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Virus casts a dark cloud over once-thriving home market

Would-be home sellers and buyers in the United States as well as in Europe are caught in the grip of a pandemic that has upended the housing market just as it was entering the busy spring season

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In this March 18, 2020 photo, model homes and for sale signs line the streets as construction continues at a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa. Would-be home sellers and buyers in the United States as well as in Europe are caught in the grip of a pandemic that has upended the housing market just as it was entering the busy spring season. Shutdown orders have halted open houses and complicated property viewings. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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Jobless claims report Thursday could hit 7 million or higher

The government is set to report another shocking level of unemployment claims Thursday even after nearly 10 million people applied for benefits in the previous two weeks because of business shutdowns from the coronavirus

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In this Monday, April 6, 2020 photo, Michael Newell speaks in Tallahassee, Fla,. Newell lost his job in medical sales last month after business began drying up. He's been advertising online to pick up work as a landscaper. He managed to file for unemployment than two weeks ago. "I'm still waiting," he said. "There's no news, and I don't really want to fight with the phone system after hearing all of the horror stories." (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)

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Stocks rise ahead of US labor report, oil up on output talks

Shares are mostly up in Europe and Asia after a 3.4% overnight rally on Wall Street

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A currency trader watches computer monitors near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Asian shares are mixed, with Tokyo lower, as an overnight rally on Wall Street faded.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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Dubai allows alcohol home delivery as virus shuts down bars

Dubai’s two major alcohol distributors have partnered to offer home delivery of beer, spirits and wine as the new coronavirus now threatens a crucial source of tax and general revenue for the rulers of this Islamic city-state

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In this Tuesday, April 7, 2020 photo, a delivery truck leaves after dropping off alcohol to a home in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai’s two major alcohol distributors have partnered to offer home delivery of beer, spirits and wine as the new coronavirus now threatens a crucial source of tax and general revenue for the rulers of this Islamic city-state. The decision marks yet another loosening of social mores in the skyscraper-studded desert metropolis. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

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Lockdowns mean millions of women can't reach birth control

Lockdowns imposed to curb the coronavirus’ spread have put millions of women in Africa, Asia and elsewhere out of reach of birth control and other sexual and reproductive health needs

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A woman holds a packet of contraceptive pills, in Harare, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Lockdowns imposed to curb the coronavirus’ spread have put millions of women in Africa, Asia and elsewhere out of reach of birth control and other sexual and reproductive health needs. Confined to their homes with husbands and others, they face unwanted pregnancies and little idea of when they can reach the outside world again. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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Struggle to apply for unemployment continues across the country

The number of unemployed Americans continues to rise as states try to keep up.

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A man speaks with a library worker after receiving an unemployment form, as the outbreak of coronavirus continues, in Hialeah, Florida on April 8, 2020.

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Ship at center of virus outbreak raided by Australian police

Australian police wearing protective gear have boarded a cruise ship to seize evidence and question crew members after the vessel was linked to hundreds of COVID-19 cases and more than a dozen deaths

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In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020, photo provided by the New South Wales Police, investigators in protective gear prepare to board the Ruby Princess cruise ship at Wollongong, Australia. Police boarded the cruise ship to seize evidence and question crew members after the vessel was linked to hundreds of COVID-19 cases and more than a dozen deaths across Australia. (Nathan Patterson/NSW Police via AP)

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Hurry up and wait? Why relief to small businesses has lagged

Speed is of the essence if a federal relief program for small businesses is going to be effective in combating the damage wrought by the coronavirus lockdowns

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FILE - In this March 16, 2020 file photo, chairs hang stacked on empty tables at a closed restaurant in New York. Small business owners across the country waited again Wednesday, April 8, to receive loan money under the government’s $2 trillion coronavirus relief program. Despite a few reports that some companies had received their loans, the vast majority of the hundreds of thousands of owners who began applying for the loans on Friday were still in limbo. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

