Nearly two years into the pandemic, with vaccination mandates and other precautions in place, businesses are operating without new ways to mitigate risk.

Just like they did for delta before it.

Spending is still down, prices are up and owners are worried about how the variant will affect business.

A majority of small business owners in one survey said vaccination is essential to economic recovery.

Delta, omicron — they are messing with return-to-office plans.

The ski industry is facing a labor shortage as it starts to navigate its third pandemic season.

There are signs that health concerns, particularly for older Americans, are decreasing interest in being employed or “unretiring.”

China’s no-tolerance COVID-19 protocols may keep the variant at bay but may slow down shipping again.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says policymakers are monitoring the impact of the variant and are ready to act to address high inflation.

Confidence ticked down in November, but so far, each wave of COVID seems to have less of an impact on how consumers feel.