Alphabet CEO, Larry Page.  Emmanuel Dunand | AFP | GettyImages Larry Page, the billionaire Google co-founder, has been granted residency in New Zealand and spent time in the country during the coronavirus pandemic, the New Zealand government confirmed to CNBC Friday. Page, 48, applied for New Zealand residence in November 2020 via the nation’s “Investor…

A sign describes entry restrictions at a JLL office in the Aon Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA on Thursday, June 24, 2020. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images When the reporting season started in earnest in mid-July, few companies asked questions or mentioned the Covid Delta variant. That changed as new Covid-19 cases increased…

Idaho Governor Brad Little on Friday urged state residents to get vaccinated against Covid, citing concerns about the Delta variant and its potential to stifle economic progress. “We’re just asking everyone to get vaccinated,” Little said on CNBC’s The Exchange. Little said his biggest concern and “one of the most damaging things” to the economy…

United Airlines will require its 67,000 U.S. employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by no later than Oct. 25 or risk termination, a first for major U.S. carriers that will likely ramp up pressure on rivals. Hours after United’s announcement on Friday, discount carrier Frontier Airlines said its employees must be vaccinated by Oct. 1…

Here are the top news, trends, and analysis investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dow futures, bond yields rise after strong job data A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on August 5, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters 2. The number of people employed…

A sign warning people to stay apart due to Covid-19 is seen on July 29, 2021 in Mevagissey, United Kingdom. Finnbarr Webster | Getty Images News | Getty Images More than one year into the Covid-19 pandemic, the world is grappling with a highly transmissible delta variant that has caused a renewed surge in infections…

A man gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at a vaccination festival in New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, the United States, on May 29, 2021. Lan Wei | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images More and more people who were once vaccine hesitant in several Southern states are now getting their first shots as the delta Covid…

November 2020, people walk past Pfizer’s New York headquarters. Hit by Betancur | AFP | Getty Images Pfizer said on Wednesday all of its U.S. employees and contractors must be vaccinated against Covid-19 or have regular weekly tests. The new initiative will “best protect the health and safety of our colleagues and the communities we…

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Brian Cassella | Chicago Tribune | Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced at a press conference Wednesday a mask mandate for all state students regardless of their vaccination status, requiring face coverings in all indoor spaces from preschool through high school. Pritzker stated that the new…

Avant-garde signage at a Morningstar Investment Conference. M. Spencer Green | AP Vanguard is offering its employees $ 1,000 to get vaccinated against Covid-19, the company has confirmed. The wealth management giant is following Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and other employers as they urge workers to get the coronavirus vaccine amid growing concerns about the rapid…