Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical company logo SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images (This article was sent first to members of the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer. To get the real-time updates in your inbox, subscribe here.) After the big run last week, Eli Lilly (LLY) shares have backed off […]
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Biden tests negative for Covid again Wednesday, days after exposure to person who tested positive
U.S. President Biden speaks while meeting with the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force and private sector chief executive officers in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden received a negative coronavirus […]
Amazon revives mask mandate for warehouse workers due to rise in Covid cases
Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale, California on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. MediaNews Group/The Riverside Press-Enterprise via Getty Images | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Amazon‘s U.S. warehouse employees will once again be required to wear face masks at work amid a surge in Covid-19 cases due to the highly transmissible […]
Stocks rebound for a second day from omicron sell-off, Dow gains 140 points
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, rallying for a second day as the market continued to rebound from a three-day losing streak spurred by fears about the omicron Covid variant. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 160 points. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.5% Trading […]
WHO says vaccine booster programs will prolong Covid crisis: ‘No country can boost its way out of the pandemic’
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini | Pool | Reuters World Health Organization officials on Wednesday criticized blanket Covid-19 […]
November home sales rose due to hot job market and concerns over rising rates next year
HOUSTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 12: A newly sold home is shown on August 12, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Home prices have climbed during the pandemic as low interest rates and working from home has become more abundant. Home prices around the country continue to surge in the second quarter as […]
Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group to require boosters for workers, diners
Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group said Wednesday it will begin requiring customers to show proof of having received a Covid booster shot in order to dine indoors at its restaurants, starting in the new year. Employees and new hires must also receive a booster shot, effective immediately, Meyer announced […]
New York City weighs new restrictions for Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration
Teresa Hui, 40, of Brooklyn, wears 2022 numeral glasses and a face mask in Times Square ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 20, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is […]
Looking for a new vehicle? Don’t expect many, if any, year-end or holiday deals
Dealer inventory levels across the country remain extremely low due to a semiconductor chip shortage that has led to sporadic plant shutdowns and depleted vehicle inventories in 2021. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – The Christmas wreaths and lights are hung at a General Motors dealership in metro Detroit, but […]
Next for the metaverse: convincing you it’s not just for kids
Matthew Lloyd | Bloomberg | Getty Images When a video game company only your kids have heard of goes public at a $38 billion valuation, you pay attention. When Microsoft‘s CEO drops the phrase “metaverse economies” on a quarterly earnings call, you pay attention. When Mark Zuckerberg says he’s going […]