5 common arguments for reopening the economy — and why experts say they are flawed
But as states try to balance saving lives and saving livelihoods, experts say some arguments for reopening the economy now…
WeWork directors seek to preserve right to sue owner SoftBank
(Reuters) – A special committee of WeWork board members filed a motion in Delaware on Monday to prevent it from…
Bitcoin goes through third ‘halving’, falls vs U.S. dollar
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin slid on Monday in volatile trading, after it went through a technical adjustment that reduced…
Wall Street Week Ahead: U.S. data deluge to underscore divide between roaring market, plunging economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A week packed with U.S. economic data is likely to provide investors with more evidence of…
Contact tracing was performed at White House after staffer tested positive for coronavirus
Vials of the drug Remdesivir shown during a press conference in Hamburg, Germany on April 8. Ulrich Perrey/AFP/Getty Images A…
Potential antibody treatment for Covid-19 patients advances in testing
The federal government ignored longstanding recommendations for how to handle a pandemic, and President Trump further undermined efforts, Florida Rep.…
Coronavirus deals U.S. economy Great Depression-like job losses, high unemployment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since…
Green hydrogen’s time has come, say advocates eying post-pandemic world
LONDON (Reuters) – Hydrogen has long been touted as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Now, as major economies prepare…
Michigan, California move to reopen factories as U.S. jobless ranks grow
DETROIT/SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Michigan and California, two U.S. manufacturing powerhouses, acted on Thursday to allow factories to reopen from…
Two men involved in fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery face murder charges, GBI says
Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, were taken into custody and will be booked into the Glynn County Jail,…
Uber sees rides recovering from coronavirus lows, banks on food-delivery momentum
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc’s (UBER.N) ride service bookings slowly recovered in recent weeks as the company expects a coronavirus-related…
Michigan governor allows coronavirus-hit manufacturers to reopen on May 11
(Reuters) – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday said the state’s factories can reopen on May 11, removing one of…
U.S. unemployment rolls seen swelling as coronavirus restrictions bite
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Millions more Americans likely sought unemployment benefits last week, suggesting a broadening of layoffs from consumer facing…
Sinclair agrees to pay record-setting $48 million FCC civil penalty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI.O) has agreed to pay a $48 million fine to the Federal Communications Commission…
Tyson Foods to resume limited production at largest U.S. pork plant
FILE PHOTO: A Tyson Foods pork processing plant, temporarily closed due to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is…
Wall Street rises as lockdowns ease, healthcare shares jump
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes gained on Tuesday as healthcare stocks rallied, oil prices surged and a number of…
EA sees full-year revenue above estimates as home-sheltering boosts gaming
(Reuters) – Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc forecast full-year adjusted revenue above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, riding on…
UK coronavirus death toll rises by 693 to 29,427
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s COVID-19 death toll has risen by 693 to 29,427, according to figures announced on Tuesday by…
US coronavirus update: Latest on cases, deaths and reopening
Arizona is setting up plans to to ease its restrictions, allowing some retail stores to soon reopen for in-person business…
Qantas extends flight cancellations for two more months, raises more debt
FILE PHOTO: Workers can be seen near Qantas Airways, Australia’s national carrier, Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the tarmac at Adelaide…
J. Crew files for bankruptcy as preppy retailer succumbs to COVID-19 fallout
(Reuters) – J. Crew Group Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday with a plan to hand over control to…
Roche gets FDA emergency use approval for COVID-19 antibody test
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd…
New York’s Cuomo warns against ‘blindly’ reopening states
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday pushed back against what he called premature demands that…
19 minors, some as young as 9, suspected of stealing over $1 million in cars from dealerships
Forty-six vehicles valued at $1,138,718 were stolen from 12 different dealerships beginning March 17, according to a news release from…
Puerto Rico earthquake: 5.5 temblor causes damage in city of Ponce
Other earthquakes ranging from 3.4 to 4.9 on the Richter scale have hit the same area. No tsunami advisory has…
City dwellers are rethinking where they want to live amid the coronavirus pandemic
But she wasn’t there to help pack boxes or supervise the crew. In mid-March, the 39-year-old pastor flew to New…
Actress got caught using restroom on 'Zoom' call
Tiffany Haddish recounts taking a bathroom break in the middle of a “Zoom” meeting, and not realizing that she could…
Wisconsin coronavirus deaths: A sixth religious sister has died
