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  • Stocks drift, still headed to worst quarter since 2008

    Stocks are headed lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street after erasing earlier gains, as investors close out a brutal first quarter

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  • Companies find a new purpose; workplace rules have changed

    Companies continue to revamp operations, both to produce goods now in demand because of the pandemic, or to help keep workers safer

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  • Ex wildlife chief: Trump rule could kill billions of birds

    The Trump administration is moving to scale back criminal enforcement of a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species

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  • Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

    The shutdowns of schools, workplaces and public institutions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating the problems of the millions of...

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  • 'It's retaliation': Amazon worker fired following coronavirus employee walkout

    Chris Smalls says he organized a protest over fears of a coronavirus outbreak.

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  • Coronavirus economic updates: JC Penney to furlough majority of employees

    The health crisis has increasingly become an economic one.

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  • Amazon fires warehouse worker who staged walkout

    Amazon has fired a worker who organized a walkout at a New York warehouse to demand greater protection against the new coronavirus

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  • Viral virus briefing: Where science meets all things Trump

    You could say the White House virus briefings have gone viral

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  • College students create website to track what's in stock at grocery stores

    The COVID-19 crisis has led to a run on many basic necessities.

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  • US outlines plan for Venezuela transition, sanctions relief

    U.S. officials say the Trump administration is prepared to lift sanctions on Venezuela in support of a new proposal to form a transitional government...

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  • US consumer confidence sinks as virus begins having impact

    U.S. consumer confidence tumbled in March to the lowest level in nearly three years as the impact of the coronavirus began to be felt

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  • Wuhan's favorite noodles are back as virus-hit city recovers

    The reappearance of Wuhan's favorite noodles is a tasty sign that life is slowly returning to normal in the Chinese city at the epicenter of the...

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  • Trump rollback of mileage standards guts climate change push

    The Trump administration is on the verge of gutting one of the United States' biggest efforts against climate change

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  • Companies find a new purpose; workplace rules have changed

    Companies continue to revamp operations, both to produce goods now in demand because of the pandemic, or to help keep workers safer

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  • TC Energy going ahead with Keystone XL pipeline

    TC Energy Corp. is giving the go ahead for construction of its US$8-billion Keystone XL Pipeline project

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  • Fed steps in once again to try to smooth out lending markets

    The Federal Reserve is intervening once again to try to smooth out the world's lending markets, this time by lending dollars to other central banks in...

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• Mar 31

  • Could do better: Japan gently chided by UN climate chief

    The top United Nations climate official has chided Japan over its new plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

    Mar 31

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  • EU launches new naval mission to police Libya arms embargo

    The European Union is launching a new naval mission to help enforce the U.N. arms embargo on Libya

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  • China's Huawei warns more US pressure may spur retaliation

    Huawei’s chairman has warned possible additional U.S. moves to increase pressure on the Chinese tech giant might trigger retaliation by Beijing that...

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  • Inflation in Europe sags amid outbreak, oil price decline

    Inflation is way down in the countries that use the euro

    Mar 31

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  • Chinese tech giant Huawei says 2019 sales rose 19.1% despite U.S. trade sanctions

    Chinese tech giant Huawei says 2019 sales rose 19.1% despite U.S. trade sanctions

    Mar 31

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  • China's manufacturing rebounds as virus controls ease

    An official survey showed China’s manufacturing rebounded in March as authorities relaxed anti-disease controls and allowed factories to reopen

    Mar 31

• Mar 30

  • Asian stocks rise after Wall Street health-care-led rally

    Asian shares have risen after a rally in U.S. stocks, mostly spurred by health care companies' announcements of developments that could aid in the...

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  • Gas is cheap, but for many motorists there's nowhere to go

    Some service stations in the U.S. are selling gasoline for 99 cents a gallon, prices not seen in about two decades

    Mar 30

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  • Job cuts pile up, Ford to make ventilators at parts plant

    Economic damage from the viral outbreak continues to surge and the job losses are mounting

    Mar 30

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  • Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier

    Workers are worried about their safety as they try to meet a surge of demands.

