Activity at the end of last year showed the resilience of American consumers and businesses in the face of rising inflation and interest rates.
Category: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
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Why The Times is resuming its emphasis on annualized figures for G.D.P.
The pandemic shock is no longer producing exceptional economic gyrations.
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Long Covid Is Keeping Significant Numbers of People Out of Work, Study Finds
An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71 percent of claimants with long Covid needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more.
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Emailing Your Doctor May Carry a Fee
More hospitals and medical practices have begun charging for doctors’ responses to patient queries, depending on the level of medical advice.
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F.D.A. Outlines a Plan for Annual Covid Boosters
In advance of a scientific meeting on Thursday, officials proposed offering new shots to Americans each fall, a strategy long employed against the flu.
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A New Zealand Road Trip: Wine, Salmon and Stunning Views
A road trip on the country’s South Island offered perfect wines, stunning views, intimate restaurants and the chance to make a pilgrimage to a salmon Shangri-La.
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It’s Dry January. Pour One Out for the Bar Owners.
Between the “tripledemic,” the economy, holiday fatigue and the temporarily sober, businesses are suffering.
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China’s Population Falls, Heralding a Demographic Crisis
Deaths outnumbered births last year for the first time in six decades. Experts see major implications for China, its economy and the world.
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Novak Djokovic Returns to the Australian Open, No Longer a Villain
Djokovic’s deportation was major news in January 2022, but a year later, the Grand Slam tournament, country and sport seem eager to move on.
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After a Burst of New Businesses, a Cooling Economy Intrudes
The pandemic has brought a boom in entrepreneurship, but higher interest rates, a chill in venture capital and fears of recession now pose obstacles.