A record 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, the latest brutal reminder of the toll the coronavirus pandemic is taking on the […]
Month: April 2020
FedEx drivers say they’re not getting coronavirus protections other delivery workers receive
The drivers who handle much of FedEx’s delivery business say they are not getting the coronavirus protections and additional sick leave other U.S. delivery workers […]
YouTube is developing a rival to TikTok
YouTube is developing a short-form video feature called Shorts that will go head to head with TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing app that has surged in […]
Dow plunges on Trump’s warning that ‘a hell of a bad two weeks’ are coming
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped by 700 points on Wednesday, as markets digested President Donald Trump’s stark warning that the U.S. could be facing […]
Cannabis users, shops suffer high anxiety after Massachusetts shuts down recreational sales
Shannon Venezia hasn’t had a seizure in four and a half years — a fact that she attributes to her decision to treat her epilepsy […]
Wall Street just had one of its worst quarters in history
Wall Street just ended one of the worst quarters in stock market history, with all three major averages reflecting the devastating economic impact of the […]
Consumer confidence nosedives, as America braces for more economic pain to come
Consumer confidence dropped sharply as the bull market ended abruptly and Americans began to grasp the magnitude of the social and economic disruption caused by […]
Amazon fires warehouse worker who led NYC strike for more coronavirus protection
Amazon has fired a New York city warehouse worker who organized a strike to demand greater protections for employees amid the coronavirus outbreak. Chris Smalls, […]