Coronavirus

The workers are calling for state lawmakers to pass the New York Health and Essential Rights Act, otherwise known as the NY HERO Act. The legislation would mandate the Departments of Labor and Health to implement minimum standards for workplace safety, enforceable through significant fines. Regulations would include protocols on testing, PPE, social distancing, hand hygiene, disinfection and engineering controls.

Lockdowns are hitting regional economies.

Investors beat back the bears with the S&P and Dow chalking up wins.

CVS was picked by the Department of Health and Human Services to give free doses of an antibody drug to eligible coronavirus patients either in their home or long-term care facilities.

Facebook's Independent Oversight Board has announced the first six cases that it plans to review.

Peg Leg Porker owner Carey Bringle rips Nashville's politicians for new coronavirus restrictions that he argues are not based on science.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that he has spoken with Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the department next year, as part of the White House transition process.  

Household appliances are breaking down faster than before with increased use as people shelter at home, and existing malfunctions have now become more intolerable. As travel remains limited because of the pandemic, wealthier consumers flush with cash are choosing to upgrade household products or splurge on new purchases.

California improperly paid at least $400 million in unemployment claims to prisoners in local, state and federal institutions.

Coronavirus vaccines should be widely available to everyone in the U.S. by the second quarter of next year, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told FOX Business, on the heels of the U.K. granting emergency-use authorization for Pfizer’s vaccine.

Half of Americans working from home say they've watched TV during business hours, Nielsen data shows.

Students pointed to the fact that other institutions have already offered a reduction in tuition fees.

It has taken 10 months for Germany’s BioNTech SE and its U.S. partner, Pfizer Inc., to develop the vaccine that was granted emergency-use authorization in the U.K. on Wednesday. Yet, for BioNTech’s founders, Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci, the husband-and-wife team behind the successful endeavor, it was the outcome of three decades of work.

Traders will digest the first of this week's employment-related reports with the ADP report on private sector jobs

The number of small businesses open in Boston has decreased by 44 percent since the start of the year

Jared Bernstein has called for redefining the role of the government in the U.S. economy.

Salesforce's purchase of Slack is its largest ever.

The coronavirus pandemic may have changed the bar scene for good, one industry insider predicted this week.

U.S. equity markets climb into record territory Tuesday after a bipartisan coalition floated a plan for a $908 billion COVID-19 aid package. 

Unemployment insurance benefits for Americans in 13 states dipped below the poverty line after the extra $600-a-week in federal aid expired at the end of July, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.