Coronavirus

The Labor Department released new figures on Thursday showing how many Americans filed for jobless aid last week.

The NYU researchers believe that many of the pollutants in the subway systems they studied are related to steel dust created by the grinding of train wheels against rails, carbon dust that emanates from a part of a train that touches the third rail and diesel soot emissions from maintenance locomotives.

Delta announced on Monday that it was extending its middle-seat block for one more month, to the end of April. Delta, the last U.S. airline to block all middle seats in coach, will consider further extensions based on Covid-19 transmission and vaccination rates.

Food-related company earnings and weekly jobless claims may influence the direction of trading

While it’s not unusual for sales to spike with a new administration pledging tighter gun restrictions, the past year’s riots, protests and Capitol insurrection have catapulted the perfect storm for what amounts to a dramatic increase. 

A South Florida man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining $3.9 million in federal coronavirus loans and using some of the money to buy a Lamborghini Huracan.

Uber is doubling down on its delivery business as the ridesharing platform's gross delivery booking revenue surged 130 percent to $10.1 billion in the fourth quarter, while its gross mobility booking revenue declined 47 percent to $6.78 billion. 

Best Buy Co. notified workers this week that it was cutting some jobs at its big box stores, according to people familiar with the situation, as the retailer adapts to a world where more shopping happens online.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned the U.S. labor market remains fragile.

Target has joined a growing list of essential businesses that are paying their employees to get the coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. 

The Shake Shack founder’s Enlightened Hospitality Investment firm is leading headlining a funding round of $100 million for Clear, a platform used in airports and aiming to expand beyond aviation to restaurants and hotels with its new digital health passport.

In the age of COVID-19, house calls from private medical concierge services are catching on nationwide, but extra tender loving care from an around-the-clock doctor — such as virtual doctor visits with same-day availability — is the new very expensive luxury.

The company took population density, customer demographics, infection rates and availability of local health care resources into consideration when identifying participating locations.

The Fort Worth-based airline said Wednesday it would furlough more than 1,000 workers, filing a Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

House Democrats rejected a push from some of the party's centrist members to sharply curtail which Americans will receive a third stimulus check. 

Energy costs jumped 3.5%, led by a 7.4% surge in gasoline.

The United Food and Commercial Workers is demanding expedited vaccine access and more hazard pay. 

U.S. agricultural exports to China have surged in recent months, after the countries called a truce on their trade dispute in early 2020.

Wednesday's earnings highlights include GM, Coca-Cola and Uber

Salesforce will let most of its employers work from home at least part-time permanently