Coronavirus

Virgin Australia said on Monday it would reduce capacity across its network by around 25% for the rest of January and for February due to reduced travel demand and staff being required to isolate as COVID-19 case numbers rise in Australia.

Millions of American workers must decide between their health and a paycheck because they don't get paid sick days.

An Arizona CEO is offering a $5,000 bonus for new hires to quit after just two weeks into their new jobs as part of a unique approach to staff retention as a "great resignation" sweeps the American workforce.

The Green Pass is a health certificate used to identify people who have a COVID-19 vaccine or have recovered from a previous infection.

Attendance at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas fell more than 70% compared to its previous in-person event two years ago, its organizer said Saturday.

The restriction will not go into effect until all residents have had a chance to receive a booster shot, with eligibility to the general public expected as of Jan. 17.

The Chicago Public Schools system is projected to receive nearly $2.8 billion in federal coronavirus aid intended to help schools reopen, but they are closed to start off the new year.

Insurance may not cover all of a rebuild, and labor shortages may make it difficult for fire victims in Colorado to quickly rebuild.

Micro schools are the latest schooling alternative to take off as more teachers and parents are becoming fed up with schools keeping their classrooms closed and students falling behind.

The industry has been struggling in recent weeks due to a high number of employees calling off sick with COVID-19 or being forced to isolate after getting in close contact with someone with the virus.

President Biden on Friday glossed over weak job growth in December that marked the worst month for hiring in a year, instead focusing on a surprise decline in the nation's unemployment rate.

Texas took top spot on the list after briefly falling to second to Florida in 2019 and Tennessee in 2020.

As omicron continues to surge in New York, the state's tourism is reportedly taking a hit.

Although U.S. job growth slowed markedly in December, most industries still added to their payrolls last month, with restaurants and bars leading the way in hiring before the threat of the new omicron variant.

Citigroup announced the requirement back in October but did not initially announce a deadline.

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday shortened the interval between the primary series of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose to five months, as it looks to bolster protection against the fast-spreading omicron variant.

U.S. job growth accelerated in December, before the rapid spread of the new omicron coronavirus variant cast a fresh threat over the economy and its recovery from the pandemic.

The bull case for rising crude prices makes sense, says one oil watcher.

If allowed to take effect, the Biden vaccine mandate will exacerbate one of the worst labor shortages in American history.

The December jobs report is projected to show that hiring bounced back last month before the rapid spread of the new omicron coronavirus variant cast a fresh threat over the economy and its recovery from the pandemic.