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The pandemic put a spotlight on health care workers and inspired many to pursue a career in medicine. The record number of applicants comes as the U.S. faces a projected shortage of physicians.

This infographic illustrates how the fastest growing and declining retail brands are attempting to stay relevant in the pandemic economy.

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National Retail Federation CEO Matthew Shay said the rebound is uneven with big-box retailers like Walmart and Home Depot reporting strong sales and small or mid-sized businesses struggling.

While retail sales bounced back in May after a deep drop in March and April, the wealthiest Americans are not spending as freely as they did before the pandemic. And that could limit the recovery.

Bain predicted a full-year contraction between 20% to 35% for the personal luxury market that includes clothes, jewelry, watches, beauty products, and accessories.

Activity boxes and inflatable pools replace summer camp and trips to the beach.

Jaime Calder all but gave up on gardening after moving from the fertile soils of Illinois to dusty Texas, but the coronavirus changed her mind.

Electronic Arts reported financial results that beat expectations, with revenue growing 21% to $1.46 billion for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30.

As people stocked up for an unknown future and sheltered in place because of the coronavirus pandemic, they reached for soup — and helped spark a turnaround for Campbell.

Answer: 16 year olds: 25.6% 17 year olds: 49% 18 year olds: 60.9% Questions: When did you get your driver’s license OR when do you plan to get your license? What factors determined/will determine when you get your license? When it comes to auto insurance, do you think the cost of insuring a 16 year old is higher or lower then insuring an 18 year old? Explain your answer.

We called 66 McDonald’s to learn how Scott’s new collab with the fast food icon is going over.

Gen Zers are finally starting to break into the housing market. Here's a look at the top 15 cities for 2020 Gen Z homebuyers.

Despite the hollowing out of workers in downtown Detroit during the COVID-19 pandemic, e-scooters have remained resilient. Prior to the outbreak, the future of the rentable e-scooters that stormed cities across the U.S. in 2018 seemed wobbly. In January, San Francisco-based Lime laid off 100…

How a Home Depot “merchant” knew we all needed a $300 set of supersize bones.

On Sunday, as many as 76,000 new hunters will disperse across Michigan's leaf-covered meadows and oak forests in search of bagging their first whitetail deer. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many across the state, and the U.S., to abandon some preferred pastimes — such as keeping a scoresheet from…

For the fifth straight month in 2020, golf rounds surpassed 2019 totals. Merchandise sales in the third quarter grew 42% year-over-year.

Bars and restaurants, hamstrung for months by the coronavirus pandemic, are both eagerly and anxiously anticipating the delayed return of Big Ten football Saturday.The University of Michigan opens away at Minnesota while Michigan State University begins the season at home against Rutgers University…

Restaurant Brands International reported that its quarterly revenue fell 8%, dragged down by slower sales at Tim Hortons and Burger King.

The manufacturer’s sales for personal products are booming, as hospitals buy face masks to protect health workers from Covid-19 and people sheltering at home purchase more cleaning supplies and painters’ tape.

While California braced for another round of rolling blackouts Monday night, the state's grid operator held off for a second straight night.

Domino's Pizza Inc. is looking to hire 350 people across metro Detroit in a national push for more employees as diners continue to turn toward takeout and delivery options during the monthslong COVID-19 pandemic.The Ann Arbor-based pizza giant has 20,000 job openings across the country, from…

It's hard to overstate the importance of football to America's college towns.So far, two of America's so-called Power Five athletic conferences — the Big Ten and Pac-12 — have nixed their fall football seasons over coronavirus worries, although they're considering restarting in spring…

The COVID-19 pandemic shook the lodging industry particularly hard, and turned many hotel businesses upside down. But, like a shaken snow globe, the...

McDonald's said its U.S. same-store sales in the third quarter rose nearly 5% as customers ate more Big Macs and McNuggets for dinner.