Republican senators push for stimulus checks to nearly 2M excluded Americans
Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., have renewed an earlier push to ensure that American citizens who are married to foreign nationals without Social Security numbers receive stimulus payments.
Google to keep employees home until summer 2021 amid coronavirus pandemic
Google will keep its employees home until at least next July, people familiar with the matter said.
Target to close Thanksgiving Day, start holiday deals in October to avoid Christmas rush
Target announced coronavirus-related adjustments to its 2020 holiday shopping schedule this week as it prepares for the normally overcrowded shopping season.
Millions of kids are at risk this fall if schools don't reopen. We must close the digital divide now
Most students this fall will spend significant time trying to learn outside the classroom.
Minnesota rodeo crowd size during coronavirus raises concern
The state Department of Health and the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office imposed a spectator limit at the event. The latest order from Gov. Tim Walz limits outdoor events and entertainment to 250 people who are socially distanced.
McConnell prepares to unveil GOP's $1T coronavirus stimulus framework
The framework is expected to extend — but reduce substantially — just-expired expanded unemployment benefits, send a fresh round of $1,200 stimulus check to American adults earning less than $75,000 in August and funnel tens of billions of dollars in aid to schools and universities.
Coronavirus is back with a vengeance in places where it had all but vanished
Public-health experts say some complacency and fatigue with social-distancing restrictions is inevitable in a long pandemic
Moderna launches coronavirus vaccine Phase 3 trial
Moderna anticipates enrolling 30,000 U.S. participants.
Hasbro loss narrows as coronavirus snarls supply chain
Hasbro's lost $33.9 million in the second quarter as store closures and supply-chain issues impacted its ability to meet demand.
Fed outlook turns gloomier as coronavirus spreads
Officials have warned this month in speeches and interviews that the economy faces a deeper downturn and more difficult recovery if the country doesn't take more effective action to slow the spread of infection.
Stocks futures rise ahead of a big week for earnings
A dozen of the 30 Dow Industrial companies are set to report, along with 179 companies in the S&P 500
Business economists sketch a more hopeful outlook
Markets could receive a shock this week when the government issues its first estimate of GDP for the April-June quarter.
Gold soars to all-time high as dollar dive adds fuel to record run
Silver too joined the rally, jumping 4.5% to its highest since September 2013 at $23.86 per ounce
Royal Caribbean revamps safety drill
In light of the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing orders, Royal Caribbean’s safety drill is going digital to avoid crowding strangers together for group muster sessions.
Workers praise Disney coronavirus safety, but will visitors come?
More than 75 million visitors came to Orlando in 2018, mostly due to its reputation as a theme park mecca, which also includes Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando. But the coronavirus has upended Orlando's status as the most visited place in the U.S.
Southwest CEO: No layoffs, furloughs on Oct. 1
In a letter to employees obtained by FOX Business, Southwest chairman and CEO Gary Kelly vowed that the airline will not furlough or layoff any of its employees on Oct. 1.
Moderna gets further $472M US award for coronavirus vaccine development
Moderna Inc received an additional $472 million from the U.S. government that funds-disease fighting technology.
Kroger building distribution center in DC metro area despite no physical stores nearby
Kroger is making a big push into grocery delivery.
Virginia Chick-fil-A offers free food for coins amid shortage
A Virginia Chick-fil-A is offering customers food vouchers in exchange for coins to avoid going cashless amid a nationwide coin shortage due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It takes a lot of COVID-19 tests to keep a movie studio open
Pinewood Atlanta is trying to solve a riddle facing a host of businesses, schools and universities headed into this fall: How much Covid-19 testing is needed to ensure people can stay safe and keep organizations functioning amid a pandemic.



















