With hundreds of thousands of stores closed nationwide, the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating dramatic changes across the retail industry that had been underway well before […]
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Carmakers — and car owners — could soon feel the impact of the coronavirus
When General Motors was hit by a six-week strike last fall, the impact was quickly felt not only at the automaker’s own plants and showrooms […]
Recipes For Cooking At Residence Within The Time Of Coronavirus
A subscription app chockablock with massive-name cooks—a lot of them TV stars—and lots of of strong recipes that help you study both dishes and techniques. […]
Fifth Avenue is going out of style for luxury retailers, as coronavirus erodes sales
High-end fashion stores on New York’s Fifth Avenue used to play the role of a showroom, where shoppers could browse through curated racks of clothes […]
Life in Arizona has almost returned to normal. A coronavirus surge could send it back.
Tempe, ARIZONA — Mill Avenue, a bar crawl hot spot for locals and Arizona State University students, has come back to life in recent weeks […]
Stocks soar on retail comeback and ‘breakthrough’ coronavirus treatment
Wall Street rallied again on Tuesday, after positive retail sales data boosted confidence in a swifter economic recovery, and a drug trial showed “breakthrough” results […]
Dow plunges nearly 7 percent on concerns of coronavirus resurgence
U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Thursday as investors weighed sobering economic forecasts and new data, along with indications that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from […]
New unemployment claims rise by 1.5 million as stocks drop sharply on coronavirus concerns
More than 1.5 million people filed for unemployment for the first time last week, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor. The […]
Women have been hit hardest by coronavirus layoffs
Women who work entered the year on a high note, with sky-high employment numbers thanks, in part, to the rapid expansion of industries such as […]
Unemployment rate falls to 13.3 percent as economy gains surprise 2.5 million jobs despite coronavirus
The U.S. economy gained 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment rate dropped to 13.3 percent. That’s down from 14.7 percent in April, according […]
How museums are preparing to open amid coronavirus crisis
With all 50 states in some stage of post-pandemic reopening, that means many museums are back welcoming visitors to art- and history-filled halls. Doing so […]
Congress is moving to another round of coronavirus relief. Here are the battle lines.
WASHINGTON — Congress is moving toward another round of coronavirus relief as jittery Republican senators demand action and the Trump administration says more legislation is […]
Community news media, a ‘lifeline’ for Latino families, now under threat by coronavirus
Hundreds of people have been messaging journalist Brenda Murphy on social media on a weekly basis since the coronavirus pandemic started hitting the Latino communities […]
JCPenney files for bankruptcy as the coronavirus hammers retail
The long struggling department store JCPenney filed for bankruptcy on Friday, becoming the third major retailer following J.Crew and Neiman Marcus to restructure its debt […]
Which major retail companies have filed for bankruptcy since the coronavirus pandemic hit? Here’s the list.
From iconic department stores to entertainment giants, the coronavirus has seemingly spared no one in its devastation of the U.S. economy. With bankruptcy currently hovering […]