Presence of COVID still lingers over the economy

<p>Recent polling from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that in spite of relaxed mask mandates and much lower number of daily cases, many Americans still perceive they and their loved ones are at risk from COVID – and that affects how the consumer economy is recovering. What&#8217;s next in the Fed&#8217;s fight against inflation? As Major League Baseball&#8217;s opening day gets underway, we take a quick look at how the game&#8217;s stable of younger players became a facet in the labor dispute that threatened the season.</p>