Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum, has donated Ethereum and “meme coins” worth $1.5 billion in one of the largest-ever individual philanthropy efforts.

The Biden administration and Federal Reserve have waved off fears of out-of-control inflation, saying that bumps in prices will be temporary and won’t pulse through the whole economy.

The New York State Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 totals an estimated $212 billion – the largest budget in State history, almost 10 percent greater than the prior year.

The huge number is a surprise, given the state was projected to see a budget deficit of up to $54 billion.

El médico Juan Luis Galán relaja a quienes van a vacunar contra el COVID-19 en la sala de espera de un centro de salud en San Salvador. "Se les ve cómo les baja el nivel de tensión que tienen", afirma.

This report describes racial and ethnic disparities in stress and worry, mental health, and substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Today’s graduates are expected to arrive on the job with a range of in-demand skills they would have once developed in the early years of their career.

U.S. viewers’ interest in Japanese anime and live-action content has soared in past year, according to a report, as foreign shows find more demand from audiences amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — During the gloomiest stretches of the pandemic, Dr. Diona Krahn's veterinary clinic has been a puppy fest, overrun with new four-legged patients. Typically, she’d get three or four new puppies a week, but between

Passenger volumes hit pandemic records over the weekend, and with them are higher ticket prices, crowded planes, TSA lines. ‘Selfishly, I like an empty airplane.’

Note: Remember sales were weak in April 2020 due to the pandemic. I'm tracking data for many local markets around the U.S. I think it is es...

Note: Remember sales were weak in April 2020 due to the pandemic.  I'm tracking data for many local markets around the U.S. I think it is es...

Note: Remember sales were weak in April 2020 due to the pandemic, so the YoY comparison is easy. I'm tracking data for many local markets a...

Roughly 9.6 million U.S. workers lost their jobs during the COVID-19 downturn; only about 2.6 million EU workers lost jobs in this period.

Five cases of the B1617.2 strain first identified in India have been discovered in Mesa County.

Hair transplants, not so much.

Colorado is at a COVID crossroads as vaccinations slow amid rising case numbers and hospitalizations.

The German company CureVac hopes its RNA vaccine will rival those made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. It could be ready next month.

Melissa Kearney and Phillip Levine update their recent

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey shows a substantial increase in homeschooling during COVID-19.

Over all, the birthrate declined by 4 percent in 2020. Births were down most sharply in December, when babies conceived at the start of the health crisis would have been born.

The latest numbers surpass even the yearly tolls during the height of the opioid epidemic and mark a reversal of progress against addiction in recent years.

The couple’s separation is likely to send shock waves through the worlds of philanthropy, public health and business.

Low immunization levels suggest vaccine hesitancy is pervasive among emergency workers, posing risks to public safety.

Personal income increased $4.21 trillion (21.1 percent) in March according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (tables 3 and 5). Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $4.18 trillion (23.6 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $616.0 billion (4.2 percent).

Widely circulating coronavirus variants and persistent hesitancy about vaccines will keep the goal out of reach. The virus is here to stay, but vaccinating the most vulnerable may be enough to restore normalcy.

The rising cost of many materials and increased sourcing headaches have project owners rethinking their return to normalcy and threaten to derail construction's expected resurgence.

When we talk about and plan for inflation in our businesses and portfolios, we are usually focused on direction and magnitude. We also usually abstract away from price volatility. We shouldn't. Read more