34% of America’s small businesses are still closed due to COVID-19. Here’s why it matters weforum.org Compared to January 2020, 34% of small businesses in America are closed....

US online grocery sales hit record $7.2 billion in June – TechCrunch techcrunch.com Despite the slow reopening of the U.S. economy over the past several weeks, online grocery shopping is continuing to reach ever-higher numbers as Americans seem...

Elon Musk may soon net another $1.8B US payday thanks to Tesla's soaring stock price | CBC News cbc.ca Tesla Inc.'s blistering stock rally is putting CEO Elon Musk in reach of a payday potentially worth $1.8 billion US, his second jackpot from the electric carmak...

Facebook requiring U.S. employees to be vaccinated to return to work cnbc.com The company will continue to evaluate its approach outside of the U.S....

US lawmakers approve $1tn in infrastructure spending bbc.com The long-delayed bipartisan legislation is a major plank of President Biden's domestic agenda....

Duterte Pardons U.S. Marine Who Killed Transgender Woman nytimes.com The Philippine president made the move, which riled nationalist and gay rights groups, in the interest of maintaining an “independent foreign policy.”...