Early data on Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine insufficient: Stat News
Data from a small, early-stage safety trial testing Moderna Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine does not provide critical data to assess its effectiveness, Stat News reported on...
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Fiserv's First Data pays $40 million to settle FTC charges it aided merchants' fraud
First Data Merchant Services LLC and a former executive will pay nearly $40.3 million to settle U.S. civil charges they knowingly processed payments and helped launder...
American Airlines may use loyalty program as collateral for U.S. debt: President
American Airlines Group Inc may use its Advantage loyalty program as collateral for a secured U.S. government loan, President Robert Isom said at a conference on...
S&P 500 edges higher after mixed retail earnings
The S&P 500 edged up on Tuesday, taking a breather a day after its best one-day performance in six weeks, as investors attempted to glean information...
U.S. energy secretary criticized by advocacy groups for 'redlining' comment
Liberal groups criticized U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette on Tuesday for a comment they interpreted as comparing the reluctance of some banks to finance fossil fuels...
Volkswagen pays 9 million euros to end proceedings against chairman, CEO
Volkswagen said it agreed with a German court to pay 9 million euros ($9.9 million) to end legal proceedings against its chairman and chief executive, who...
Ford requires visitors to wear masks but unclear if Trump will comply
Ford Motor Co on Tuesday reiterated its policy that all visitors to its manufacturing plants must wear a mask but said the White House will ultimately...
U.S. economy won't reclaim all of its lost ground until after 2021: CBO
The U.S. economy should bounce back sharply in the third quarter after its deep coronavirus-related collapse, but it will not fully retake its lost ground until...
U.S. workers hit McDonald's with class action over COVID-19 safety
Five McDonald's workers in Chicago filed a class action lawsuit against the chain on Tuesday, accusing it of failing to adopt government safety guidance on COVID-19...
Trump wants payroll tax holiday to mitigage coronavirus economic pain: Kudlow
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump wants a payroll tax holiday for U.S. workers in the hopes of staunching...
Mnuchin defends U.S. fiscal response to pandemic, seeks payroll loan extension
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday defended the Trump administration's fiscal response to the coronavirus pandemic and told senators he was willing to consider extending...
S&P 500 flat after mixed retail earnings
The S&P 500 was largely unchanged on Tuesday, after a strong rally in the prior session, as investors sifted through a mixed batch of results from...
Airlines say ticket cancellations slowing but demand recovery still distant
Top U.S. airlines and Air Canada on Tuesday reported slower ticket cancellations and an improvement in bookings on some routes, sending their shares higher, though executives...
Oil dips as U.S. Senate grills Fed chair, Treasury secretary
Oil prices pulled back slightly on Tuesday as a U.S. Senate committee grilled Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about aid packages...
The HEROES Act may allow you to undo this required withdrawal from your retirement account
The new coronavirus relief bill, which has passed the House, would permit retirees to undo last year's required minimum distributions from individual retirement accounts and retirement...