Coronavirus

The U.S. economy added jobs at a surprisingly rapid pace in January, with restaurants and bars leading the way in hiring as consumers brushed off a record-breaking spike in COVID-19 infections.

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh argued payrolls in January rising by 467,000 is a “very transparent number” even though the benchmark had been revised, which he acknowledged is “part of” the reason why growth blew past expectations.

The Labor Department's January jobs report provides a snapshot of the labor market last month, shedding light on how the omicron variant affected the economy.

The record-breaking surge in COVID-19 cases likely dampened January job growth, with the latest payroll estimate on Friday morning expected to show that hiring slowed markedly last month as the omicron variant sidelined millions of workers.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., recently paid a visit to a restaurant in Washington, D.C., that has refused to enforce the city's vaccine mandate.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday that Medicare would cover free over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests beginning early this spring.

The Labor Department said Thursday that 238,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week.

A new app called PublicSq. is aiming to connect businesses and employees who oppose vaccine mandates.

Officials nationwide are trying to stay ahead of a proliferation of Covid-19 test sites that they say are offering fraudulent services to the public.

The Biden administration should end its COVID-19 testing requirement for vaccinated passengers prior to traveling the U.S. because the virus is so widespread in states, travel industry leaders argued in a letter sent to the White House Wednesday.

Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon has been clear that he thinks working from home is an aberration. But the bank he runs has quietly allowed people to continue to telecommute, On the Money has learned.

High levels of COVID-19 deaths hurt fourth-quarter results in MetLife Inc.’s business of providing employer-sponsored life insurance as the Delta variant persisted in the U.S., but the outsize payouts were more than offset by unusually strong investment gains.

David Crosby and Stephen Stills have joined their Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmates Graham Nash and Neil Young in pulling their music from Spotify in opposition to Joe Rogan's podcast featuring coronavirus-related content.

GoFundMe, one of the world's largest fundraising services, has been repeatedly accused of bias for hindering and at times outright denying service to users seeking to raise money for controversial campaigns.

A California gym owner blasted Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus guidelines, after photos of him and other Democratic leaders showed they were maskless at the 49ers-Rams game, Sunday.

Major companies like Tesla, Oracle are likely attracted by Texas' relaxed COVID measures, a business expert and recent study suggest.

The emerging BA.2 form of the Omicron coronavirus variant does not seem to be any more severe than the original BA.1 form, an official of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

Private job growth stumbled in January as surging omicron cases weighed on the economy's recovery from the pandemic.

Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday that the companies had asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize their COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children younger than 5 years old.

The report calls for reform and investment including through the reduction in the use of packaging that has caused a rush for plastic and the use of protective gear made from reusable and recyclable materials.