The bankruptcy wave is here
In no particular order and with varying degrees of urgency, here’s a list of companies that have just in recent days said they are under…
Continue ReadingIn no particular order and with varying degrees of urgency, here’s a list of companies that have just in recent days said they are under…
Continue ReadingSANTA TERESA, New Mexico — Five coronavirus infections were confirmed Tuesday at a meatpacking plant in southern New Mexico, where more than 400…
Continue ReadingAirbnb is laying off about 25% of its workforce as the coronavirus pandemic upends the travel industry and threatens the company’s core…
Continue ReadingNASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will make history later this month: On their next mission, slated to take off May 27, they will be…
Continue ReadingThe national meat shortage has come for Wendy’s. The fast food chain says some menu items are unavailable, and one analyst estimates nearly one…
Continue ReadingThe federal government is taking unprecedented action to keep American businesses alive during the coronavirus pandemic. Congress has set aside…
Continue ReadingHertz has received a temporary lifeline from a group of its lenders, as it tries to find a way to survive near-zero travel during the Covid-19…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Thousands of migrant workers are expected to flock to the Borderland to harvest onions and chiles towards the end of May and June,…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — A fuller picture of the damage being done to El Paso’s hotel industry by the Covid-19 pandemic is now emerging. Billions of dollars…
Continue ReadingSANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A confirmed case of the coronavirus involving an employee of a meatpacking plant near the Santa Teresa/Sunland Park…
Continue ReadingA lawyer for CNN’s parent company WarnerMedia has written a cease-and-desist letter to President Trump’s re-election campaign over the…
Continue ReadingA top executive at United Airlines is telling employees to consider leaving the company voluntarily as it grapples with the consequences of the…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Some downtown El Paso businesses closed for the past several weeks have now opened their doors following the Texas governor’s…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A call center plans to nearly quadruple its work force in El Paso over the next three months. The Iowa-based company named…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — Texas has passed the 2 million mark in unemployment claims filed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said…
Continue ReadingAnchorage Daily News and ProPublica received this year’s Pulitzer Prize for public service for their collaborative investigation into sexual…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK, NY — Stocks shook off an early stumble and scratched out small gains on Wall Street Monday, as the market’s momentum slows following its…
Continue ReadingCostco on Monday became the latest retailer to implement purchasing limits on fresh meat because of the slowdown at processing plants during the…
Continue ReadingAmazon engineer and vice president Tim Bray said he quit his lucrative job at the company over the recent firing of several employees who raised…
Continue ReadingEverything must go! Store-closing sales are crucial to the nation’s retail economy: They help liquidate slow-to-sell inventory, and in many…
Continue ReadingMicromanagers are hard enough to deal with in the office. But their constant need to closely control everything can get worse when their team is…
Continue ReadingTyson warned Monday that it expects more meat plant closures this year. The company also said it will continue producing less meat than usual, as…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Restaurants and retail stores in Texas began the re-opening process on Friday, with requirements to operate at 25-percent capacity…
Continue ReadingSmall business owners are still scrambling to find and apply for financial aid and figure out how best to survive this pandemic-induced economic…
Continue ReadingThey were once the giants of American retail, strong enough to survive wars, the Great Depression, the Great Recession and the rise of online…
Continue ReadingLesley Stahl, the senior-most correspondent on the CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” revealed on Sunday night’s broadcast that she was…
Continue ReadingGlobal markets and US stock futures dropped Monday after the White House renewed efforts to blame China for the coronavirus pandemic and President…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas – The effort to get El Paso back open for business took a major step over the weekend as several malls welcomed back customers.…
Continue ReadingA version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Hard times like these…
Continue ReadingAsian markets and US stock futures are falling Monday as trade war-era geopolitical tensions return to the forefront of investors’ minds. Hong…
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