Georgia man buys $57,000 Pokemon card with COVID-19 loan, prosecutors allege
Federal prosecutors say a Georgia man used a pandemic relief loan to buy a $57,000 Pokemon card.
Moderna says COVID booster, like flu vaccine, could be yearly
Noubar Afeyan, co-founder and chairman of Moderna, discussed a new COVID-19 therapeutic and booster shots during an exclusive interview on Tuesday, noting that there could be a "continuous need for boosting” every year similar “to what we do with the flu vaccine.”
CVS, Walgreens offering COVID-19 booster shots to Moderna, J&J recipients
The pharmacies began issuing additional boosters after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said specific Moderna and Johnson & Johnson recipients qualify.
Fed prepares to begin tapering asset purchases as inflation surges
Federal Reserve officials are poised to start slowing their aggressive bond-buying program in November, the first step in dialing back pandemic-era support for the U.S. economy.
Millions of workers stay home to watch young children as day cares struggle
Children across the U.S. have returned to school in person and many day care centers have reopened with vaccinated staffers. Still, a shortage of child-care workers is sending ripples across the U.S. workforce, stymieing employers as they try to hire more workers.
American Airlines employees protest outside headquarters over vaccine mandate
A crowd of current and former American Airlines employees and their supporters protested outside the carrier's headquarters on Friday over the company's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Hundreds of GE workers in New York walk off the job over vaccine mandate
A few hundred General Electric employees walked of the job on Friday in protest of the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Airline vaccine mandates: How will requirements affect holiday air travel?
As October winds down, Americans around the country are booking flights home for the holidays.
Southwest Airlines won't fire unvaccinated employees: 'It makes no sense'
Despite the deadline, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said during the company's third-quarter earnings call that no one will lose their job on Dec. 9 even if the airline isn't "perfectly in compliance."
Moderna and J&J Covid-19 boosters, mixing and matching recommended by CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky recommended Covid-19 booster shots from Moderna Inc. and Johnson & Johnson and backed mixing vaccines with a different booster dose
United stopped trying to predict when the pandemic would subside
United Airlines Holdings Inc. executives stopped trying to predict the pandemic’s impact
Southwest Airlines 'aggressively hiring' with plans to fill 5K spots by yearend
Southwest faced a significant loss earlier this month from flight cancellations, customer refunds and "gestures of goodwill."
American, Southwest pilots urged to end vaccine-mandate talk in the cockpit, focus on flying
The Allied Pilots Association and Southwest Airlines Pilots Association cited a significant increase in reports to the Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) about distractions in the cockpit, including discussions about the airlines' vaccine mandates.
DeSantis calls business vaccine mandate a 'stab in the back,' moves to counter orders
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he feels betrayed by business-mandated vaccinations during a Thursday press conference and vowed to call legislators back to counter the orders.
Unvaccinated Apple corporate employees must get COVID test every day: report
Every unvaccinated employee, including those who haven't disclosed their vaccine status, will reportedly have to get tested each day before entering an office building.
United exec warns passengers booking flights on airlines without vaccine mandates
During a third-quarter earnings call, the airline's executives, including CEO Scott Kirby, touted that customers can "book with confidence" with United.
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 booster 95.6% effective against disease: study
A 30-microgram booster dose showed a relative vaccine efficacy of 95.6% in individuals who had previously received the Pfizer/BioNTech primary two-dose series, the companies announced.
Biden's stimulus plan fueling inflation surge, San Francisco Fed analysis shows
A $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that President Biden signed into law earlier this year is likely stoking inflation, according to new research published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco this week.
The top industries for work-life balance
Industries ranging from tech to real estate are "reassuring job seekers that they can still find strong work-life balance," according to the report.
Advocate Aurora Health fires more than 400 workers over lack of vaccinations: reports
Health care company Advocate Aurora Health has fired more than 400 employees because they haven’t been vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to reports.