    Mar 30

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  • New Trump mileage standards to gut Obama climate effort

    President Donald Trump is expected to relax ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for...

    Mar 30

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  • Gray hair, don't care: Cuts and color lead to home travails

    As the spread of the coronavirus sends more people into isolation, trips to beloved salons and barbershops for morale-boosting services and...

    Mar 30

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  • Coronavirus economic updates: Markets rebound slightly after weeks of volatility

    The health crisis has increasingly become an economic one.

    Mar 30

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  • Meet Eric Yuan, the man who made your Zoom meetings possible

    If you hadn't already heard have of Zoom Video Communications, there is a good chance you have during the past few weeks

    Mar 30

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  • Judge dismisses Chemours lawsuit against DuPont

    A Delaware judge has granted the DuPont Co.'s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities...

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  • Conditions for companies that get virus aid: Room for abuse?

    A $500 billion federal aid package for companies and governments hurt by the coronavirus includes rules aimed at ensuring that the taxpayer money is...

    Mar 30

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  • 'People are afraid': Amazon warehouse workers in New York walk off the job

    More worker protests are expected Tuesday.

    Mar 30

• Mar 30

  • Macy's, Kohl's, Gap to furlough majority of their workers

    Macy's, Kohl's and Gap Inc. all said Monday they will stop paying tens of thousands of employees who were thrown out of work when the chains...

    Mar 30

• Mar 30

  • Urgent question from small businesses: When will aid arrive?

    When will the money arrive

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  • How major US stock indexes fared Monday

    Stocks closed higher again on Wall Street Monday, led by health care stocks, bringing the market's surge over the past week to 17%

    Mar 30

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  • Abbott, Johnson & Johnson rise; SeaWorld, Carnival Fall

    Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Monday: Abbott, Johnson & Johnson rise; SeaWorld, Carnival Fall

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  • Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

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

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  • What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

    The top infectious-disease expert in the United States is warning that smaller U.S. cities are about to witness the rapid acceleration in coronavirus...

    Mar 30

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  • Yellowstone slaughters wild bison to shrink park's herds

    Yellowstone National Park has rounded up nearly 550 wild bison and most have been sent to be slaughtered as part of a bison population control program

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  • Lufthansa puts 27,000 workers on short hours

    German airline Lufthansa is putting 27,000 of its 35,000 employees on short hours under a government support program that will ensure they get most of...

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  • Rent strike idea gaining steam during coronavirus crisis

    With millions of people suddenly out of work and rent due at the first of the month, some tenants are vowing to go on a “rent strike” until the...

    Mar 30

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  • Amazon workers in New York go on strike

    Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island want the facility to be shut down and cleaned after employees tested positive for COVID-19. Video...

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  • Trump uses wartime act but GM says it’s already moving fast

    President Donald Trump on Friday invoked the Defense Production Act after claiming that GM wasn't moving fast enough to make much-needed ventilators...

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  • Bangladesh garment makers say $3B in orders lost to virus

    Bangladesh garment manufacturers say fashion retailers have cancelled or put on hold more than $3 billion in orders due to the coronavirus outbreak

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  • Mercedes' F1 team builds breathing aid for coronavirus patients in under 100 hours

    Seven F1 teams are helping patients suffering from COVID-19.

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  • City at center of China's virus outbreak gradually revives

    Shopkeepers in the city at the center of China’s virus outbreak are reopening but customers are scarce as authorities lift more of the anti-virus...

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  • Organizers recommend postponing Dubai Expo 2020 to next year

    Local organizers of Dubai's Expo 2020 have recommended postponing til next year the event over the new coronavirus pandemic

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  • What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

    President Donald Trump is bracing the nation for a death toll that could exceed 100,000 people

    Mar 30

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  • Asian shares extend losses as toll from pandemic surges

    Asian shares have opened lower as countries reported surging numbers of infections from the coronavirus outbreak that has prompted shutdowns of travel...

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