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Babies are protected from hospitalization for Covid if their moms get vaccinated, study suggests
Michelle Melton, who is 35 weeks pregnant, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, February 11, 2021. Hanna...
Stock futures inch lower after major averages snap 3-day losing streak
U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower during overnight trading Tuesday, after registering gains on the session amid signs of tensions easing between Russia and Ukraine. Futures contracts tied t...
More than 112 million viewers tune in
Los Angeles Rams’ Von Miller celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LVI. Mike Segar | Reuters Super Bowl ratings rebounded from last year’s low, but the Nationa...
Airbnb, Roblox, Wynn Resorts & more
The Airbnb logo is seen on a little mini pyramid under the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, March 12, 2019. Charles Platiau | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in af...
Tim Hortons focuses its next phase of U.S. expansion on snowbirds and retirees
A pedestrian walks past a Tim Hortons restaurant. Ben Nelms | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tim Hortons is slated to open its first location in Houston this summer, signaling the Canadian coffee chain̵...
Main Street restaurant owners growing despite Covid
When Matt Horn opened up his first restaurant in Oakland, Horn BBQ, the pandemic was in full swing. It was fall of 2020 and he’d overcome a long list of challenges from location to regulations a...
Vote on Biden Fed picks delayed as GOP presses for answers on Raskin ties to firm
A Republican boycott Tuesday held up a Senate committee vote on the appointment of a top banking regulator and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Sen. Sherrod Brown, head of the Senate Banking Co...
Elon Musk unloaded billions of Tesla stock — and still owns more than last year
SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk holds a helmet as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, May 17, 2021. Michele Tantussi | Reuters Elon...
Senate confirms Biden FDA pick Califf, despite objections to drug industry ties
Robert Califf testifies during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the nomination to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Bi...
Education Department won’t seize tax refunds for overdue student loans
Miguel Cardona, U.S. Education Secretary, at the Queen Theatre on Dec. 23, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Joshua Roberts | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education has suspende...
Alec Baldwin, ‘Rust’ movie sued by Halyna Hutchins’ family
An aerial view of the film set on Bonanza Creek Ranch where Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded a director when he discharged a prop gun on the movie ...
MoneyGram, Constellation Brands, Marriott and more
The logo of MoneyGram seen at a sore in San Ramon, California, on March 26, 2019. Smith Collection | Gado | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. MoneyGram Internati...
Walmart’s InHome hunts for ways to ditch single-use plastics
Walmart is trying to reduce its reliance on single-use plastic bags. It has a pilot program through its subscription grocery service, InHome. Nicholas Pizzolato When Walmart rolled out a new grocery d...
Monster Beverage, Constellation Brands, Arista Networks and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Monster Beverage (MNST), Constellation Brands (STZ) – Merger talks between Monster Beverage and Constellation Brands are progressing, accord...
Virgin Galactic stock rises as ticket sales reopen $150,000 deposit
Carrier aircraft VMS Eve is seen in the background shortly after releasing VSS Unity, which is firing its engine and acclerating during the company’s fourth spaceflight test, Unity 22, carrying ...
Taco Bell accelerates international growth, aims for $20 billion in annual sales
People eat at a newly-opened Taco Bell restaurant in Beijing on August 21, 2020. Greg Baker | AFP | Getty Images Taco Bell is accelerating its growth outside the U.S., opening 25% of its international...
Hasbro and Mattel have very different visions of the future
Customers shop for toys at a Target store on October 25, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Hasbro and Mattel have very different ideas about the future of the toy industry. While bot...
Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Q4 2021 earnings
A Burger King restaurant seen in Milton, Pennsylvania. Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Restaurant Brands International on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that to...
How much athletes at Beijing Olympics get for winning medals
Gold medalist USA’s Nathan Chen celebrates at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 10. Sebastien Bozon | AFP | Getty Images The 2022 Winter Olympics is well underway in Beijing, and...
Stock futures are little changed as Russia-Ukraine tensions and Fed rate hike worries simmer
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Feb. 4, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures were flat on Monday night, as traders kept an eye on simmering tensions between Russia and Ukraine while weighing the po...
Avis Budget, Arista Networks & more
People wait in line at Avis rental agency in the Miami International Airport Car Rental Center on April 12, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines a...
EVs dominated Super Bowl ads, but only 9% of passenger car sales
Visitors wearing face masks check a China-made Tesla Model Y sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the electric vehicle maker’s showroom in Beijing, China January 5, 2021. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Six of...
Moderna, Pfizer stocks fall as Covid omicron wave subsides in U.S.
Moderna vaccines are prepared for application at a United States military vaccination centre at Camp Foster on April 28, 2021 in Ginowan, Japan. Carl Court | Getty Images Shares of the major Covid vac...
Western drought fueled by climate change is the worst in 1,200 years
A dried cracked lake bed at Lake Oroville during a drought in Oroville, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The megadrought gripping the American W...
Crypto start-up BlockFi to pay $100M in settlement with SEC, 32 states
The logo of cryptocurrency platform BlockFi. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Cryptocurrency firm BlockFi said Monday it has agreed to pay $100 million to the U.S. Securitie...
68% of investment execs think clients shouldn’t own cryptocurrency
A Bitcoin ATM is seen inside a gas station in Los Angeles on June 24, 2021. CHRIS DELMAS | AFP | Getty Images Roughly 2 out of 3 “fund selectors” don’t think individual investors sho...
Russia crisis begins disrupting Ukraine air travel as insurers drop some aircraft coverage
An Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane is seen as Turkey’s first official spotter area has been put into service for aviation enthusiasts and photographers at Istanbul Airport in Ista...