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In this article LB Shoppers pass in front of a Victoria’s Secret store at a mall in San Diego, California, April 22, 2021. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Victoria’s Secret parent L Brands on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings and sales that topped analysts’ estimates, driven by momentum across its business and more people

Anne Schuchat, director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Greg Nash | Bloomberg | Getty Images Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Wednesday they are expecting data from trials testing Covid-19 vaccines on pregnant women this

In this article HD LOW A customer pushes a shopping cart towards the entrance of a Lowe’s store in Concord, California, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lowe’s reported Wednesday that consumers are continuing to invest in their homes in the first quarter and it saw sales pick

After being the epicenter of a devastating second wave, India’s wealthiest state is already taking steps to prepare for a possible third wave, according to its tourism and environment minister. The western state of Maharashtra, home to India’s financial capital Mumbai, has so far reported more than 5.4 million cases, including over 82,000 deaths from

A Boeing logo sits on the fuselage of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, produced by Boeing Co., as it stands on display prior to the opening of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, U.K., on Sunday, July 13, 2014. Simon Dawson / Bloomberg Two key House Democrats are seeking records from Boeing and the Federal

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Senja-Cashew Community Centre Vaccination Centre in Singapore on March 8, 2021. Wei Leng Tay | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children aged 12 to 15, authorities announced on Wednesday. Previously,

Waiving intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines will not help to address the global supply shortage, the co-founder of a Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company told CNBC. The push for patent waivers is “political theater” and does not inherently allow others to create safe and effective vaccines, which are already very difficult to make, said Jake Becraft,

The emergency services attend to a man who has suffered a stroke in Madrid, Spain. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images Long working hours are killing hundreds of thousands of people around the world every year, according to the findings of a study by the World Health Organization and the International Labour

In this article SBUX People wear protective face masks outside Starbucks in Union Square as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 29, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Starbucks has changed its policy for wearing masks inside its cafes

Eric Homer, 14, receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at a vaccine clinic for newly eligible 12 to 15-year-olds in Pasadena, California, May 14, 2021. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters U.S. Covid case counts fell further over the weekend, with data compiled by Johns Hopkins University showing the nationwide average at about 33,200 new cases per

Family members of Vijay Raju, who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), mourn before his cremation at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, May 13, 2021. Samuel Rajkumar | Reuters The global pandemic isn’t over yet despite high Covid-19 vaccination rates in some countries, the head of the

Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Monday he expects more Americans to stop wearing face coverings to protect against the coronavirus in the coming weeks. “By June, nobody is going to be wearing masks. By June, I think, the prevalence [of Covid] is going to be sufficiently low in this country [and[ we’re just not going to be concerned

The chairman of Dubai’s flagship airline is optimistic about a return to travel between the United Arab Emirates and the U.K. — one of its top tourism and investment partners — even as a new Covid-19 variant threatens to complicate reopening plans. The mostly-expatriate desert sheikhdom of roughly 10 million has been on the U.K.’s

Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are seen at Northwell Health’s South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, New York, March 3, 2021. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters President Joe Biden on Monday will announce that the U.S. plans to send millions of additional coronavirus vaccine doses to foreign countries still being battered by the

A man with his dog enjoy a sunny day in Central Park, New York, as the CDC relaxes mask mandates for those who are vaccinated. Adam Jeffery | CNBC New York state will adopt the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new mask guidance for fully vaccinated people starting Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.

Coronavirus has rocked the nation with a year of restrictions, lockdowns, missed gatherings and events, isolation and a staggering loss of more than half a million American lives. As the pandemic stretches into a second year, Americans struggling with increased rates of depression, anxiety, and insomnia are looking for mental health support, and providers are

In this article AZN-GB Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it herself: “The start was tough.” The European Union has had a bumpy Covid-19 vaccine rollout. The campaign has prompted complaints that regulators were too slow to approve

In this article FB QS U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his $2 trillion infrastructure plan during an event to tout the plan at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 31, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The CEOs of three companies in the electric vehicle and semiconductor industries reacted Thursday to President Joe

In this article M AMZN KSS WMT TGT MAC Macerich’s Paradise Valley Mall in Phoenix, AZ. Google Earth The future of the suburban shopping mall could look something like a mini community, with far fewer places to shop. The U.S. mall owner Macerich announced Thursday it’s sold a majority stake in Paradise Valley Mall in Phoenix

In this article GM General Motors employees work on the assembly line at the Fairfax Assembly & Stamping Plant in Kansas City, Kansas. Jim Barcus for General Motors General Motors CFO Paul Jacobson is “increasingly confident” the automaker will hit its earnings targets for the year despite a global shortage of semiconductor chips that’s forced