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The House Oversight Committee launched a bipartisan investigation into the events that led to 10 deaths at the Astroworld festival.

Instead of car buyers flocking to dealer lots to take advantage of holiday and year-end deals, many dealerships are nearly empty of both vehicles and customers.

The $100 billion conferences and events industry in the U.S. is on edge amid the recent Covid surge.

U.S. air traveler volumes are expected to be the highest since the Covid pandemic began.

Medical experts agree that even if symptoms are milder, the sheer volume and spread of omicron infections still poses a threat to health care systems.

U.S. stock futures were slightly lower Wednesday, one day after Wall Street broke a three-session losing streak.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.

The British government has shortened the mandatory Covid-19 self-isolation period in England from 10 days to seven days.

Countries in Asia and Europe have used testing much more widely. The United Kingdom, for instance, delivers free at-home tests to people who request them.

The suspension, which begins Thursday and runs through Jan. 20, applies to flights and buses into the city-state.

The fast-moving omicron Covid-19 variant is upending travel plans around the world, but expert recommendations are different this Christmas than in 2020.

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

"Because Micron's in everything, the positive pin-action lifted a ton of stocks," the "Mad Money" host said.

President Joe Biden said although many fully vaccinated people will get Covid in the coming weeks, they are protected against severe illness and death.

The S&P 500 may post further gains in 2021, but technical analyst Carley Garner believes next year could be more challenging, the "Mad Money" host said.

Despite a string of cancellations, and at least two closed productions, Broadway won't be shutting down as Covid surges in New York City.

Drugstore chain Rite Aid said Tuesday it plans to shutter at least 63 stores as it reassesses how many locations it needs in the United States.

Walgreens said the "unprecedented increase in demand" for rapid at-home Covid tests started after Thanksgiving and have continued through the week of Christmas.

President Joe Biden will discuss the coronavirus pandemic and share his administration's plans amid the rapid spread of the highly contagious omicron variant.