April 9, 2020, 4:25 AM

Pandemic has set the number of air travelers back decades

The steep drop in air travel is passing a milestone

April 9, 2020, 4:25 AM

FILE - In this April 1, 2020, file photo, several dozen mothballed Delta Air Lines jets are parked at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo. The number of Americans getting on airplanes has sunk to a level not seen in more than 60 years as people shelter in their homes to avoid catching or spreading the new coronavirus. The Transportation Security Administration screened fewer than 100,000 people on Tuesday, April 7, a drop of 95% from a year ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

April 9, 2020, 4:07 AM

Asian shares mixed, Tokyo lower as Wall Street rally fades

Shares are mixed in Asia after a 3.4% gain on Wall Street overnight as investors chose a positive focus for data about the coronavirus outbreak’s trajectory

April 9, 2020, 4:07 AM

A man looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly lower after gyrating in early trading amid uncertainty over the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

April 9, 2020, 2:37 AM

Feds loosen virus rules to let essential workers return

In a first, small step toward reopening the country, the Trump administration has issued new guidelines to make it easier for essential workers who have been exposed to COVID-19 get back to work — if they have no symptoms

April 9, 2020, 2:37 AM

Vice President Mike Pence speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

April 9, 2020, 12:39 AM

Congress in standoff on virus aid, but first checks coming

Congress is rushing headlong into a conflict over the next coronavirus aid package

April 9, 2020, 12:39 AM

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and President Donald Trump listen to a question during a conference call with banks on efforts to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, at the White House, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

April 8, 2020, 11:47 PM

Housing market chills, layoffs, companies boost virus fight

There are growing indications of a severe economic disruption from the pandemic for both national economies and small businesses

April 8, 2020, 11:47 PM

A man stands outside of a pharmacy wearing face protection during confinement to prevent the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

April 8, 2020, 10:12 PM

Enbridge seeks permits to build Great Lakes oil tunnel

Enbridge is seeking state and federal permits to build an oil pipeline beneath the waterway linking Lakes Huron and Michigan

April 8, 2020, 10:12 PM

FILE - In this June 8, 2017 file photo, fresh nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the pipeline near St. Ignace as Enbridge prepares to test the east and west sides of the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Mackinaw City, Mich. Enbridge Inc. applied Wednesday, April, 2020, for state and federal authorization to construct an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the Michigan waterway that connects two of the Great Lakes. (Dale G Young/Detroit News via AP)/Detroit News via AP)

April 8, 2020, 9:07 PM

Second US study for COVID-19 vaccine uses skin-deep shots

U.S. researchers have opened another safety test of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine, this one using a skin-deep shot instead of the usual deeper jab

April 8, 2020, 9:07 PM

In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020 photo provided by the Center for Pharmaceutical Research, a participant in a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine trial receives an injection in Kansas City, Mo. This early safety study, called a Phase 1 trial, is using a vaccine candidate developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals. (Center for Pharmaceutical Research via AP)

April 8, 2020, 8:57 PM

How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday as investors focused on the optimistic side of data about the trajectory of the coronavirus

April 8, 2020, 8:57 PM

April 8, 2020, 8:37 PM

At emergency March meetings Fed pledged to use full arsenal

Federal Reserve officials pledged at two emergency meetings last month to use their full arsenal to bolster the U.S. economy being brought to its knees by the coronavirus outbreak

April 8, 2020, 8:37 PM

FILE - This July 31, 2019 file photo shows the Federal Reserve Building in Washington. Federal Reserve officials pledged at two emergency meetings last month to use their full arsenal to bolster the U.S. economy being brought to its knees by the coronavirus outbreak. Minutes of the two meetings released Wednesday, April 8, 2020 show that Fed officials were alarmed at the impact the virus was already having on U.S. economic activity. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

April 8, 2020, 8:27 PM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump skews truth on lending aid, virus risk

President Donald Trump is offering a rosy portrait of a smoothly running federal emergency lending program for small businesses that doesn't match reality

April 8, 2020, 8:27 PM

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

April 8, 2020, 8:26 PM

FedEx, Levi Strauss rise; TAL Education, Party City fall

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday: FedEx, Levi Strauss rise; TAL Education, Party City fall

April 8, 2020, 8:26 PM

Lawmaker calls out airlines over rejected refunds: 'We bailed out your company'

A lawmaker told ABC News refunds should be mandated in a future stimulus bill.

