Chicken with salmonella can make you sick. So can romaine lettuce with E. coli and buffets with lurking norovirus. So why aren’t health officials warning people about eating food contaminated with the new coronavirus? The answer has to do with the varying paths organisms take to make people sick. Respiratory […]
Read moreBanks paid millions in bonuses weeks before ban on cash rewards
Millions of pounds of bank bonuses were paid out weeks before the Bank of England banned British lenders from offering cash rewards to their most senior executives as the coronavirus crisis escalates. In an intervention that sent banking shares tumbling on Wednesday amid renewed turbulence in financial markets, Threadneedle Street […]
Read moreGold Pares Early Gains, Settles Lower For 4th Straight Session
Gold prices drifted lower on Wednesday, extending losses to a fourth straight session, although the downside was not much pronounced as rising coronavirus cases continued to raise concerns about growth. A stronger dollar weighed on the yellow metal. The dollar index rose to 99.80, gaining about 0.75%. It was not […]
Read moreIn Shuttered Las Vegas, Tropicana Is Sold for Five Months’ Rent
Frank Sinatra hung out there. “The Godfather” was filmed there. And the iconic Las Vegas resort even invented the swim-up blackjack table. But on Friday night, Penn National Gaming Inc. announced it’s selling the Tropicana for $307.5 million — about $52.5 million less than it paid for the Strip property […]
Read moreHHS Inspector General Asked To Look Into CDC Mailing Featuring Trump
WASHINGTON ― The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is facing a call for an investigation after it sent a coronavirus mailing prominently featuring President Donald Trump’s name to millions of Americans. “In terms of design, the main feature of the mailing is Trump’s name rather than the actual guidelines,” […]
Read moreMarch loss of 27K private jobs likely signals end of employment boom
US private payrolls dropped in March for the first time in 2 1/2 years, likely as businesses shut down in compliance with strict measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic, supporting economists’ views that the longest employment boom in history probably ended last month. The ADP National Employment Report on Wednesday […]
Read moreChina Concealed Extent of Virus Outbreak, U.S. Intelligence Says
China has concealed the extent of the coronavirus outbreak in its country, under-reporting both total cases and deaths it’s suffered from the disease, the U.S. intelligence community concluded in a classified report to the White House, according to three U.S. officials. The officials asked not to be identified because the […]
Read morePirelli CEO: There is solidarity in working remotely
London (CNN Business)More than 1.1 million autoworkers have been forced to stay home in Europe as the coronavirus pandemic closes plants and brings production in the region to a standstill. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said that factory closures have so far affected roughly 40% of workers directly employed in […]
Read moreEurozone Unemployment Rate Lowest Since March 2008
Euro area jobless rate unexpectedly eased to its lowest level since in over a decade in February, just ahead of the announcement of coronavirus pandemic containment measures in several countries in the region. The jobless rate fell to 7.3 percent, data from Eurostat showed Wednesday, while economists had expected it […]
Read moreMacy's booted from S&P 500
Coronavirus leads Macy’s to drop from S&P 500 Amid coronavirus store closures, Macy’s market cap has decreased so much it will be removed from the S&P 500. FOX Business’ Lauren Simonetti with more. Macy’s will be removed from the benchmark S&P 500 index, the S&P Global Indices said on Tuesday […]
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