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How the coronavirus will change hotel stays
A hotel stay that doesn’t include a breakfast buffet, in-room minibar and a coffee station would have been inconceivable to many Americans three months ago. […]
Hope for an effective coronavirus treatment pushes up stock market
Stocks surged after a report said a Gilead Sciences drug showed some effectiveness in treating the coronavirus, giving investors some hope there could be a […]
4 Georgia poultry workers dead from coronavirus, company says
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Four employees of a major poultry producer’s operations in rural southwest Georgia have died after becoming infected with the coronavirus, a company […]
Coronavirus hits China’s economy harder than anything since 1970s
BEIJING — China suffered its worst economic contraction since at least the 1970s in the first quarter as it fought the coronavirus, and weak consumer […]
Trump unveils three-phase plan for states to reopen amid coronavirus pandemic
President Donald Trump announced federal guidelines to reopen the U.S. on Thursday that put the onus on governors of making decisions about their states’ economies. […]
Coronavirus aid recognizes California’s undocumented as essential workers, Latino advocates say
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to provide some monetary relief to undocumented people who don’t qualify for federal funds during the coronavirus pandemic is a […]
Could coronavirus deal a fatal blow to the U.S. Postal Service?
A letter carrier’s mail route is structured so that it routinely takes about eight hours to complete — but that was before the coronavirus pandemic […]
Trump backs down after Cuomo, other governors unite on coronavirus response
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s fine with governors making their own decisions about how and when to reopen their states — a quick retreat […]
Markets soar on optimism that the number of coronavirus cases is stabilizing
Wall Street opened on a high note Tuesday morning on optimistic news about coronavirus testing and stabilization of the outbreak in some states. The Dow […]
Unapproved online lenders want a piece of the new coronavirus loan program for small businesses
As the government’s small business lending program struggles to find its footing, many online and alternative lenders say they’re filling the void, offering to help […]
Coronavirus could ‘decimate’ Latino wealth, which was hammered by the Great Recession
Octavia Nieto worked for over 10 years as a pastry chef at a bakery in Princeton, New Jersey. Now with the business closed indefinitely, she […]
Cannabis businesses cry for help as coronavirus batters industry
Wanda James sold more cannabis two weeks ago than she usually does on April 20 — the day many marijuana users have come to consider […]
Coronavirus economy could burst America’s big-city rent bubble
The gridlocked coronavirus economy could upend housing from coast to coast, bursting national apartment rents that have risen by 150 percent over the last decade, […]
Unemployment claims surge by 6.6 million as coronavirus continues to rout U.S. workforce
America’s stunning unemployment surge during coronavirus, visualized Economists say the percentage of people out of work has soared since then. “It’s fair to say we’re […]