April 8, 2020, 8:26 PM

Senator Ed Markey holds a press conference in the lobby of the JFK Building in Boston, March 15, 2020.

April 8, 2020, 8:23 PM

Coronavirus economic updates: Toyota extends production suspension at US plants

Here is all the latest on how the COVID-19-induced economic crisis is unfolding.

April 8, 2020, 8:23 PM

A person rides a bike down Wall Street, April 2, 2020, in New York.

April 8, 2020, 7:51 PM

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels

April 8, 2020, 7:51 PM

April 8, 2020, 7:30 PM

Massive effort to get Los Angeles homeless into hotels

Los Angeles has embarked on an unprecedented effort to bring thousands of homeless people off the streets and into hotels to protect the most vulnerable as the coronavirus continues to spread

April 8, 2020, 7:30 PM

April 8, 2020, 7:26 PM

Walmart hit with wrongful death lawsuit after employee dies of COVID-19 complications

Wando Evans was 51 when he died of COVID-19 complications on March 25.

April 8, 2020, 7:26 PM

Walmart shopping carts are seen In the parking lot in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 27, 2019.

April 8, 2020, 6:52 PM

UK's Johnson in ICU with coronavirus, condition improving

Britain’s Treasury chief says Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s condition is improving in the intensive care unit of a London hospital

April 8, 2020, 6:52 PM

Police officers stand outside St Thomas' Hospital in the background in central London, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in intensive care as his coronavirus symptoms persist, Wednesday April 8, 2020. Johnson has spent his second night in hospital intensive care. The highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus has impacted on nations around the globe, many imposing self isolation and exercising social distancing when people move from their homes. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

April 8, 2020, 6:21 PM

Iran says US oil production must be known before OPEC+ call

Iran has demanded that U.S. oil production levels must be known before an upcoming OPEC meeting with Russia and others seeking to boost global energy prices

April 8, 2020, 6:21 PM

Gas USA is selling gas for 97.9 cents a gallon, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Cleveland. Oil started the year above $60 and has plunged on expectations that a weakened economy will burn less fuel. The world is awash in oil, meanwhile, as producers continue to pull more of it out of the ground. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

April 8, 2020, 5:55 PM

AP PHOTOS: German charity goes home-to-home in virus crisis

Lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic are forcing poor children to stay inside often-cramped homes, amplifying tensions that already exist

April 8, 2020, 5:55 PM

Social worker Rebekka Rauchhaus of the Christian charity the Arche, or Ark, pulls a cart as she walks through the district Hellersdorf to deliver food, toys and hygiene products to poor families in the Hellersdorf suburb of Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The group that provides help to about 1,300 poor families across Germany is now delivering to their doorstep during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

April 8, 2020, 5:20 PM

Fed eases limit on Wells Fargo to make more small biz loans

The Federal Reserve is lifting its lending restrictions on Wells Fargo after some of the bank’s thousands of small business customers were shut out of a program that’s supposed to throw them a financial lifeline

April 8, 2020, 5:20 PM

FILE - In this April 3 2020 file photo, customers, some wearing face masks, line up outside a Wells Fargo branch in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles during the coronavirus outbreak. The Federal Reserve is lifting its lending restrictions on Wells Fargo, Wednesday, April 8, to allow it to make more loans that fall under the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program and the Fed’s upcoming own small business lending program. The Fed has had Wells under a tight leash due to the bank’s prior scandalous behavior, including the opening of millions of fake accounts (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

April 8, 2020, 4:31 PM

Celeb chefs unite to feed hungry, help bleeding restaurants

Chef Jose Andres' organization has served more than 750,000 meals across America since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus

April 8, 2020, 4:31 PM

In this March 31, 2020 photo made available by World Central Kitchen, Chef Jose Andres, right, and Nate Mook discuss meal distribution to first responders in Washington, DC. Andres, whose 30-plus restaurants in the US include The Bazaar, Jaleo and the two Michelin-starred Somni, founded World Central Kitchen in 2010, serving over 15 million meals worldwide after hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters. Since the Coronavirus pandemic, his organization has served more than 750,000 meals. (Mike Jett/World Central Kitchen via AP)

