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The shutdown lasted four hours and is part of a pilot project.

The White House and Congress have about two weeks to raise or extend the debt ceiling before the U.S. risks its first-ever default.

A U.K. Parliament committee said it was concerned by government proposals to regulate consumer trading of crypto as a financial service.

Blockchain firm Ripple acquired Metaco, a Swiss crypto custody services firm, the company announced Wednesday.

Tencent reported its fastest quarterly revenue growth in more than a year as the company saw a big rebound in payment volumes, ad sales, and gaming.

Wefox maintained its $4.5 billion valuation from its previous round of funding, the company said.

Gen Zs and millennials are increasingly taking on additional full- or part-time jobs, often to supplement their income.

Britain's University of Oxford has cut ties with key benefactor the Sackler family, whose wealth derives from addictive opioid drugs.

UBS estimates a financial hit of around $17 billion from its emergency takeover of Credit Suisse, according to a regulatory filing.

One month after fighting between Sudan's two military factions broke out, internationally-brokered peace talks in Saudi Arabia have yielded no solution.

Japan's Topix marked a 33-year high on revived hopes for Japanese equities, with the index outperforming its regional peers year-to-date.

The U.S. has accused Temu of data risks following the Google suspension of its sister app, but analysts are not too bothered.

"TikTok has become a scapegoat ... Bytedance is not the first, nor will it be the last, company that misuses our personal data," said one small business owner.

Any positive momentum stocks had on Monday dissipated yesterday, as downbeat economic signs weighed on indexes.

Elon Musk expressed worry about China's ambitions in Taiwan. Tesla's Shanghai factory produces Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.

Tesla held its 2023 annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas on Tuesday.

Several lawmakers brought up Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the law that has served as the tech industry's legal liability shield for decades.

New designs and ideas are providing a glimpse into how wind energy could develop in the future.

The Black Sea Grain Initiative, which reopened critical Ukrainian ports during Russia's war, is set to expire on May 18.

Weibao Wang is a senior executive at Jidu, an electric vehicle joint venture between Baidu and Chinese car maker Geely.