The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 edged closer to 148 million on Tuesday, as India’s surge continued to overwhelm its healthcare system amid a global effort to send much-needed relief to the nation of 1.4 billion.
Consumer confidence leaped again in April to a 14-month high as rising vaccinations, falling coronavirus cases and a resurgent U.S. economy eased pandemic-related anxieties, a new survey showed. The index of consumer confidence climbed to 121.7 from 109.
Amazon.com Inc. is scheduled to report its first-quarter earnings on Thursday after the closing bell, but analysts are already looking ahead to the possible summertime return of the colossal Prime Day shopping event.
Hundreds of millions of shots in arms? Check. A $15 minimum wage? Stalled. Raising taxes on corporations? A work in progress. Here’s where President Joe Biden stands on some key goals as he hits his 100-day mark.