Trump administration cuts off emergency Federal Reserve programs as coronavirus cases spike

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is pulling the plug on funding for emergency Federal Reserve programs intended to help businesses as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage in the United…

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective

By LINDA A. JOHNSON and LAURAN NEERGAARD Pfizer said Monday that an early peek at the data on its coronavirus vaccine suggests the shots may be a robust 90% effective…

COVID: Hopeful Sign; Pfizer Says Early Data Signals COVID-19 Vaccine Is Effective

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) — There was some good news Monday in the battle against the COVID-19 Pandemic — Pfizer says early vaccine test data suggests the shots may be…

The results are in: The stock market likes Joe Biden

US stock futures advanced early Monday as investors reacted to Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election. Dow futures were last up 377 points, or about 1.3%. S&P 500…

US futures, world markets rise as investors eye US election

U.S. futures rose and Asia markets were mostly higher on Wednesday as investors took an optimistic stance on the still undecided U.S. presidential election. At about 2 a.m. Eastern time,…

Global shares mixed as U.S. virus aid hopes fade

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Tuesday, after Wall Street’s overnight decline as hopes faded Washington will come through with badly needed aid for the U.S. economy before the…