Wall Street jumped briefly on Friday for the second straight day, with investor confidence slowly returning after massive emergency action from central banks and governments […]
Month: March 2020
Restaurants fight for their lives as they turn to no-contact delivery
The James Beard award-winning restaurant Canlis in Seattle used to serve diners exquisite plates that were as much a feast for the eyes as for […]
Coronavirus uncertainty bites as London pubs, restaurants consider shutting
LONDON — The Northcote Arms has been a pub since 1890, surviving two world wars, several global financial crises and even the flu of […]
State Department warns Americans not to travel
The U.S. State Department raised the global travel advisory Thursday to Level 4: Do Not Travel, citing the coronavirus pandemic. Americans should consider returning to […]
U.S. restricts visas for farmworkers, raising concerns about food supply
To reduce coronavirus transmission, the federal government has stopped conducting visa interviews for temporary farmworkers from Mexico who want to work in the United States […]
Small business owners go into survival mode as lawmakers debate economic relief
The coronavirus pandemic is pummeling restaurants and bars — but many other small businesses, from landscaping services to beauty salons to day care centers, are […]
See who’d be eligible for coronavirus checks under Senate GOP plan
The plan unveiled Thursday night by Senate Republicans to send direct cash payment to help Americans hurt by the coronavirus pandemic would send checks of […]
Coronavirus could lead to 25 million layoffs, U.N. labor organization says
The coronavirus pandemic could claim up to 24.7 million jobs, according to an estimate from the United Nations labor agency. The International Labour Organization said […]
First masks, then toilet paper, now cash?
First came masks, then food and toilet paper, and guns, and now a handful of customers are reportedly panicking about their money, cashing out their […]
Markets calmer, despite spike in jobless claims
Markets were calmer on Thursday, just two days before the New York Stock Exchange closes its main trading floor and converts to all-electronic trading due […]
Needing urgent help, Americans await answers on stimulus
WASHINGTON — Even in the best of times, paying the bills was a monthly struggle for Susi, a 70-year-old great-grandmother in Oklahoma. These are not […]
Tenants face eviction uncertainty in time of coronavirus: ‘No heart. No understanding.’
In February, Kristina Jameson moved into one side of a double shotgun home in Treme, a historically black neighborhood of New Orleans, paying $875 a […]
New York Stock Exchange closes trading floor, will operate electronically
The New York Stock Exchange will close its trading floor and temporarily move to all electronic trading, NYSE President Stacey Cunningham announced Wednesday. The main […]
Dow closes with loss of 1,300 points as coronavirus fears take hold
Wall Street took yet another hammering on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing with a loss of just over 1,300 points, or 6 […]
Coronavirus starts to take a major toll on automakers, with thousands of jobs at risk
Most white-collar auto industry employees by Fiat Chrysler, Ford and General Motors are working from home this week, but Detroit’s Big 3 have formed a […]