Amazon really is a money machine. According to a report by CNBC, the online retailer generates revenues of more than $800,000 every single minute.

US petrol prices rose on Wednesday as motorists queued to fill up their cars on the sixth day of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown.

The Georgian Geonuts Company has established the first avocado farm on six hectares in Lanchkhuti municipality, Guria. Producers will harvest the first fruits as early as next year, but the first Georgian avocado farm will enter full production only in 4–5 years. Experts believe that avocado cultivation could become a growing sector in Georgia if the country continues to research and experiment with different varieties in order to adapt them to local conditions.

Kazakhstan's GDP indicator entered positive zone for the first time since March last year, amounting to 0.7%. A steady growth in the real sector in the current environment has become the main economic development driver.

Global air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-COVID levels (March 2019) with demand up 4.4%. March demand reached the highest level recorded since the series began in 1990. Month-on-month demand also increased albeit at a slower pace than the previous month with volumes up 0.4% in March over February 2021 levels.

Turkey's jewelry sector's exports reached US$1.4 billion, up by 32.8% year-on-year in the first four months period of 2021. The US was the top destination for Turkish jewelry exporters. Turkey is among top ten largest exporters of jewelry on the global market.

Russia's trade in the first quarter of 2021 amounted to US$153.5 B, an increase of 6.4% over the same period last year. The share of exports was US$91.3 B and imports - US$62.2 B.

The electric car leader sold fewer than 26,000 cars in China in April, down 27% from March, according to figures released by the China Passenger Car Association. The drop came as Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers such as Nio (NIO), Xpeng, and Li Auto, all reported improved domestic sales.

According to the financial indicators submitted by commercial banks to the National Bank, the average interest rate on loans in the Georgian banking system has decreased. At the same time, the interest rate on deposits is reduced, which is caused by the decline in interest rates on foreign currency deposits.

Ellen DeGeneres’ long-running syndicated daytime talk show will come to an end this year after 19 seasons.

The Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili met with the incumbent Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan within the framework of his official visit to Armenia.

Toyota reported Wednesday its profit more than doubled in January-March from a year earlier to 777 billion yen ($7 billion), as the Japanese automaker’s sales recovered from the pandemic.

In the latest setback to European Union efforts to tackle corporate tax avoidance, a court on Wednesday annulled a ruling by the European Commission that a tax deal between Amazon and Luxembourg’s government amounted to illegal state support.

The U.S. has agreed to remove Xiaomi from a blacklist that would have barred Americans from investing in the Chinese smartphone maker.

"I also received the first dose of my Sinopharm vaccine. Everything went smoothly. Many thanks to the medical staff of the National Training Center for Family Medicine. We will meet again in 21 days, "Tamaz Daushvili, CEO of Dio, wrote on the social network.

School closures and a large fall in retail sales earlier in the quarter dragged down economic growth, said the Office for National Statistics.

The immunization program picked up a relatively high pace from May 4, when Sinopharm vaccine was distributed.

According to Paata Shurgaia, independent management and the macroeconomic parameters of the country are pre-conditions of the FIZ's success.

The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Levan Davitashvili, together with the employees of the Ministry and the agencies within the system of the Ministry, was vaccinated with the "Sinopharm" vaccine at the N. Kipshidze Central University Clinic.