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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

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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)

42 minutes ago

Japan's state of emergency is no lock down. 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

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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)

1 hour ago

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

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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)

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CDC weighs loosening guidelines for some exposed to virus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering changing its guidelines for self-isolation to make it easier for those who have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus to return to work if they are asymptomatic

1 hour ago

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)

1 hour ago

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

1 hour ago

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

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2 hours ago

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

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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)

3 hours ago

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

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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

April 7, 2020, 6:48 PM

Boston Sports Club hit with class-action suit for charging members during coronavirus

The action came after the state's attorney general demanded answers in a letter.

April 7, 2020, 6:48 PM

April 7, 2020, 5:48 PM

ECB takes action to keep banks lending during virus crisis

The European Central Bank is swinging into action again to fight the economic downturn from the coronavirus

April 7, 2020, 5:48 PM

A nearly full moon sets over the buildings of the banking district and the European Central Bank, right, in Frankfurt, Germany, early Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Due to the coronavirus the economy worldwide expects heavy losses. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

April 7, 2020, 5:46 PM

As flights are canceled amid coronavirus, officer sues United Airlines for refund

United said in a statement that they have not been served with the complaint.

April 7, 2020, 5:46 PM

United Airlines passenger jets are shown at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, April 6, 2020.

April 7, 2020, 5:30 PM

Online grocery services struggle to meet spike in demand

A pandemic forcing everyone to stay home could be the perfect moment for online grocery services

April 7, 2020, 5:30 PM

FILE - In this Thursday, March 19, 2020 file photo, people stand in an aisle of empty shelves in a supermarket in London, amid panic-buying due to the coronavirus outbreak. A pandemic forcing everyone to stay home could be the perfect moment for online grocery services. In practice, they've been struggling to keep up with a surge in orders, highlighting their limited ability to respond to an unprecedented onslaught of demand. After panic buying left store shelves stripped of staples like pasta, canned goods and toilet paper, many shoppers quickly found online grocery delivery slots almost impossible to come by, too. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

April 7, 2020, 5:23 PM

Trump sidelines watchdog tapped for virus rescue oversight

President Donald Trump has sidelined the inspector general who was tapped to chair a special oversight board of the $2.2 trillion rescue package for businesses and individuals affected by the coronavirus

April 7, 2020, 5:23 PM

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

April 7, 2020, 4:00 PM

Lufthansa retires big jets, says rebound could take years

German airline group Lufthansa is slashing capacity on a permanent basis, saying that air travel will take years to come back to where it was before the virus outbreak

April 7, 2020, 4:00 PM

April 7, 2020, 3:24 PM

Work starts in Montana on disputed Canada-US oil pipeline

A Canadian company has started construction on the long-stalled Keystone XL oil sands pipeline despite calls from tribal leaders and environmentalists to delay the $8 billion project amid the coronavirus pandemic

April 7, 2020, 3:24 PM

This March 11, 2020 photo provided by the Bureau of Land Management shows the proposed route of the Keystone XL oil pipeline where it crosses into the U.S. from Canada in Phillips County, Mont. A Canadian company said Monday, April 6, 2020, that it's started construction on the long-stalled Keystone XL oil sands pipeline across the U.S.-Canada border, despite calls from tribal leaders and environmentalists to delay the $8 billion project amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Al Nash/Bureau of Land Management via AP)

April 7, 2020, 3:02 PM

Auto insurance companies returning $800M in premiums during COVID-19

Two companies announced premium relief plans amid the coronavirus pandemic.

April 7, 2020, 3:02 PM

April 7, 2020, 12:45 PM

Japan declares state of emergency, ramping up virus battle

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus

April 7, 2020, 12:45 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to bolster measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak, but that there will be no hard lockdowns. (Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP)

April 7, 2020, 8:49 AM

Japan's PM Abe declares state of emergency in Tokyo, 6 other regions to fortify defenses against coronavirus pandemic.

