Dr. Scott Gottlieb said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may begin considering lifting mandates on inner masks as more Americans become vaccinated. “I think we should start lifting these restrictions as aggressively as we put them in place,” said Gottlieb. “We need to maintain the credibility of health officials to potentially re-implement some…

courtneyk | E + | Getty Images IRS funding Biden’s suggestion comes as the IRS is grappling with the volume and complexity of returns. The agency lost more than 33,378 employees between 2010 and 2020, including auditing returns and collecting unpaid taxes. These cuts have resulted in fewer audits for high-income filers. In 2020, the…

A person walks past a coal-fired power plant in Jiayuguan, Gansu province, China on Thursday April 1, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s greenhouse gas emissions were higher than those of the United States and developed countries combined in 2019, according to a report by the research and consultancy firm Rhodium Group…

Vice President Kamala Harris (C), Reign Free, Owner of Red Door Catering, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Governor of California Eleni Kounalakis (D-CA), listen to Luz Urrutia, CEO of the Accion Opportunity Fund (front left) zu) and Allison Kelly, Executive Director of Inner City Advisors (front right), during a visit to Red Door Catering, a…

Mina De La O | Digital vision | Getty Images Dr. Anand Shah is an oncologist and former FDA Assistant Commissioner and former Chief Medical Officer of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation. He is also an advisor to Morgan Stanley. Navigating public and commercial health insurance to cover innovative medical products can be…

When small business owners try to recover and rebuild after the Covid pandemic, they face a new hurdle: labor shortages. A survey by the National Federation of Independent Business in March found that 42% of owners had vacancies that could not be filled, a record high. Ninety-one percent of those hiring or looking to hire…

William Blair issued some bullish calls for some lesser-known consumer stocks, adding Burlington Stores, J&J Snack Foods, National Vision and Six Flags to its short-term focus list. However, these aren’t the only overlooked names in the consumer space. CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Wednesday asked two traders about their preferred ways to play for strength in…

Chairs and tables can be seen outside a closed restaurant in Washington DC, United States, on April 24, 2020. Liu Jie | Xinhua via Getty Images After a year of unthinkable challenges for the catering industry, targeted help is on the way. The Small Business Administration’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund opened its portal on Monday, where…

A woman wearing a mask against Covid-19 as a precaution stands in a crowded area near India Gate in New Delhi on March 19, 2021 as coronavirus cases continue to rise across India. Money sharma | AFP | Getty Images India’s Covid-19 cases soared to daily record highs in April, and experts warn that the…

If you order potato chips, toothpaste or over-the-counter medication via the Uber Eats app, the start-up Gopuff will fill and deliver them shortly. The two Softbank-backed companies announced a partnership on Tuesday. Gopuff focuses on what it calls “everyday items,” things you would find in a supermarket. ″We have built a hyper-local logistics network of…