States drawing up big wish lists for the COVID relief money With an influx of federal COVID-19 relief money coming on top of surprisingly strong revenue, governors suddenly have a way to pay for big, expensive undertakings that have long languished on t...

From job cuts to online commerce, virus reshaped US economy A once-in-a-century pandemic has ground on for a year, throwing millions out of work and upending wide swathes of the American economy By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer March 11, 2021,...

Job openings rise, layoffs fall as pandemic economy mends Companies posted more open jobs in January while layoffs fell, a sign of slow healing in the economy By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer March 11, 2021, 4:35 PM • 3 min read Share to Fac...

Denmark pauses AstraZeneca vaccine jabs to probe blood clots Denmark says it has temporarily suspended use of the coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca after reports of blood clots in some people, but its health authority says it has no evidence the v...

Lagging US, Europe speeds up help for virus-hit economy The European Central Bank says it will step up its bond-buying stimulus in the coming months By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer March 11, 2021, 3:27 PM • 4 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twi...

California could get $150B from federal virus relief bill California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration says the massive new federal coronavirus relief bill will pump more than $150 billion into the state's economy By ADAM BEAM Associated Press March 11...

Airline stocks cleared for takeoff, but turbulence ahead Investors have seemingly cleared airline stocks for takeoff, but the industry still faces a long and bumpy climb By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer March 11, 2021, 2:10 PM • 3 min read Inves...

EU figures show major vaccine exports despite home shortage European Union figures show that the 27-nation bloc has allowed some 34 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine exports over the past weeks, despite shortages at home as it continues to struggle to g...

EU regulator recommends using J Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine be cleared, giving the European Union’s 27 nations a fourth vaccine to try to curb the pandemic amid the bloc's much-criticized vaccination rollout By MARIA CHENG Associated Pres...

A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago on Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining the highly infectious virus cou...