April 8, 2020, 4:31 PM

Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction

Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and requiring shoppers to bring reusable bags or pay a small fee

April 8, 2020, 4:31 PM

In this Sunday, March 29, 2020, photo, a sign posted at an entrance to a 365 Whole Foods store advises customers not to use their own bags while shopping in Lake Oswego, Ore. Just weeks earlier, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating that shoppers bring reusable bags or pay a small fee. Grocery clerks are nervous that the virus could linger on reusable fabric bags and their unions are backing them up with demands to end plastic bag fees and suspend bag bans. The plastics industry has seized the moment, lobbying to overturn existing bans on single-use plastics. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

April 8, 2020, 2:37 PM

Coronavirus claims an unexpected victim: Florida vegetables

Thousands of acres of fruits and vegetables grown in Florida are being plowed over or left to rot because farmers can't sell to restaurants, theme parks or schools nationwide that have closed because of the coronavirus

April 8, 2020, 2:37 PM

April 8, 2020, 2:33 PM

Bridge collapses in Italy, newest crumbling infrastructure

A huge bridge section has collapsed in Tuscany, the latest case of Italy’s infrastructure crumbling after years of neglect

April 8, 2020, 2:33 PM

April 8, 2020, 2:01 PM

Coronavirus scams: guard against fraud cures and other cons

Watchdog groups are warning of a surging number of scams that target people who fear COVID-19 or need money due to lost income

April 8, 2020, 2:01 PM

April 8, 2020, 1:30 PM

With Johnson hospitalized, who's who in Britain's Cabinet?

With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized in an intensive care unit after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, attention has turned to the Cabinet ministers left running the country

April 8, 2020, 1:30 PM

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, 3rd right, Home Secretary Priti Patel, 2nd right, lawmaker Michael Gove, fourth left, listen as Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during his first cabinet meeting since the general election, inside 10 Downing Street in London. With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized and in intensive care Wednesday April 8, 2020, after contracting the new coronavirus, Raab, Gove and Patel are among key players in Johnson's Cabinet who will be directing Britain's response to the highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus, while their leader is being treated. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)

April 8, 2020, 10:59 AM

European nations struggle to agree on terms of economic aid

European governments are struggling to agree on how to help the region's hardest-hit countries weather the coronavirus recession

April 8, 2020, 10:59 AM

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier, left, and German Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrive to give a press conference on an aid package in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Berlin, Monday April 6, 2020. Restrictions on civil liberties and social restrictions have been imposed in many countries as the highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus sweeps the globe. (John Macdougall/Pool via AP)

April 8, 2020, 6:27 AM

Japan's state of emergency is no lockdown. What's in it?

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a month-long state of emergency in Tokyo and six other hard-hit prefectures to step up the fight against the coronavirus outbreak

April 8, 2020, 6:27 AM

A statue of a Japanese Akita dog named "Hachiko" wearing a face mask is seen near Shibuya Station Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the new coronavirus. Hachiko has waited for his owner University of Tokyo Prof. Eizaburo Ueno at the same place by the station every afternoon, expecting him to return home for nearly 11 years even after Ueno's death at work. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

April 8, 2020, 5:33 AM

Twitter's Dorsey sets up $1B fund; consumers get some breaks

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is setting aside $1 billion in stock to establish a philanthropic venture focused initially on global relief efforts for the COVID-19 pandemic

April 8, 2020, 5:33 AM

Customers wear face masks as they line up to enter a supermarket keeping social distancing following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday a complete lockdown over the upcoming Passover holiday to control the country's coronavirus outbreak, but offered citizens some hope by saying he expects to lift widespread restrictions after the week-long festival. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

April 8, 2020, 5:03 AM

Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction

Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and requiring shoppers to bring reusable bags or pay a small fee

April 8, 2020, 5:03 AM

Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction

Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and requiring shoppers to bring reusable bags or pay a small fee

