epidemics

The only thing people were doing more on Thursday and Friday than seeing the new “Spider-Man” movie was getting a positive COVID test result, but retail investors stayed focused on the former and will worry about…

America’s population grew 0.1% this year, the lowest rate on record, according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday that show how the pandemic is changing the country’s demographic contours. The…

U.S. stocks opened 2022 with tepid gains as investors monitored cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and other factors that could weigh on stocks this year. The S&P 500 gained 0.4% in early Monday trading. The index ended 2021 up…

Schools can use frequent testing to keep students in class after exposure to someone with Covid-19, federal officials said, embracing a strategy some educators and parents have adopted to keep children out of home quarantines.The Centers…