Month: March 2020

U.S. stock futures moved lower in overnight trading and pointed to declines at the open on Wednesday, following the end of the worst first quarter on record for the Dow and S&P 500 spurred by the coronavirus sell-off. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures…

The industrys battle against collecting more information for the government dates back to 2005, when health officials were assessing their response to the SARS outbreak. At the time, officials at the C.D.C. made what they thought was a simple request of airl…

Coronavirus job losses in the United States could hit 47 million, with unemployment at more than 30 per cent, according to stark new estimates by a Federal Reserve.  The shocking prediction by the Fed’s St. Louis district project came as Macy’s announced it …

Larry Fink, CEO of the world’s biggest asset manager BlackRock, told shareholders that the economy will recover from the coronavirus pandemic, and when it does, there will be “tremendous opportunities” to be had.  “In my 44 years in finance, I have never exp…

Jefferies Group CFO dies of coronavirus complications – CNN

SCARBOROUGH, Maine —Two employees at the Hannaford stores in Scarborough and Oxford have tested positive for the coronavirus, the company said Sunday. A Hannford spokesman Eric Blom said they were notified that the two employees had tested positive for the v…

The white, all-capital letters written neatly on the black easel chalkboard blocking the entrance to Corsair Distillery headquarters in Nashville begin to tell the story. “We are no longer donating sanitizer to the public,” the sign read Friday afternoon. “A…

Instacart shoppers plan strike over treatment during pandemic – CNN

(CNN)US automakers have come to the rescue when the nation has faced supply shortages during wartime in the past. Ford built heavy bomber airplanes and GM built amphibious assault craft, among other things. So it seems only natural that, in the rush to addres…

RICHMOND TWP., Pa. – An employee of a post office in Berks County has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the United States Postal Service. The USPS said the person worked for the Fleetwood post office, which is located off Park Road in Richmon…