Category: Business

A former talk radio host who regularly promoted conspiracy theories about former President Barack Obama and officials in his administration is now serving as an adviser at the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), a source familiar told CNN. Read More

The race for a successful coronavirus vaccine is heating up in labs around the world — and on Wall Street. Germany’s CureVac, a biotech with the backing of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, more than tripled in its first day of trading Friday. Read More

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Baseball is back. And the NBA and NHL are starting their playoffs in bubble cities to reduce the chance of Covid-19 outbreaks. That is great news for DraftKings. But a fractured college football season could present some challenges. Read More

Millions of Americans remain unemployed during the coronavirus pandemic and many are struggling to pay their bills. But despite devastation in other parts of the US economy, American consumerism has staged a rapid comeback. Read More

Missing out on college football games is more than just a bummer for die-hard fans of the sport. For university towns and the local businesses that rely on college football to generate revenue, it’s yet another 2020 economic disaster on top of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More

College football fans were devastated by the news this week that many of the nation’s top teams will not be playing this fall. The budgets of their schools’ athletic departments could also be decimated. Read More

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Efforts to restart Europe’s mammoth travel and tourism sector have suffered another major setback, after the UK government added the world’s most visited country to its quarantine list. Read More