Saudi ArabiA Will Host Virtual G20 Summit This Weekend Leaders of the world's biggest economies will meet virtually — depriving Saudi leaders the chance to show off their country. It also might help them avoid attention on human rights violations. Jackie Northam
Florida Just Passed A $15 Minimum Wage. Is The Time Right For A Big Nationwide Hike? Florida became the eighth state and the first in the South to adopt a $15 minimum wage. Replicating this in other states and on the federal level remains a challenge. Andrea Hsu
FAA Gives Boeing OK To Resume 737 Max Passenger Service After 20 months on the tarmac that followed two fatal crashes, Boeing's troubled airliner has been given the green light by the Federal Aviation Administration. David Schaper
12 Million People Could Lose Jobless Benefits After Christmas A new study finds that unless Congress breaks its impasse, millions of Americans will lose "life-saving" jobless benefits at the end of December, and that could spell financial ruin for many. Chris Arnold
Retail Sales Barely Budge Ahead Of Critical Holiday Season Shoppers kept buying electronics and home improvement supplies, but sales overall rose only 0.3% in October. Alina Selyukh
Stocks Surge After Moderna's Vaccine News Reinforce Hopes About COVID-19 Fight Investors were also reassured by comments from two Biden advisers that no nationwide COVID-19 lockdowns are being contemplated. Jim Zarroli
Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Shines In Clinical Trial Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is nearly 95% effective in preventing illness, according to an interim analysis of a clinical test involving 30,000 people. Joe Palca
Why The Pandemic Is Forcing So Many Women To Leave Their Jobs Michel Martin speaks with NPR's Andrea Hsu, economist Kathryn Anne Edwards and new stay-at-home mom Farida Mercedes about how the pandemic is disproportionately impacting women in the workforce. Andrea Hsu
Vaccine Could Unlock Trillions In Spending, Leading To 'Biden Boom' Pent-up demand from households that have been cooped up over the last eight months could drive a spending boom in the spring, providing a big boost to the economy. Scott Horsley
News Brief: Bolton's Message To Republicans, Biden's Economy, COVID-19 Vaccine John Bolton urges Republicans to accept a Biden presidency. Biden could see a boom in the economy with the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine. And, poorer countries might not receive a vaccine until 2023.