Here’s what you need to know: A still from the Budweiser advertisement shows two health care workers getting vaccinated.Credit…Budweiser, via Associated Press Budweiser, the beer giant whose commercials featuring Clydesdale horses, croaking frogs and winsome puppies made it one of the most beloved Super Bowl advertisers, is opting out of the game-time broadcast this year […]

Here’s what you need to know: Credit…Mladen Antonov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images You know it’s bad when James Bond still can’t get out of the house. “No Time to Die,” the 25th film in the Bond franchise, was delayed for a third time late Thursday, the surest sign yet that Hollywood does not believe the […]

Here’s what you need to know: A closed restaurant in Santa Barbara, Calif.Credit…Bryan Denton for The New York Times New claims for state unemployment benefits sharply increased last week as the resurgent pandemic continued to batter the economy. A total of 1.15 million workers filed initial claims for state unemployment benefits during the first full […]

Here’s what you need to know: Trucks approaching Dover, England, for passage to France on Friday. It’s still uncertain if Britain and European Union can reach a trade deal by Jan. 1.Credit…Frank Augstein/Associated Press As Britain approaches yet another new deadline to strike a trade deal with the European Union on Sunday, the pound is […]

Here’s what you need to know: Mr. Waller, currently the research director at the Federal Reserve bank of St. Louis, is the more conventional of President Trump’s picks for the Fed board.Credit…Erin Schaff/The New York Times Christopher Waller, a regional Federal Reserve official nominated by President Trump to the central bank’s seven-member Board of Governors […]

Here’s what you need to know: The White House could place new limits on exports and investments into China as soon as this week.Credit…Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press The Trump administration is weighing several policy actions aimed at thwarting China as President Trump and his advisers use their final weeks in office to try to curb America’s […]

Here’s what you need to know: Retailers are allowing customers to pick up Black Friday purchases curbside, to avoid crowding in stores.Credit…Amr Alfiky/The New York Times Black Friday has long been the biggest shopping day of the year, with doorbuster deals inspiring some die-hard shoppers to camp out all night in front of big-box stores. […]