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Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman appeared on CNBC earlier this month tearfully begging for a nationwide shelter in place because he thought…
Continue ReadingHedge fund manager Bill Ackman appeared on CNBC earlier this month tearfully begging for a nationwide shelter in place because he thought…
Continue ReadingThe economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could drive an additional 11 million people into poverty in East Asia and the Pacific unless…
Continue ReadingAmerican farmers are concerned. The coronavirus pandemic is posing a threat to their livelihoods, as it is for many others across the globe. But…
Continue ReadingHouseparty, one of the video calling apps keeping people connected around the world during the coronavirus pandemic, has offered a $1 million reward…
Continue ReadingHouseparty, one of the video calling apps keeping people connected around the world during the coronavirus pandemic, has offered a $1 million reward…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Denver Mattress Company, the factory-direct mattress retailer that has a huge store at 11835 Gateway Blvd W in El Paso, is now…
Continue ReadingAmazon has terminated an employee based in the company’s Staten Island, New York, warehouse after he participated in a worker walkout…
Continue ReadingWalmart added to its worker safety policies Tuesday as protections for retail and grocery store workers come under greater public scrutiny. Walmart…
Continue ReadingAli Raja spends his nine-hour shifts in the emergency room at Massachusetts General Hospital treating gunshot wounds, sprained ankles, heart attacks…
Continue ReadingAli Raja spends his nine-hour shifts in the emergency room at Massachusetts General Hospital treating gunshot wounds, sprained ankles, heart attacks…
Continue ReadingJapanese billionaire Masa Son cast himself as a bold, visionary investor betting on the future. Now he’s playing defense as the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingWe’re three months into 2020 — yet this is how long American women must work into the year to earn the same salary as men did in 2019.…
Continue ReadingThe economy is cratering deeper than we have seen in our lifetimes. Layoffs are coming so quickly, the state unemployment offices can’t keep…
Continue ReadingThe economy is cratering deeper than we have seen in our lifetimes. Layoffs are coming so quickly, the state unemployment offices can’t keep…
Continue ReadingIt’s easy to forget which day of the week it is when you’re cooped up in your home for weeks on end. But please, don’t forget Taco…
Continue ReadingThe US stock market is racing back to life. The Dow has skyrocketed 3,736 points, or 20%, over the past week. The stunning rally is raising hopes…
Continue ReadingAfter a dismal winter, China’s economy is showing signs of life. But a recovery in Asia won’t paper over problems in the United States…
Continue ReadingGlobal stock markets and US futures moved higher Tuesday after data showed that manufacturing activity in China rebounded from record lows in March,…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in El Paso County grew to 46 as of Monday evening as officials said they were working on…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Sun City Distillery is now whipping up 100 gallons of hand sanitizer every week. “Right now it’s scarce,” owner Ryan Carrillo said.…
Continue ReadingFormula One engine manufacturer Mercedes has teamed up with clinicians and university engineers in London to design a breathing aid for coronavirus…
Continue ReadingWorkers helping to get household essentials to people across the country during the coronavirus pandemic are fed up with the companies they work for.…
Continue ReadingFord plans to make as many as 50,000 simple ventilators for coronavirus patients within 100 days and plans to continue producing 30,000 per month…
Continue ReadingPowell’s Books, the legendary Oregon-based bookstore, announced it has rehired more than 100 of its workers amid the flood of online orders it…
Continue ReadingThe great oil crash of 2020 ain’t over yet. US crude plunged nearly 7% and finished at an 18-year low of $20.09 a barrel Monday as the…
Continue ReadingBig Pharma companies and biotechs are racing to come up with an effective treatment for the Covid-19 novel coronavirus. Several high profile…
Continue ReadingBless you John Krasinski for bringing us “Some Good News.” That’s the title of Krasinski’s new YouTube show in which he tries…
Continue ReadingMacy’s is furloughing a majority of its 125,000 employees because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has sunk sales and forced it close…
Continue ReadingMacy’s is furloughing a majority of its 125,000 employees because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has sunk sales and forced it close…
Continue ReadingWhat if every window in your house could generate electricity? One Redwood City, California-based startup thinks its technology can achieve that by…
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