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  • AP-NORC poll: About half of workers lose income due to virus

    About half of all working Americans say they or a member of their household have lost some kind of income due to the coronavirus pandemic, with...

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  • You've just lost your job? Here's what you need to know

    Nearly 10 million Americans have lost their jobs and applied for unemployment benefits in the past two weeks — a stunning record high that reflects...

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  • Tesla's 1Q car sales surged before pandemic shut things down

    Tesla's sales of its increasingly popular electric cars got off to fast start this year

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  • Outbreak: bankruptcies, layoffs, quiet skies and empty rails

    There may be no company that people will associate with more when they look back at this time than Zoom

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  • Memo: Some in US may not get stimulus checks until August

    The federal government expects to begin making payments to millions of Americans under the new stimulus law in mid-April, but some people without...

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  • Drop in sales mean Powerball jackpots will get even smaller

    Look for Powerball jackpots to get even smaller as the new coronavirus keeps more people at home, not out buying lottery tickets

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  • With US border work on track, rural towns fear virus spread

    Major construction projects are moving forward along both U.S. borders and raising fears that the influx of workers could spread the coronavirus

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  • Wall Street rises for first time in three days as oil spurts

    Wall Street climbed to its first gain in three days after strengthening oil prices revived beaten-down energy stocks

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  • World Bank OKs first $1.9B for poor countries battling virus

    The World Bank has approved its first funds to help some of the globe’s poorer countries combat the coronavirus outbreak

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  • Walgreens, Shopify fall; Occidental, Nevro rise

    Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: Walgreens, Shopify fall; Occidental, Nevro rise

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• Apr 2

  • How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

    Energy companies led stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday, giving the market its first gain in three days

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Coronavirus economic updates: 6.6 million Americans file for unemployment

    The novel coronavirus pandemic has clobbered the U.S. economy.

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Stimulus aid for 'small business' will go to some big chains

    As the federal government prepares to launch a $349 billion loan program meant to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic, critics have...

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • US allowing longer shifts at nuclear plants in pandemic

    U.S. nuclear plants will be allowed to keep workers on longer shifts to deal with staffing problems in the coronavirus pandemic

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

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

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Judge tosses shareholder suit over Lululemon CEO's departure

    A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit involving sports apparel maker Lululemon Athletica's decision to give a $5 million severance...

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • A record 10 million sought US jobless aid in past 2 weeks

    More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, far exceeding a record high set just last week, a sign that layoffs are...

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Trump says he expects Russia, Saudis to cut oil production

    President Donald Trump says he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia will end an oil war and dramatically cut production

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Can you fix ventilators? A fuel cell engineer figures it out

    The COVID-19 outbreak has prompted companies large and small to rethink how they do business

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Business events scheduled for the coming week

    Business events scheduled for the coming week

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Residents snitch on businesses, neighbors amid shutdowns

    Residents are snitching on businesses and neighbors as authorities worldwide work to enforce business shutdowns and stay-at-home orders meant to limit...

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Pelosi creating House committee to oversee economic bailout

    Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll establish a special House committee to oversee the government's spending of the more than $2.2 trillion approved to...

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Survey: Athletic directors bracing for financial crisis

    Athletic directors across the U.S. are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Outbreak: bankruptcies, layoffs and quiet skies

    There may be no company that people will associate with more when they look back at this time than Zoom

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • US trade gap falls to $39.9 in February, lowest since 2016

    The U.S. trade deficit tumbled in February to the lowest level since 2016 as exports fell and imports fell more

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Q&A: How to get aid for a small business hit by virus crisis

    Millions of small business owners will be turning to the government, seeking help for the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus outbreak

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Toyota, China's BYD announced electric car venture

    Toyota Motor Co. and Chinese electric automaker BYD Co. have announced a partnership to develop battery-powered vehicles

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Profit forecasts tank as virus pandemic whacks economy

    The virus pandemic that has killed over 40,000 people worldwide is also wreaking havoc on corporate profits

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Virus masks, apps: The race is on to avoid hidden carriers

    Around the world, the race is on to protect people against becoming infected by unwitting coronavirus carriers

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Apply here: How to spend $2.2 trillion — and rescue economy

    President Donald Trump hopes to shovel $2.2 trillion into the U.S. economy over the coming weeks to try to cushion its free fall

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Japan's SoftBank ends WeWork tender, remains behind bailout

    Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. has called off its offering of up to $3 billion worth of shares in office-space rental venture...

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Residents snitch on businesses, neighbors amid shutdowns

    Residents are snitching on businesses and neighbors as authorities worldwide work to enforce business shutdowns and stay-at-home orders meant to limit...

    Apr 2

• Apr 2

  • Asian stocks mixed as economic toll of virus worsens

    Asian stocks are mixed after a White House warning that as many as 240,000 Americans might die of the coronavirus sent Wall Street tumbling and signs...

    Apr 2

• Apr 1

  • Virus spreads and car sales, energy prices, markets tumble

    The damage from the coronavirus is being revealed daily in the number of in infections, fatalities reported, and also in economic data that has begun...

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • Gun background checks smash records amid coronavirus fears

    Gun background checks have spiked to record numbers in the past month amid concerns about safety during the coronavirus crisis

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • Reporting for duty: Airline crew sign up to help hospitals

    Airlines are looking to retrain laid-off cabin crew staff as medical workers to help in hospitals currently overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • April 1, rent's due: Many struggle to pay in virus outbreak

    Many of renters are without jobs as millions filed for unemployment in a week.

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

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

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • Stryker, Children's Place fall

    Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday: Stryker, Children's Place fall

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • Coronavirus economic updates: Dow plunges as Trump warns of 'painful' weeks to come

    The health crisis has increasingly become an economic one.

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard

    The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board while being sequestered “indefinitely"...

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • Judge dismisses pharmacies' lawsuit against physicians

    A federal judge in Cleveland has dismissed an effort by pharmacy chains to shift their liability for the opioid crisis to unnamed Ohio physicians and...

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • What you need to do to get your government stimulus check

    The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks in the next three weeks

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • WarnerMedia names former Hulu chief Jason Kilar CEO

    Jason Kilar, the founding chief executive of Hulu and a former Amazon senior vice president, has been named CEO of WarnerMedia, the company announced...

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • FDA wants heartburn meds off the market due to contamination

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is telling drugmakers to immediately pull a type of heartburn drug off the market due to contamination with a...

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • Surveys: Manufacturing contracts last month in US, world

    Manufacturing contracted in the United States and around the world last month, dragged down by economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • Business and economic events scheduled for Thursday

    Business and economic events scheduled for Thursday

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • Macy's to be removed from S&P 500; credit rating downgraded

    Its market value just a fraction of what it was five years ago, Macy's is being removed from the S&P 500 index

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • Japan bans entry from 73 other countries

    The District of Columbia has announced 91 new positive infections of the new coronavirus

    Apr 1

• Apr 1

  • Keep your car clean to reduce risk from coronavirus

    The coronavirus can spread quickly inside a contained space such as the interior of a vehicle

    Apr 1