April 8, 2020, 5:03 AM

April 8, 2020, 3:49 AM

Computer issues at SBA said to hold up small business loans

Small business owners hoping for quick help from the government’s emergency $349 billion lending program were still waiting amid reports of computer problems at the Small Business Administration

April 8, 2020, 3:49 AM

In this Friday, April 3, 2020, photo, a woman walks by local stores during the coronavirus pandemic in New York. Small business owners hoping for quick help from the government’s emergency $349 billion lending program were still waiting Tuesday, April 7, 2020, amid reports of computer problems at the Small Business Administration.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

April 8, 2020, 3:27 AM

Asian shares mostly lower on worries about pandemic damage

Asian shares were mostly lower after gyrating in early trading amid uncertainty over the coronavirus outbreak

April 8, 2020, 3:27 AM

In this image taken from video provided by the New York Stock Exchange, Tommy Gannon, Assistant Supervisor, Facilities, rings the opening bell at the NYSE, and recognizes the Sodexo food services staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in New York. (New York Stock Exchange via AP)

April 8, 2020, 12:12 AM

Earl Graves Sr., founder of Black Enterprise magazine, dies

Earl Graves Sr., who championed black businesses as the founder of the first African American-owned magazine focusing on black entrepreneurs, has died

April 8, 2020, 12:12 AM

FILE - This Aug. 17, 1997 file photo shows Earl G. Graves Sr. with his book "How To Succeed In Business Without Being White" in New York. Graves Sr., who championed black businesses as the founder of the first African American-owned magazine focusing on black entrepreneurs, has died. He was 85. His son said Graves died Monday, April 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

April 8, 2020, 12:10 AM

Coronavirus pandemic breeds Washington lobbying boom

Business is booming in the Washington lobbying world despite the coronavirus pandemic

April 8, 2020, 12:10 AM

April 7, 2020, 11:01 PM

Virus crisis cuts off billions sent to poor around the world

The devastation wrought by COVID-19 across the developed world in cutting into the financial lifelines for people in Latin America, Africa and Asia

April 7, 2020, 11:01 PM

In this April 3, 2020 photo, a woman carrying a child walks past a closed courier business featuring a U.S. flag and the Spanish phrase: "Send to U.S.A" in the largely indigenous town of Joyabaj, Guatemala, where half of the residents depend on remittances, almost all from the U.S. The devastation wrought by COVID-19 across the developed world is cutting into the financial lifelines for people across Latin America, Africa and Asia. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

April 7, 2020, 9:56 PM

'Pharma Bro' wants out of prison to research coronavirus

Convicted former drug company CEO Martin Shkreli wants out of prison so he can help research a treatment for the coronavirus

April 7, 2020, 9:56 PM

FILE- In this Aug. 4, 2017 file photo, former pharmaceutical company CEO, Martin Shkreli, arrives at federal court in New York. The convicted former drug company wants out of prison so he can help research a treatment for the coronavirus. Shkreli's attorney said Tuesday, April 7, 2020, that he will be filing court papers asking federal authorities to release Shkreli for three months so he can do laboratory work “under strict supervision.” (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

April 7, 2020, 8:36 PM

How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

Stocks closed modestly lower Tuesday on Wall Street after a rally faded in the last few minutes of trading following a sudden drop in the price of crude oil

April 7, 2020, 8:36 PM

April 7, 2020, 8:35 PM

Coronavirus economic updates: Markets close flat after Monday's surge

The health crisis has quickly turned into an economic one.

April 7, 2020, 8:35 PM

New York Stock Exchange on March 19, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City.

April 7, 2020, 8:18 PM

Macy's, Kraft Heinz rise; Alcon, NXP Semiconductor fall

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday: Macy’s, Kraft Heinz rise; Alcon, NXP Semiconductor fall

April 7, 2020, 8:18 PM

April 7, 2020, 7:48 PM

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels

April 7, 2020, 7:48 PM

April 7, 2020, 7:32 PM

Hackers' new target during pandemic: video conference calls

As businesses, schools, churches and others turn to video conference platforms to stay connected amid the global coronavirus pandemic, many have reported being attacked by uninvited guests

April 7, 2020, 7:32 PM