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United Airlines was putting the finishing touches on Monday to an airplane order potentially worth $30 billion at list values for up to 270 narrow-body jets in a bid to secure a pandemic recovery at favorable prices, industry sources said.

His happy dilemma is a reflection of an economy that is now larger than its pre-pandemic level. Exports are booming, consumer and business confidence are high and employment has beaten all expectations, with job vacancy rates at a 12 1/2 year high.

Make-A-Wish America president and CEO Richard Davis announced that the foundation will resume granting wishes involving large gatherings and air travel within the United States and federal territories for fully vaccinated children and their families beginning September 15.

The coronavirus pandemic plunged Americans into recession. Instead of emerging poorer, many came out ahead.

-Infectious disease experts are weighing the need for booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna mRNA-based vaccines for Americans who received Johnson & Johnson's one-dose vaccine due to the increasing prevalence of the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant

Cyberattack traffic targeting the video game industry skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer Inc/BioNTech and Moderna COVID vaccine shots to indicate the rare risk of heart inflammation after its use.

U.S. health officials have paused the distribution of two Eli Lilly & Co. COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments because of data showing that they aren’t effective against virus variants that are becoming increasingly common across the country.

Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald says customers are cruising back to the company's ships with demand exceeding supply as they set sail from the U.S. again for the first time after a hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

Southwest Airlines will not charge for checked bags for the foreseeable future, according to outgoing CEO Gary Kelly and his successor, Bob Jordan.

Big-box retailer Walmart is using artificial intelligence to aid customers and personal shoppers and better handle still-surging online demand for groceries amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

The unemployment recovery varies greatly across the nation. See how your state stacks up.

Apple Inc is expanding retail operations as the United States emerges from the pandemic, betting that a combination of strategies developed before and during COVID-19 will make its stores more popular than ever, its retail chief told Reuters.

Royal Caribbean announced that unvaccinated passengers from Florida will have to pay testing fees and undergo other restrictions after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that banned businesses from using vaccine passports in the state.

The Federal Reserve has blessed the nation's largest banks with a clean bill of health paving the way for a flood of dividends and buybacks.

Carnival Corp. lost more than $2 billion in the second quarter as prolonged cruise suspensions caused by COVID-19 paralyzed its business.

Bicycle and sports equipment sellers are facing a second bicycle shortage after an initial shortage occurred in 2020.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is lifting the COVID-19 state of emergency as New York and the rest of the country bounce back from the pandemic, but that also means the end of to-go booze and other temporary measures that were implemented to help struggling restaurants and bars.

Frontier Airlines said Wednesday it will cancel a fee it recently began charging customers in an effort to "offset added costs" related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is no longer a requirement for passengers who board a vessel from Celebrity Cruises in Florida.