What the pandemic means for your Easter food shopping
It may not feel like it, but Easter is just around the corner. Last year, about 80% of Americans planned to celebrate the holiday, according to the…
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The doctor will see you now…in your living room
Doctors used to make house calls as a normal part of their practice. That’s starting to become more common again. Many Americans are being…
Continue Reading Coronavirus is testing the power of unionized newsrooms
Since joining at The Arizona Republic in 2008, reporter Rebekah Sanders has seen many rounds of layoffs, buyouts and furloughs at the Gannett-owned…
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Coronavirus is testing the power of unionized newsrooms
Since joining at The Arizona Republic in 2008, reporter Rebekah Sanders has seen many rounds of layoffs, buyouts and furloughs at the Gannett-owned…
Continue Reading Car sales are plunging in the US because of coronavirus
US car sales fell sharply in March, the latest blow to the nation’s economy from the coronavirus outbreak. Fiat Chrysler announced Wednesday…
Continue Reading Airlines will offer fewer choices and higher fares after the coronavirus crisis
The US airline industry is about to get smaller. That’s bad news for airline employees — and for airline passengers. Airline traffic has…
Continue Reading Marriott discloses data breach possibly affecting over 5 million customers
Marriott International was the target of another hack, but this wasn’t as massive as the previous one. The hotel chain said Tuesday it recently…
Continue Reading This is no April Fool’s. British American Tobacco is trying to make a coronavirus vaccine
The maker of Camel, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall cigarettes is trying its hand at a new product: a coronavirus vaccine. British American Tobacco said…
Continue Reading The next hit to your retirement fund: Disappearing dividends
Pension funds and other investors are smarting from the worst quarter for stocks since 2008. Now many are bracing for more pain as companies slash…
Continue Reading N95 masks are in short supply — and scammers know it
The urgent and overwhelming demand for N95 masks has created fertile ground for scammers to start leaking counterfeits into the supply chain and to…
Continue Reading WarnerMedia names Hulu’s founding CEO as new chief
With WarnerMedia preparing to launch its new streaming service HBO Max, the company is adding a streaming TV pioneer as CEO: Jason Kilar, the…
Continue Reading The $94 billion fitness industry is reinventing itself as Covid-19 spreads
As the coronavirus continues to spread, fitness studios around the country are shutting their doors and adjusting to a new reality. The sudden shift…
Continue Reading 1.1 million autoworkers are off the job in Europe
More than 1.1 million autoworkers have been forced to stay home in Europe as the coronavirus pandemic closes plants and brings production in the…
Continue Reading Booze sales are booming as people stockpile alcohol … but it may not last
The coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of Americans to stay home, and they’re drinking a lot of alcohol to pass time — for now.…
Continue Reading Half a million Americans were furloughed by major department stores this week
Hundreds of thousands of retail workers lost their jobs this week as the coronavirus pandemic continues to decimate the industry. Stores are closed…
Continue Reading China’s economy may not grow at all in 2020. That hasn’t happened in 44 years
China’s economy is showing some tentative signs of recovery from the devastation caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic but the path ahead…
Continue Reading In rural America, cops are delivering groceries to vulnerable residents
Major Bobby Reed of the Bourbon County, Kansas, sheriff’s department had an idea when he saw that some stores were offering special hours just…
Continue Reading Last quarter was brutal for stocks. This one is a wild card
The first quarter of 2020 was the worst three months for stocks since the global financial crisis. And it’s hard to say whether April through…
Continue Reading One block in America. Six businesses on the brink of disaster
As of 2019, there were an estimated 30.7 million small businesses in the US, employing 59.9 million people, or almost half of the private sector…
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Global stocks and US futures drop after Trump issues dire warning
Global stocks and US futures declined Wednesday after the White House warned that up to 240,000 Americans could die as a result of the coronavirus…
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Carnival seeks $6 billion as Covid-19 pandemic devastates cruise industry
Carnival Corporation is seeking at least $6 billion to weather an unprecedented crisis that has decimated business, after coronavirus outbreaks…
Continue Reading Carnival seeks $6 billion as Covid-19 pandemic devastates cruise industry
Carnival Corporation is seeking at least $6 billion to weather an unprecedented crisis that has decimated business, after coronavirus outbreaks…
Continue Reading Journalists challenge Trump’s ‘revisionist history’ regarding coronavirus response
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. On the afternoon of…
Continue Reading CNN anchor Chris Cuomo diagnosed with coronavirus; he will continue working from home
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Covid-19. He is feeling well, and will continue to anchor his 9 p.m. program…
Continue Reading Desk dining and mandatory health checks: How Huawei is returning to work
At Huawei’s first ever virtual press conference on Tuesday, CEO Eric Xu waited patiently as dozens of reporters attempted to get the…
Continue Reading Apple acquires popular weather app Dark Sky
Apple has acquired the popular weather app Dark Sky in a move that could turn the iPhone and smartwatch maker into the exclusive provider of an app…
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Stocks fall to end worst quarter since 2008
NEW YORK, NY — Stocks fell Tuesday to close out Wall Street’s worst quarter since the most harrowing days of the 2008 financial crisis. The…
Continue Reading Facebook feature lets neighbors volunteer to help each other during pandemic
Facebook is rolling out a new tool that lets its users offer or request help from their neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, the…
Continue Reading How some investors have profited from the stock market’s huge losses
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman appeared on CNBC earlier this month tearfully begging for a nationwide shelter in place because he thought…
Continue Reading The coronavirus pandemic could push 11 million people in Asia into poverty, World Bank warns
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could drive an additional 11 million people into poverty in East Asia and the Pacific unless…
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