A guide for waiters and restaurants navigating coronavirus
Restaurants and bars gather large groups of people to eat, drink and talk in close quarters. That kind of mingling might repel customers and workers…
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Another bad sign for the economy: Travel stocks are plunging
The market has been whipsawed by fears about the coronavirus. But one sector has plunged even more than the broader market in the past few days:…
Continue Reading SXSW will go on despite coronavirus concerns
South by Southwest, the annual tech, film and music conference in Austin, will proceed as planned despite concerns about coronavirus, Austin public…
Continue Reading Honeywell is rolling out a supercomputer to take on Google and IBM
Honeywell, formerly known for its thermostats, is now rolling out a powerful quantum computer that’s been in the works for a decade. Honeywell…
Continue Reading China’s economy could shrink for the first time in decades because of the coronavirus
The novel coronavirus outbreak has been brutal for China and could plunge the country’s economy into its first contraction since the 1970s.…
Continue Reading Welcome to Walmart. Your doctor will see you now
In Calhoun, Georgia, a city of around 16,000 residents 70 miles outside of Atlanta, Walmart is testing out a new health center. If successful,…
Continue Reading BMW redesigns its iconic logo
BMW’s round logo is receiving its first redesign in more than two decades. The German automaker’s refreshed logo ditches the black ring…
Continue Reading The Fed might have to cut interest rates all the way to zero
The Federal Reserve’s quest to avoid a coronavirus-fueled recession may just be getting started. The US central bank fired a weapon Tuesday it…
Continue Reading ‘Love Is Blind’ could help Netflix dominate reality TV
Netflix wants to be the go-to TV source for all kinds of viewers, which means it has to have everything that TV offers: powerful dramas, funny…
Continue Reading What made the Robinhood app crash? Record trading as the market soared and tanked
Robinhood’s founders explained what caused two app outages within 24 hours during one of the stock markets’ wildest swings. People were…
Continue Reading Wall Street still wants Donald Trump, but it could live with Joe Biden
A day after a surprise interest rate cut failed to calm investors, a new surprise entered the calculus: former Vice President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Should CEOs run two companies at once? A Silicon Valley practice comes under scrutiny
For years, some of the most towering figures in Silicon Valley have pulled off a feat that’s equal parts impressive and head-scratching:…
Continue Reading Baby Yoda toy production could be derailed by coronavirus
Hasbro, the maker of several “Star Wars” Baby Yoda toys set to hit stores later this year, confirmed last week that its supply chain is…
Continue Reading The Fed tried to restore confidence. It failed
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. The Federal…
Continue Reading Dow futures climb 500 points after Biden scores big wins on Super Tuesday
US stock futures jumped higher as Joe Biden scored big wins on Super Tuesday, resurrecting his campaign and emerging as Sen. Bernie Sanders’…
Continue Reading JPMorgan tests coronavirus preparations by asking thousands of employees to work from home
JPMorgan Chase is bracing for the coronavirus outbreak by asking thousands of its employees to work from home for a day to test contingency plans, a…
Continue Reading Facebook backs out of SXSW over coronavirus fears
Facebook will skip one of the tech industry’s biggest annual events as companies restrict travel over fears about the novel coronavirus. The…
Continue Reading Former CNN anchor Bobbie Battista has died at 67
Former CNN anchor Bobbie Battista has passed away at the age of 67, according to a family spokeswoman. Battista died on Tuesday morning after a…
Continue Reading Google cancels its biggest annual event over coronavirus fears
Google is canceling its biggest event of the year because of concerns about the coronavirus. The 2020 edition of Google I/O, an annual developer…
Continue Reading Dow drops nearly 800 points after the Fed’s surprising news about the economy
Stocks went on a wild ride Tuesday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by a half-point to help insulate the US economy from the global…
Continue Reading The central bank cavalry is coming. Is it enough?
After the most brutal week for investors since the Great Recession, stocks soared Monday on the hope central banks will ride to the rescue. The…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve announces first emergency rate cut since the financial crisis
The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by half a percentage point on Tuesday, a bold attempt to give the US economy a jolt in the face of…
Continue Reading Microsoft scores a touchdown with NFL deal for Teams
Football coaches pacing the sidelines while clutching a Microsoft Surface tablet have been a familiar sight ever since the NFL and Microsoft…
Continue Reading NBC is insured if the Olympics are canceled
One of the biggest unanswered questions about the coronavirus outbreak is how it might affect the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo this summer. Brian…
Continue Reading The Fed just hit the coronavirus panic button
The stock market — and President Trump — really wanted the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates as soon as possible because of concerns…
Continue Reading The 10-year Treasury yield just dropped below 1% for the first time in history
The 10-year Treasury bond yield dropped below 1% for the first time in history on Tuesday, as investors grew increasingly worried about the novel…
Continue Reading On the day the stock market gained $1.1 trillion, Robinhood went down for 17 hours
Robinhood, the free stock-trading app, crashed on the worst day possible. Stocks rallied Monday with the Dow logging its biggest point gain in…
Continue Reading Surprise US rate cut could be start of G7 action over the coronavirus
An interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve on Tuesday could be followed by similar action in other leading economies around the world to limit…
Continue Reading John Bolton’s book has been delayed until May due to White House review
The publication of John Bolton’s book about his time working for President Trump, “The Room Where It Happened,” has been pushed…
Continue Reading Market mayhem exposes fears about oil companies
The coronavirus crisis is casting an even darker shadow over the reeling oil industry. Oil prices have plunged into yet another bear market in…
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