The Chilean government has extended the duration of its tax relief for small businesses and households as they contend with the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The U.S. labor market continued to regain ground in July, though at a slower pace, indicating the economic rebound is still making headway despite a surge in coronavirus infections.

The gap between Black and White joblessness widened slightly in July, indicating the economic recovery continues to be uneven along racial lines even though labor-market conditions are improving across the board.

Federal safety officials aren’t issuing a national coronavirus exposure rule, so state and local governments are taking matters into their own hands by enacting Covid-19 workplace protection mandates.

Negotiations on a new coronavirus relief bill edged toward the brink of collapse after a meeting Thursday between White House officials and top congressional Democrats ended with each side accusing the other of being unwilling to compromise and the biggest issues far from resolved.

Pfizer said it reached a multi-year agreement with Gilead Sciences to manufacture and supply Gilead’s investigational antiviral remdesivir, as one of multiple external manufacturing organizations supporting efforts to scale up supply of the investigational treatment for Covid-19.