Greyhound CEO tells Biden’s DHS chief that migrants must be COVID-free before boarding buses
The president CEO of Greyhound has written to the head of the Department of Homeland Security, calling for the agency to provide proof that any undocumented asylum-seekers boarding its buses after release from DHS be COVID-free.
Japan supercomputer shows doubling masks offers little help preventing viral spread
The findings in part contradict recent recommendations from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that two masks were better than one
Wells Fargo, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citigroup to offer employees paid time off for vaccine appointments
Wells Fargo will offer up to eight hours of paid time off beginning March 8 to encourage all eligible global employees to get COVID-19 vaccines
EU wants employers to report wage levels to fix gender pay gap
The European Union executive wants to force employers to be much more open about how much their staff earn to make it easier for women to challenge wage imbalances and close the gender pay gap.
Just 12% of Americans plan spring break travel says industry group
U.S. travel demand remains low even as tens of millions of Americans get vaccinated for COVID-19, with just 12% planning a spring break trip this year, the industry said on Thursday.
Lieberman slams COVID stimulus negotiations: ‘Partisan wrangling’ isn’t how government should run
Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman is hopeful that the government can recover from “the partisan sniping that's going on now.”
Powell says inflation could see temporary spike, but pledges Fed will be patient
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that inflation could temporarily rise as the U.S. economy reopens from the coronavirus-induced shutdowns.
Biden blocks $1,400 stimulus checks for 16M Americans after tightening income eligibility
More than 16 million Americans will no longer qualify for a third stimulus check under stricter eligibility parameters endorsed this week by President Biden.
Biden eyes permanent child tax credit expansion after $1.9T coronavirus relief bill
President Biden is open to making the temporary expanded child tax credit included in the latest coronavirus relief package permanent.
Another 745K Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week
The Labor Department's data on weekly jobless claims shed light on the economy's recovery from the damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic.
PPP COVID-19 relief initiative is adjusted to attract the smallest businesses
Small-business requests for money from the federal government’s signature Covid-19 relief initiative are running well below last year’s heady pace, prompting changes in the program’s final month to reach the hardest-hit businesses.
Stock futures trade lower ahead of Powell comments
The Labor Department will report its tally of new claims for unemployment benefits
NYC entertainment venues to reopen at low capacity starting April 2
The venues can reopen at 33 percent capacity with up to 100 people indoors and up to 200 people outdoors, Cuomo said in a statement.
Pandemic puts 1 in 3 nonprofits in financial jeopardy
More than one-third of U.S. nonprofits are in jeopardy of closing within two years because of the financial harm inflicted by the viral pandemic, according to a study being released Wednesday by the philanthropy research group Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on lifting COVID restrictions: 'If not now, when?'
Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Miss., said Wednesday that he is lifting most coronavirus restrictions in his state because “for us to utilize the heavy hand of government to mandate things, it had to be justified.”
Cuomo on reopenings: ‘Some states are going too far, too fast’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday argued that “some states” are being too hasty in relaxing restrictions as COVID cases continue to decline.
Tech stocks pummeled as bond yields rise
U.S. stocks see headwinds as investors eye rising bond yields.
California health officials say more COVID-19 vaccines going to rich than at-risk, poor communities
California health officials say that despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to equitably distribute the COVID vaccine to the state’s nearly 40 million residents, people who live in poorer communities are receiving the vaccine at lower levels than those who live in richer areas.
Fed's beige book signals economic optimism as COVID-19 vaccine rolls out
A Federal Reserve survey of business conditions across the United States has found that economic activity was expanding at a modest pace in February.
Biden's COVID-19 relief bill includes billions in aid for states that don't need it
Democrats are on track to approve hundreds of billions of dollars in no-strings-attached aid for state and local governments in the latest coronavirus relief package.



















