Coronavirus

Pfizer’s vaccine is the first to receive approval from U.S. regulators.

U.S. stocks post weekly losses.

Small business owners in California's liberal Bay Area are protesting recent coronavirus lockdown orders as infection rates continue to spike in the Golden State. 

TIME Magazine on Thursday named Zoom CEO Eric Yuan their annual "businessperson of the year."

GoFundMe is sharing the personal stories of one family per day until Congress approves a COVID-19 relief bill.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in comments on the Senate floor Friday morning dug in on Republicans' demand that Democrats drop funding for state and local governments from any coronavirus relief bill.

Bankruptcy isn’t admitting defeat, it’s a strategy to succeed.

Moderna is next in line to win FDA approval for its COVID-19 vaccine.

As coronavirus cases continue to surge around the country, California-based Clorox Co. is struggling to meet demand, warning product shortages will extend through mid-2021. 

The federal government will allocate the coronavirus vaccine to states, which will determine who should receive the initial batch. Most states plan to give front-line health care workers and high-risk patients priority.

The S&P 500 is poised to surge 20% next year as the U.S. economy strengthens and risks recede, according to J.P. Morgan.

After several days of increasing optimism about the prospect that Congress could come to an agreement on a coronavirus stimulus bill, talks appeared on the edge of falling apart Thursday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democrats are stuck on the point of federal aid for state governments. 

The Food and Drug Administration will grant emergency-use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Friday.

Dani Zoldan, co-owner of Upper West Side comedy club Stand Up NY, told Page Six that it seems as if there’s one set of rules for the longrunning NBC show and another for local clubs.

GSK and Sanofi, based in London and Paris, respectively, said they were confident of the vaccine’s ultimate success due to positive results from other tests.

An NYC health care worker was awarded $10,000 and recognized by  L'Oréal Paris with the COVID-19 Hero Award after founding a group to donate beauty and self-care supplies to women on the frontlines of the pandemic. 

Senate debates wrapped up Thursday night after legislators tried to get $740 billion defense spending bill passed, along with a COVID relief stopgap spending measure or face a government shutdown.

Port Chester, located in Westchester County, was designated as the first orange warning zone by Cuomo in mid-November.

On Thursday, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi sent a letter to all 50 U.S. governors asking them to prioritize the company’s ride-share and delivery drivers after healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents.

The FDA is expected to make its final decision on whether to approve the vaccine later this week.