Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the threat also means that Congress and the White House should provide more stimulus spending to support the unemployed, states and cities, and small businesses, and to keep the economy afloat.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday said the seven-day moving average for COVID-19 cases in the state reached another all-time high of 6,143.
It was a rebound after a downturn in September, but production still remains below pre-pandemic levels, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.
The potential impact of Amazon’s arrival in the pharmaceutical space rippled through that sector immediately. The stocks of CVS Health Corp., Walgreens and Rite Aid all tumbled Tuesday.
The Indiana State Teachers Association, which represents nearly 40,000 educators, say teachers deserve the right to bargain over working conditions, such as hours, prep time and class sizes.
The Dow Jones industrial average surpassed its record of 29,551.42 set in February before pandemic panic hit the market.
The American Gaming Association found that the industry won more than $9 billion in the third quarter of this year, which is 81% of the amount it won during the same period a year earlier.
Under the Affordable Care Act, health insurers are required to spend 80% to 85% of the revenue they get from premiums on medical care. If they don’t, they have to issue rebates or credits to make up the difference.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Monday reported 5,218 new COVID-19 cases, the sixth day in a row that new cases have topped 5,000 in the daily update.
More than 10 million U.S. households visited Santa in a mall or store last year, according to GlobalData Retail. Nearly 73% of them also spent money at nearby restaurants or stores, he says.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Sunday ordered numerous restrictions in a move backed by hospitals, universities, colleges, community colleges and K-12 school boards.
An order sent Friday by Chief Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson suspends all in-person jury trials in all divisions of the U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana until at least Jan. 25.
Marion County reported 799 new COVID-19 cases, raising the cumulative total to 35,416. Hamilton County saw 307 more positive cases, bringing its total to 10,189.
“They don’t think it’s real,” said a public health official in Iowa. “They don’t think it’s going to be that bad or they just don’t want to wear a mask because we’ve made it a whole political thing.”
Cities and states are trying to avoid full-blown lockdowns by enacting almost every other kind of restriction: nighttime curfews, bar closures, stricter mask mandates, and 10-person gathering limits, for example.
Marion County reported 1,079 new COVID-19 cases in the latest daily report, raising the cumulative total to 34,633.
Across Indiana, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has been shattering records day after day, putting a strain on many hospitals and adding to the anxiety about how much longer the pandemic will continue.
The state has reported 308 new COVID-19 deaths over the past seven days (an average of 44 per day) compared with 256 (36.5 per day) the previous week.
The U.S. Open swimming meet originally was scheduled for one site. Now it’s taking place across nine, including Indianapolis, where events are scheduled through Saturday at the Indiana University Natatorium.
Thursday’s agreement with major chain drug stores, grocery market pharmacies and other chains and networks covers about 3 in 5 pharmacies in all 50 states and U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico.
