France’s government on Wednesday stepped up financial support for wine growers faced with a steep drop in demand after coronavirus lockdowns closed restaurants and bars and crippling US tariffs curbed exports.

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Allete Inc. (ALE) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $2.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Duluth, Minnesota-based company said it had profit of 39 cents. The power company owner posted revenue of $243.2 million in th…

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday it has started talks with several countries for supply agreements for its experimental coronavirus vaccine and has received about US$400 million in deposits for potential supply.

CVS Health is reporting surprisingly strong second-quarter earnings in part due to postponed elective medical procedures during the pandemic, and it raised its profit expectations for the year. For the three months ended June 30, CVS earned $2.99 billi…

One of the nation’s biggest telemedicine providers will spend more than $18 billion to stoke an approach to care that grew explosively during the pandemic and recently received an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Teladoc Health Inc. plans to di…

One of COVID-19′s impacts has been the reduction in interest rates, including those for auto loans. In June 2020, the average interest rate for new auto loans decreased to 4.2%, down from 6.0% one year ago, according to Edmunds. But Americans are buyin…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s Democratic presidential campaign is reserving $280 million in digital and television ads through the fall, nearly twice the amount President Donald Trump’s team has reserved. The Biden campaign announced in a Wednesday mem…