April 7, 2020, 8:49 AM

April 7, 2020, 3:59 AM

Asian shares rise, echoing Wall St optimism on virus battle

Asian shares are rising, echoing the rally on Wall Street fueled by signs of hope that the coronavirus pandemic could be slowing

April 7, 2020, 3:59 AM

In this photo taken from video provided by the New York Stock Exchange, Chief Security Officer Kevin Fitzgibbons rings the opening bell at the NYSE, Monday, April 6, 2020, recognizing Patsy Graham, a registered nurse at North Shore University Hospital Northwell Health, in Manhasset, NY. Stocks jumped in markets around the world Monday after some of the hardest-hit areas offered sparks of hope that the worst of the coronavirus outbreak may be on the horizon. (New York Stock Exchange via AP)

April 7, 2020, 1:08 AM

Businesses wait for word, money after applying for SBA loans

Small business owners hoping for quick loans from the government were in a holding pattern _ waiting on their bank to either take their application or, if it did, send them the money

April 7, 2020, 1:08 AM

FILE - In this April 3, 2020, file photo, the seats and aisles are empty as seen through the window of the closed Penndot Drivers License Center in Butler, Pa. Small business owners hoping for quick loans from the government were in a holding pattern Monday, April 6, 2020, waiting on their bank to either take their application or, if it did, send them the money. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

April 7, 2020, 12:30 AM

After virus fades, service industries may be changed forever

The coronavirus crisis is upending service businesses, and the crisis may permanently change the way Americans work, shop and socialize, even after the disease fades away

April 7, 2020, 12:30 AM

FILE - In this April 4, 2020, file photo, pedestrians pass closed stores on Roosevelt Avenue in the Queens borough of New York. The coronavirus crisis is upending service businesses, and the crisis may permanently change the way Americans work, shop and socialize, even after the disease fades away. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

April 6, 2020, 11:05 PM

Nations flood economies with aid; airlines fly into storm

Central banks and governments continue to buy time, flooding their economies with trillions in aid

April 6, 2020, 11:05 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his prime minister's office in Tokyo Monday, April 6, 2020. Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday, April 7, to bolster measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak, but that there will be no hard lockdowns.(Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP)

April 6, 2020, 10:36 PM

Coronavirus patients rush to join studies of Gilead drug

Coronavirus patients around the world are rushing to join studies of an experimental drug that showed promise against some similar viruses in the past

April 6, 2020, 10:36 PM

April 6, 2020, 10:25 PM

Work starts in Montana on disputed Canada-US oil pipeline

April 6, 2020, 10:25 PM

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2019 file photo, opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada demonstrate in sub-freezing temperatures in Billings, Mont. Alberta is investing $1.1 billion in the disputed Keystone XL pipeline, a project that Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says is crucial for the province's economy. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

April 6, 2020, 8:40 PM

How major US stock indexes fared Monday

Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Monday, propelling major indexes up more than 7%, as traders cheered glimmers of hope that the deadliness of the coronavirus outbreak could be slowing in some of the hardest-hit areas

April 6, 2020, 8:40 PM

April 6, 2020, 8:25 PM

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

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

April 6, 2020, 8:25 PM

April 6, 2020, 8:16 PM

Coronavirus economic updates: Dow spikes more than 1,600 points

The health crisis has quickly turned into an economic one.

April 6, 2020, 8:16 PM

A Wall St. street sign is framed by U.S. flags flying outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Jan. 3, 2020.

April 6, 2020, 6:57 PM

Coronavirus exposes vulnerability of NYC museums and museum workers

Former workers speak about layoffs happening at major institutions.

April 6, 2020, 6:57 PM

The Museum of Modern Art stands in New York, March 13, 2020.

