Corona beer stops production
Production of Corona beer is being temporarily suspended in Mexico because of the coronavirus pandemic. Grupo Modelo, the company that makes the…
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Why the coronavirus crisis will expand America’s racial wealth gap
The novel coronavirus has already dealt an unprecedented economic blow to a large portion of American workers, with a record 9.9 million people…
Continue Reading Here’s when Disney’s delayed movies are coming to theaters
Disney on Friday announced new release dates for films that were delayed because of coronavirus, including two of its biggest movies this year,…
Continue Reading CNN’s Brooke Baldwin tests positive for coronavirus
CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin announced on Friday that she tested positive for coronavirus after experiencing symptoms a day earlier. “I am…
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UTEP economist predicts U.S.-Mexico border communities could see jobless rate grow to 20%
EL PASO, Texas — The Center for Inter-American Border Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso hosted an online seminar Friday afternoon that…
Continue Reading Google to release your location data to help fight coronavirus pandemic
Google (GOOGL) is publicly releasing the data it’s already collecting about people’s movements during the coronavirus pandemic. The…
Continue Reading Esports are already online (obviously), but the pandemic is still creating huge challenges
Golf, basketball, hockey and other sports have all suspended their seasons. Major league baseball says it may start up in late spring. But…
Continue Reading The US economy lost 701,000 jobs in March — worst report since 2009
The American economy lost more jobs than it gained for the first time in a decade. In March, the economy shed 701,000 jobs, according to the Bureau…
Continue Reading 3M: We’ll make more N95 masks for the US but we need to keep exporting them
3M, the world’s largest maker of respirator masks, said Friday it is willing to comply with President Trump’s order to manufacture and…
Continue Reading Trump’s incredible 180 on OPEC, oil and free markets
President Donald Trump has long cast OPEC as an evil force ripping Americans off by not pumping enough oil. Now he’s pleading with Saudi Arabia…
Continue Reading No more self-serve soda and hot dog rollers: Coronavirus upends convenience stores
The coronavirus outbreak is threatening America’s vast convenience store industry as consumers fill up at the pump less frequently and…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos is donating $100 million to American food banks
Jeff Bezos is donating $100 million to US food banks to help them feed a growing number of out-of-work Americans who are losing their jobs during the…
Continue Reading Stores are hiring like crazy. But they have part-time workers who want more hours
Large retail and grocery chains staying open during the coronavirus crisis are on hiring sprees. But some of the companies’ existing part-time…
Continue Reading Oil prices march higher as OPEC calls for emergency meeting on Monday
OPEC will meet on Monday with Russia and other oil producers in the hope of agreeing supply cuts and ending a brutal price war. The meeting, called…
Continue Reading Can you use apps to track coronavirus and protect privacy? Europe’s going to try
Countries across Europe are looking to launch tracking apps to fight the spread of the coronavirus, without raising the kinds of privacy concerns…
Continue Reading Coronavirus may be upending the rules of the global oil game
President Donald Trump set off a record spike for US crude futures on Thursday with a tweet saying he expected Russia and Saudi Arabia to cut…
Continue Reading Millions of dads are stuck at home — which could be a game changer for working moms
Globally, more than 1.3 billion children are out of school because of the coronavirus pandemic. Parents are frazzled. Children are antsy. And the…
Continue Reading Hotel industry says it will struggle to get by even with government help
Less than a month ago, Mitch Patel’s hotel business was booming. His company, Vision Hospitality Group, owns 37 hotels in six states and it had…
Continue Reading Banks were the problem in 2008. They can help this time
In 2008, when the global economy was last in tatters, big banks were largely to blame. Their bad bets on subprime mortgages and other loans were what…
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Banks were the problem in 2008. They can help this time
In 2008, when the global economy was last in tatters, big banks were largely to blame. Their bad bets on subprime mortgages and other loans were what…
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Get ready for wartime levels of national debt and tough choices ahead
Governments are launching one rescue package after another in hopes of preventing economic catastrophe as the coronavirus pandemic rampages around…
Continue Reading Get ready for wartime levels of national debt and tough choices ahead
Governments are launching one rescue package after another in hopes of preventing economic catastrophe as the coronavirus pandemic rampages around…
Continue Reading Chris Cuomo shares covid-19 experience: ‘The beast comes at night’
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. CNN’s Chris…
Continue Reading Global stocks show renewed weakness but oil keeps rising on talk of supply cut
Global markets showed renewed signs of weakness on Friday as the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues to weigh on investors. But…
Continue Reading Even in the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese won’t work from home until Shinzo Abe makes them
Salary men in suits crammed into trains during the rush-hour commute are staple scenes in Tokyo. Up until a few weeks ago, 52-year-old Hideya…
Continue Reading ‘Demand has disappeared’: Cathay Pacific slashes more flights after flying just 582 people in one day
Cathay Pacific is used to carrying about 100,000 daily passengers. At one point this week, it flew just 582 customers in a day. The is the grim…
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El Paso small business relief fund quickly overwhelmed with grant requests
EL PASO, Texas — An effort by El Paso’s city and county governments to soften the blow on local businesses struggling to survive because of the…
Continue Reading Disney furloughs employees ‘whose jobs aren’t necessary at this time’
Facing a complete standstill across its entertainment empire due to the coronavirus crisis, the Walt Disney Company notified its employees that it…
Continue Reading Tesla overcomes plant shutdowns to again build 100,000 cars in quarter
Tesla built more than 100,000 vehicles in the first quarter, despite shutdowns at its plants in Shanghai and Fremont, California, due to health…
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Las Cruces pecan plant struggles to stay afloat during virus pandemic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After tariffs hit pecan farmers hard almost two years ago, famers in Doña Ana County were starting to feel a little less…
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