industrial production

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said the Fed is ready to support the economy as a recovery falters.

Economy
Health & Safety

As Economic Recovery Slows, Fed Sees Many Risks And Pledges Full Support

6:21pm September 16, 2020

by Scott Horsley

The Federal Reserve left interest rates near zero Wednesday and pledged it was ready to use all of its available tools to support an economic recovery that appears to be weakening.

Cell culture operators prepare a 2000-liter single-use bioreactor to produce proteins used to make vaccines.

Science
Health & Safety

Vaccine Makers Hedge Bets On Which One Will Emerge As Effective And Safe

5:06am June 10, 2020

by Joe Palca

To speed vaccine production from years to months, companies must start making a vaccine in large quantities even before it's clear a vaccine works.

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A demonstration of a ventilator for future patients with coronavirus at Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital in Ashdod, Israel.

National
Health & Safety

Trump Invokes A Cold War Relic, The Defense Production Act, For Coronavirus Shortages

9:48pm March 18, 2020

by David Welna

A law that allows the executive branch to direct industrial production is being used to spur firms to step up their output of scarce items, such as face masks and ventilators.