Sales of new vehicles in the U.S. fell 14.6% last year, but the 2020 performance was better than most forecasters had expected when the pandemic forced auto factories and many dealerships to shut down in April and May.
A number of taxpayers who use tax preparation services, such as H&R Block and TurboTax, say their second relief payments were sent to the incorrect bank account, forcing them to wait longer for their money.
Because of the uncertainty caused by the current resurgence in virus cases and initial problems in distributing vaccines, the World Bank cautioned that its forecast is highly uncertain.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose from 2,836 on Sunday to 2,907 on Monday, the third straight day of increases.
The S&P 500, which ended 2020 at an all-time high, slid 1.5% after earlier dropping as much as 2.5%. It was the benchmark index’s biggest decline since late October.
Viruses have the opportunity to change through mutations that arise naturally as they replicate and circulate in their hosts. The new COVID-19 strain is thought to be 57% to 70% more transmissible than other strains of the virus.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose from to 2,714 on Saturday to 2,836 on Sunday.
IBJ reporter John Russell has been looking for answers to basic questions about the vaccine, including: When can I get a vaccine? So we invited him onto the podcast to tell us what he’s learned.
Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed optimism that the momentum will pick up by mid-January and that ultimately the U.S. will be vaccinating 1 million people a day.
The state said 6,914 new individuals were tested for COVID-19, the fifth time in the past week that testing in that category has dropped below 10,000.
The SBA did not address the timing of loans to minority-owned businesses, but said $133 billion, or 25%, of PPP funding went to companies in economically disadvantaged areas known as Historically Underutilized Business Zones, and 27% went to low and moderate-income neighborhoods.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dropped from 2,786 on Friday to 2,655 on Saturday, the lowest number since Nov. 14.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dropped from 2,842 on Thursday to 2,786 on Friday, the lowest number since Nov. 15. COVID-19 patients occupy 31.6% of the state’s intensive care beds.
Wall Street closed out a tumultuous year for stocks with more record highs Thursday, a fitting coda to the market’s stunning comeback from its historic plunge in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.
The pandemic created winners and losers in the business world in 2020. Here’s a look at those that benefitted from the health crisis and those that faltered.
A three-year educational and marketing effort in Indiana called “Know the Facts” aims to build interest through simple, understated messages on billboards, buses, broadcast commercials and social media.
Indiana has reported 373 total new deaths in the last three daily reports, an average of 124 per day.
In Indiana, 12,732 people filed initial unemployment claims in the week ended Dec. 26, up from an adjusted number of 12,234 the previous week.
The Sinopharm vaccine, like the AstraZeneca one, could be easier for countries around the world to handle since they can be stored at normal fridge temperatures.
More than a year since the first known person was infected with the coronavirus, an AP investigation shows the Chinese government is strictly controlling all research into its origins while actively promoting fringe theories that it could have come from outside China.
