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The U.S. reported more than 170,100 new cases of the virus on Wednesday, the second-highest one-day spike reported to date, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Walmart and McDonald's are among the top employers of beneficiaries of Medicaid and food stamps, according to a GAO study commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Within private client groups at banks like UBS and wealthy investor clubs like Tiger 21, climate change is now a core investing theme, not a political issue.

CEO Greg Maffei said the uneven recovery may create investment opportunities for Liberty Media's new special purpose acquisition company.

"The surge in demand for testing will mean that some members could reach or exceed their current testing capacities in the coming days," the American Clinical Laboratory Association said.

"Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette said Covid is surging again, "and that continues to impede our recovery."

The fear is that relaxing the rules risks further spikes in coronavirus infections.

"The longer we wait on transition the more people will get infected and die," Dr. Celine Gounder, who sits on President-elect Joe Biden's Covid-19 panel, said.

Under the league's mandatory guidelines, clubs will hold virtual meetings, unless they're outdoors, and reduce close contact between players and staff.

Drugmakers are scrambling to deliver a vaccine to help bring an end to the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 1.3 million lives.

Macy's reported a same-store sales decline of more than 20%, as consumers cut back their spending on clothes and accessories at department stores.

Starbucks is raising hourly wages for its baristas by at least 10%.

Europe is already home to some major offshore wind farms, as well as projects focused on ocean energy.

The promising early-stage results were published in The Lancet, one of the world's top medical journals, on Thursday.

Dow futures pointed to a decline at Thursday's open after two straight down sessions for the 30-stock average.

Life-saving coronavirus vaccination programs must reach everyone around the world, the World Health Organization's Europe chief said.

Boeing's new clearance from the FAA for its previously grounded 737 Max plane improves the stock's long-term prospects, one trader says.

American Airlines, British Airways and United Airlines launched preflight Covid-19 testing programs in hopes of restoring travel between the U.S. and the U.K.

The pandemic has changed the way companies deploy their employees and they organize supply chains – possibly creating opportunities for Southeast Asia, says Singapore's trade minister.

India's generic drugmakers will have an "essential" role to play in manufacturing and distributing Covid-19 therapeutics to low- and middle-income countries.