U.S. businesses saw an uptick in activity into the beginning of July as states eased restrictions to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic, a Federal Reserve report showed on Wednesday, but many were uncertain about the economic outlook.
The Trump administration's new changes will decrease the number of infrastructure projects that will be subject to National Environmental Policy Act review, effectively shortening long permit processes that have historically delayed projects.
"We recently determined that in very rare cases it is possible for Echo Buds to overheat while in the charging case. Out of an abundance of caution, we released an over-the-air software update that addresses this potential issue," an Amazon spokesperson told CNBC.
With a global pandemic very much still a threat in the U.S., workers may wonder if they'll still be supported by unemployment benefits if they return to work, only to be furloughed or laid off again. Here's what to know.
"I'm very confident that the world will look at China differently and engage with them fundamentally different than they did before this catastrophic disaster," Pompeo said.
Advocates and low-wage workers see a new opportunity to end 11-year wait for a higher federal minimum wage with the upcoming election and attention on low-paid essential workers.
Members of George Floyd's family filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the four former police officers involved in his fatal arrest in May.
As the NBA restarts in the Orlando bubble, Covid-19 testing is frequent and results come quickly. The league has been criticized for taking away resources and supplies, but it says it's increasing resources.
Monaeo, a company that helps taxpayers track and store their location data to show to tax authorities, said its business has more than doubled in May and June over last year.
A sample screen suggests that Facebook will use the World Health Organization as a trusted source for information about Covid-19, and will include simple statements of fact like "Hydroxychloroquine hasn't been proven to cure, treat, or prevent it."
The order runs from Thursday through July 31 and requires people to wear a face covering outdoors or inside public places if they cannot maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from other people.
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