COVID-19

Despite growing worldwide concerns pertaining to the recently discovered omicron variant of the coronavirus, Mayor-elect Eric Adams still plans to visit Ghana, his spokesperson, Evan Thies, confirmed. “I made a promise to myself that I would visit Ghana following the 400-year anniversary of slavery in America and the election, to show how far we have come and remember how far…

In addition to seeing their payments restart after an almost two-year hiatus, federal student loan borrowers could soon see a number of other major changes.

President Joe Biden said he is directing federal agencies to be ready to move quickly to approve vaccines tailored to protect against the Covid omicron variant.

New York and New Jersey establish new protocols to mitigate the spread of the latest COVID-19 variant. Tracie Strahan and Andrew Siff report.

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said he doesn’t feel comfortable buying into Monday’s stock market bounce because omicron selling may not be done yet.

The coronavirus pandemic may have threatened small businesses across America, but these companies are rising up despite the challenges. In “Rebound,” we go behind the scenes of three Black- and AAPI-owned businesses as they fight to overcome pandemic shutdowns, staffing challenges and the delta variant. As the nation continues to battle challenges brought on by the novel coronavirus, companies are…

A record market and central bank policy may be influenced more by omicron, but Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said the economy learned how to deal with the virus.

A new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19, known as B.1.1.529, has been labeled the “Omicron variant” by the World Health Organization and classified as a “variant of concern.” It will be weeks until hard answers are available about things like reinfection potential, antibody resistance and susceptibility to vaccines — but for now, this is what we know so…

The omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to be more infectious than the delta variant, and the high number of mutations on omicron means that all vaccines may be less effective, Moderna’s CEO said Monday. Stephane Bancel made the comments in an interview with CNBC. “We believe this virus is highly infectious … it seems to be much more infectious than…

U.S. Treasury yields climbed on Monday, as investors keep an eye on the latest developments with the Covid omicron variant.

Federated Hermes chief equity strategist Phil Orlando believes widespread inflation will push the Fed to get more aggressive.

Workers studied in Harvard research on office air quality, including Salesforce employees, revealed links between brain function and better ventilated offices.

Americans are planning to travel overseas next year as Covid vaccines and easing restrictions lend to a sense of normalcy.

Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders

The NHL has postponed two more games for coronavirus-related reasons

Inflation is soaring, businesses are struggling to hire and President Joe Biden’s poll numbers have been in free-fall.

The omicron variant was first identified in South Africa and has since led to travel restrictions from several countries.

The startup boom that began during the Covid-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating.

The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus has popped up in more European countries, just days after being identified in South Africa

Worried scientists in South Africa are scrambling to combat the lightning spread across the country of the new and highly transmissible omicron COVID-19 variant as the world grapples with its emergence