Text size Illustration by Mike Haddad. Investors analyzed concerns about the virus midday Thursday, taking advantage of some early gains even amid mixed data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rose 0.2% in recent trade, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4%. The latest unemployment figures show that while …

(Reuters) – A handful of American companies have pulled advertising from Facebook Inc. in support of a campaign that called on the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on their platforms. FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of laptop users are seen alongside an on-screen projection of a …

Antibody tests against coronavirus are not reliable enough in the UK for people to make decisions about whether or not they can travel who they can visit, academics warned, in the latest report to question the use of large-scale tests to influence public behavior. About one in 10 tests will …

Amazon.com Inc., the fast-delivery giant historically under fire for its impact on the environment, has bought the name rights to Seattle’s KeyArena, giving up a corporate nickname for calling the site Climate Pledge Arena. The facility, where the city’s incoming NHL franchise will play and where the WNBA’s Storm already …

United States Reports Record Jump in New Coronavirus Cases Peter Wells in New York The United States recorded nearly 42,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the second consecutive day of a record increase nationwide, in the latest indication that the outbreak is spreading rapidly in the …