Coronavirus

The stock market soared, home prices did too—and millions of Americans went hungry. Nothing about the 2020 recession has turned out as predicted.

The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities this week, said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will be effective against a new variant of the virus driving a rapid surge in infections in Britain.

The president's decision to sign the package into law will avert a government shutdown, restore unemployment benefits, stop evictions, provide rental assistance, add additional funding to the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program and invest in vaccine distribution, among other things.

With its unconventional release, “Wonder Woman 1984” is officially the top-performing feature film released during the pandemic-laden box office.

Arizona small business owner Kevin Redden said on Sunday that “the world was lifted off my shoulders,” after getting financial support from “The Barstool Fund” on Christmas.

2020 was shaping up to be a lucrative year for a quintessential mom-and-pop fairytale business in the party rental industry until they "lost it all" to coronavirus restrictions.

Consumer-product companies are expanding factories and revamping production lines, wagering that work-from-home habits like growing beards and fixing quick lunches will outlast the coronavirus pandemic.

Beyond the headlines, 2020 also has numbers that bring me hope.

The vaccine may have been transferred to facilities in other parts of the state and diverted it to members of the public

Unemployment programs used by about 14 million people expired early Sunday as President Trump opted not to sign into law a massive $900 million coronavirus relief bill that Congress had overwhelmingly passed.

Temporary measures became permanent as the pandemic forced businesses and consumers to adapt to difficult circumstances.

Allied Van Lines, one of the world's largest moving companies, issued its annual "Magnet States Report" on migration trends within the United States.  

Tucked inside the new $900 billion coronavirus relief package passed by Congress, but facing an uncertain fate with President Trump, is $200 million in aid for the loggers and the trucking companies that transport their wares.

As the first doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are being administered across the country, states are still wrestling with how and when the vaccine will be made available to those hard-hit communities.

China will overtake the United States to become the world’s biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously estimated due to the contrasting recoveries of the two countries from the COVID-19 pandemic, a think tank said.

Some who mailed holiday presents weeks early this year found they didn’t act early enough as Christmas arrived with their gifts stuck in transit.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Friday that he met with President Trump on Christmas Day and believes the commander-in-chief's proposal to increase the coronavirus relief check amount to $2,000 per American is the right decision.

A huge surge in online shopping during the pandemic has been a savior for retailers, but it comes at a price.

Negative results from a molecular COVID-19 test or antigen test must be obtained within 72 hours of departure from London Heathrow Airport for incoming flights to Newark Liberty International Airport. 

After months of stalled negotiations, Congress overwhelmingly passed a $900 billion coronavirus relief package that includes a $600 stimulus check for millions of Americans still reeling from the pandemic – if President Trump signs the legislation.