September 14, 2020

Anti-inflammatory drug may shorten COVID-19 recovery time

A drug company says that adding an anti-inflammatory medicine to a drug already widely used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients shortens their time to recovery by […]
September 14, 2020

Walmart to test drone delivery with Zipline in latest deal

NEW YORK — Walmart is teaming up with a company called Zipline to launch drone delivery program early next year that will deliver health and […]
September 14, 2020

MGM Resorts adopts smoke-free policy for Vegas Strip casino

LAS VEGAS — One of the last Las Vegas Strip resorts to reopen after coronavirus closures will be the first to be smoke-free, MGM Resorts […]
September 14, 2020

Gilead Sciences buying Immunomedics in $21 billion deal

NEW YORK — Shares of the cancer drug specialist Immunomedics more than doubled before the market opened Monday, a day after its sale to Gilead […]
September 14, 2020

Delta raising $6.5 billion, backed by frequent flyer program

NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines will use its frequent flyer program to back up $6.5 billion in funding as the pandemic continues to buffet […]
September 14, 2020

Liz Weston: Are Medicare Advantage plans worth the risk?

About 1 in 3 people 65 and older in the U.S. enroll in Medicare Advantage, the private insurance alternative to traditional Medicare. It’s not hard […]
September 14, 2020

Amazon to hire 100,000 to keep up with online shopping surge

NEW YORK — Amazon said Monday that it will be hiring another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders. The company […]
September 14, 2020

The Latest: Parliament opens in India, global virus hot spot

NEW DELHI — India reopened its Parliament after more than five months Monday even as the country continues to report the most daily new infections […]
September 14, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's torrent of falsehoods, Biden missteps

WASHINGTON — Playing defense on his handling of the coronavirus, President Donald Trump is letting the falsehoods fly. Over the weekend, he railed against cases […]
September 14, 2020

This Week: FedEx earns, Fed policy statement, housing starts

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: DELIVER THIS Wall Street expects that FedEx’s latest quarterly report […]