figure represented around a third of what it envisioned was needed in order to put the world on course to reach net zero emissions by mid-century.

Gold gains as rising Covid-19 cases drive safe-haven demand

By Arundhati Sarkar

Oil prices resume drop as Covid pandemic and supply concerns weigh

The Delta coronavirus variant is now the dominant strain worldwide, U.S. officials said on Friday.

Wall Street rises after steep selloff, strong results boost IBM

Nine of the 11 major S&P 500 sector indexes were trading higher, with the S&P 500 banks index rising 0.7%.

Jeff Bezos, world's richest man, carries out inaugural space voyage

The Amazon.com founder zoomed toward space with a hand-picked group; his younger brother, an 18-year-old from Netherlands, and an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from Texas

Jeff Bezos, world's richest man, boards Blue Origin spacecraft in Texas

The American billionaire is due to fly on an 11-minute voyage to the edge of space