Sister Josephine Seier, 94, died May 1. A medical examiner’s postmortem examination revealed she tested positive for Covid-19, according to…
Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flyover draws large crowds to National Mall
The nation’s capital is under a stay-at-home order to slow down the spread of the virus but that didn’t stop…
On coronavirus pandemic patrol with the paramedics of Paterson
The call had come in as a 61-year-old male with difficulty breathing. The dispatcher had flagged it as a probable…
Tesla to extend furlough for some employees by another week: internal email
FILE PHOTO: A view of Tesla Inc’s U.S. vehicle factory in Fremont, California, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo…
Mississippi governor says he changed his mind on reopening after increase in coronavirus cases
Dr. Irwin Redlener speaks during the Children’s Health Fund Annual Benefit 2019 in New York City on June 05, 2019.…
Pandemic experts issue sobering warning about future
Pandemic experts John Barry and Marc Lipsitch co-authored a new report predicting that the coronavirus pandemic could last up to…
LGBTQ Coronavirus Victims Should Be Counted In Health Data, Lawmakers Say
NEW YORK, April 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – State lawmakers urged U.S. officials on Thursday to determine how many coronavirus…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China in retaliation for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls retaliatory action over virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
Amazon’s second-quarter forecast weighed down by $4 billion in COVID-19 related costs, shares fall
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, April 22, 2020…
CDC reports 1,031,659 coronavirus cases, 60,057 deaths
People wear masks as they walk past a closed beach during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Del…
Tesla’s Elon Musk calling coronavirus lockdowns ‘fascist’ overshadows profitable quarter
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) outspoken CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday called sweeping U.S. stay-at-home restrictions to curtail the coronavirus…
Coronavirus: Colleges facing cash crunch
“Every college and university in the country is facing a cashflow crisis,” said Terry Hartle, of the American Council of…
Bill de Blasio: New York City community leaders call out mayor after he condemned a large gathering and singled out Jewish residents
De Blasio said the gathering for a rabbi’s funeral Tuesday in Williamsburg, New York, was “absolutely unacceptable” and noted it…
Alphabet earnings drive futures higher ahead of GDP data
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday after Google-parent Alphabet reported upbeat quarterly results, while investors braced for…
US coronavirus update: Cases top 1 million
Connecticut reported an increase of 315 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the lowest number of new infections reported “in weeks,”…
Coronavirus testing: Why the three main types of tests can’t be easily mass produced
One remains questionably reliable and is only helpful after the fact. And one is still early in development — but…
Mass transit during the reopening: Masked commuters, cordoned off seats
As US cities move to reopen on the other side of the curve of the coronavirus pandemic, beleaguered transit systems…
Trump to order meat processing plants to stay open
The US Supreme Court is seen amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 15, in Washington, DC. Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images When…
An Indiana postal worker was shot and killed, and police haven’t found who’s responsible
Now, the US Postal Inspection Service is offering $50,000 for information that could lead them to suspects in her death.…
Will Reeve went on air wearing a suit coat and no pants, not realizing everyone could see his legs
ABC News reporter Will Reeve might relate, except he seems to have forgotten something slightly more important: pants. Reeve appeared…
Blue Angels and Thunderbirds will fly over New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania to salute coronavirus responders
The US military’s elite flight teams will fly over New York City, Newark, Trenton and Philadelphia on Tuesday to salute…
A man shot and killed 5 people in Milwaukee, police say
Officers responded to the home after receiving a call around 10:30 a.m., Morales said. They discovered five people dead. The…
An ER doctor who continued to treat patients after she recovered from Covid-19 has died by suicide
Dr. Lorna Breen, 49, died a hero, said her father, Philip Breen. “She was in the trenches,” he said. “She…
US coronavirus update: Cases approach 1 million
Shelves normally stocked with meat sit empty at a Giant grocery store in Dunkirk, Maryland, on March 13. Mark Wilson/Getty…
UBS posts 40% first-quarter net profit rise as transaction levels jump
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen in Zurich, Switzerland October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann ZURICH (Reuters)…
Asia stocks set to rise as Wall Street jumps on lockdown easing hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks were set for gains on Tuesday after a strong Wall Street session as easing…
U.S. payroll protection program: What has changed in round two?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Small Business Administration on Monday began allowing lenders to process $310 billion in funds for the…
Britain making good progress with antibody tests, junior minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is continuing to test whether antibody tests can be used in the fight against the novel…