US Business

Due to variants of the coronavirus, people likely will need a booster shot within a year to suppress the pool of those individuals susceptible to Covid-19, Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said Thursday.

Wendy McMahon and Neeraj Khemlani will share responsibility for CBS News and CBS Television Stations as co-heads and presidents.

Domestic leisure bookings are rising, but many international markets remain closed and business travelers have been slow to return.

The recovery is accelerating as stimulus money, Covid-19 vaccinations and business re-openings spur a spring surge in consumer spending, a sharp pullback in layoffs and a bounceback in factory output.

The federal government’s recommendation to pause using Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine will remain in place after an advisory panel put off a vote on how to move forward following reports of a few cases of life-threatening blood clots.

The carrier expects widespread vaccination against Covid-19 to unleash appetite for travel.

Amazon, Netflix and others signed a new statement to defend voting access in the latest corporate response to a wave of voting bills under consideration across the U.S.

A heavyweight in retail, cloud computing, digital advertising, streaming and smart speakers, the tech giant compels vendors in one market to engage with it in others. “Most businesses can’t afford to say no.”

The guidance regarding insurers’ required posting of healthcare prices came after The Wall Street Journal revealed hospitals used such codes on their price pages.

Nobuaki Kurumatani resigned a week after the company said it had received an acquisition offer from private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners.