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U.S. stock-index futures fell Sunday night, following a losing week on Wall Street amid worries about Fed policy and the fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures…

A strong economic recovery and persistent labor shortage pushed jobless claims to their lowest level in more than half a century last week, just 18 months after the pandemic prompted six million workers to file for unemployment in one…

ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood offered the latest defense of the once-highflying, disruptive innovation strategies that had made her suite of exchange-traded funds among the most popular, and best-performing, on…

Covid-19’s accelerating spread has hampered operations and slowed sales at some companies in a matter of days, but many say they hope precautions adopted during previous surges will help them motor through this one.Restaurants were among…

Trade figures to be the wildcard in the latest reading on U.S. economic growth amid strong demand for…

Airlines continued to scrub flights Friday as Covid-19 infections hit pilots and flight attendants, leaving carriers short-staffed to operate busy schedules over the Christmas holiday weekend.Airlines have canceled more than 600 U.S.…

Utah software company Entrata Inc. said it ousted its chairman after he sent an anti-Semitic email to dozens of business leaders and politicians that stated false information about Covid-19 vaccines and testing.…

The fast-spreading Omicron variant is clouding the outlook for oil markets after a rapid recovery in demand pushed prices to their highest levels in years. Oil marched higher for much of 2021. Demand lifted as economies revved up, while…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added to research suggesting the Omicron variant can lead to reinfections that are often accompanied by mild Covid-19 symptoms, as new cases soared across the U.S.States reported 512,553…

Investors will be focusing their attention on the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week, searching for details on a potentially hawkish pivot in monetary policy in the face of high inflation.Fed Chair Jerome Powell — whose hawkish signal…