April 6, 2020, 6:28 PM

Virus puts event planning industry on brink of devastation

The events industry, which exists to bring people together, has been hit particularly hard by fallout from the coronavirus

April 6, 2020, 6:28 PM

Arizona caterer Pat Christofolo, who owns Artisan by Santa Barbara Catering as well as The Farm at South Mountain, pauses at a large garden on property at The Farm has had business drop off due to the coronavirus shown here Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

April 6, 2020, 6:17 PM

Federal Reserve to smooth lending to small businesses

The Federal Reserve will provide support to the government’s new small business lending program in its latest attempt to smooth the flow of credit in the virus-stricken U.S. economy

April 6, 2020, 6:17 PM

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2019, file photo Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell testifies on the economic outlook, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, the Federal Reserve issues a statement and economic projections, followed by a news conference with Fed Chair Jerome Powell. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

April 6, 2020, 5:30 PM

Governors plead for food stamp flexibility amid pandemic

There are only a handful of states in the country where food aid recipients can buy groceries online

April 6, 2020, 5:30 PM

April 6, 2020, 4:55 PM

Cracks in Europe's shared currency reappear in virus crisis

The virus outbreak is exposing longstanding cracks in the euro, Europe's two-decade old project to share a currency

April 6, 2020, 4:55 PM

A food delivery rider passes by a banner reading ' Stronger together, all together we will make it ', in Milan, Italy, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The government is demanding Italians stay home and not take the leveling off of new coronavirus infections as a sign the emergency is over, following evidence that more and more Italians are relaxing restrictions the west’s first and most extreme nationwide lockdown and production shutdown. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)

April 6, 2020, 4:47 PM

US 'wasted' months before preparing for coronavirus pandemic

The first alarms sounded in early January that the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China would ignite a global pandemic

April 6, 2020, 4:47 PM

FILE - In this March 24, 2020, file photo stacks of medical supplies are housed at the Jacob Javits Center that will become a temporary hospital in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in New York. A review of federal purchasing contracts by The Associated Press shows federal agencies waited until mid-March to begin placing bulk orders of N95 respirator masks, mechanical ventilators and other equipment needed by front-line health care workers. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

April 6, 2020, 3:37 PM

SeaWorld CEO resigns five months into job, cites board

SeaWorld Entertainment’s chief executive has resigned only five months into his job

April 6, 2020, 3:37 PM

FILE - This Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, shows the entrance to SeaWorld, in Orlando, Fla. SeaWorld Entertainment is furloughing 90% of its workers because the novel coronavirus had forced the company to close its 12 theme parks. The employees will be paid through the beginning of next week. After next week, the workers will be off without pay for an uncertain time, the Orlando-based company said Friday, March 27, 2020, in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

April 6, 2020, 2:30 PM

Grocery workers are key during the virus. And they're afraid

Grocery workers across the globe are working the frontlines during lockdowns meant to keep the coronavirus from spreading

April 6, 2020, 2:30 PM

Cashiers work in a grocery store in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn during the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 2, 2020, in New York City.

April 6, 2020, 12:51 PM

Court approves Dean Foods asset sale

A bankruptcy court has approved the asset sale of one of the U.S.’s biggest dairy companies, Dean Foods

April 6, 2020, 12:51 PM

US company poised to start COVID-19 vaccine safety test

A second U.S. company is poised to begin a small safety test of a vaccine against the new coronavirus

April 6, 2020, 12:51 PM

April 6, 2020, 5:10 AM

This Week: Debt tally, PriceSmart earns, consumer sentiment

The Federal Reserve issues its February tally of U.S. consumer borrowing Tuesday

April 6, 2020, 5:10 AM

April 6, 2020, 4:42 AM

Grocery workers are key during the virus. And they're afraid

Grocery workers across the globe are working the frontlines during lockdowns meant to keep the coronavirus from spreading

April 6, 2020, 4:42 AM

April 6, 2020, 4:28 AM

Chaos and scrambling in the US oil patch as prices plummet

The global economic crisis caused by coronavirus has devastated the oil industry in the U.S., which pumps more crude than any other country

April 6, 2020, 4:28 AM

April 6, 2020, 4:19 AM

Shares rebound on glimmers of progress in battling virus

Asian shares and U.S. futures have rebounded as investors grasped at threads of hope that the battle against the coronavirus pandemic may be making some progress in some hard-hit areas

April 6, 2020, 4:19 AM