NEW YORK — With the viral outbreak spreading to more countries, the price of oil has dropped precipitously as global demand weakens even further. That has sent shares tumbling for oil giants like Exxon and Chevron while smaller producers with idling rigs continue to slash jobs. Hundreds of new cases of the virus that causes […]
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MADRID — It’s been a tough journey for the first-division soccer club from Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the virus outbreak in China. The team came to Spain for preseason training and doesn’t know when it will be able to return home. Players haven’t seen their relatives in more than two months. One
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The first few contests in the Democratic presidential primary race have been fought in states that are small and somewhat quirky economically. There aren’t many states where voters care as much about ethanol subsidies as they do in Iowa, or where culinary unions wield as much power as in Nevada. All of that will change
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Investors might be on edge after the stock market surrendered five months worth of gains in an alarmingly short amount of time By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Personal Finance Writer February 29, 2020, 12:31 PM 4 min read To state the obvious, the stock market is a little scary these days. A viral outbreak has
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When we want to know what people are craving at any given moment, we take a look at the HuffPost Taste Instagram account and its most-liked recipes, which come from a curated list of experienced food bloggers. Between the colder temperatures, the launch of political debates and all the feelings that Valentine’s Day brings (whether
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In cruises, the benefits may include a cabin upgrade and shipboard credits; in rental cars the discounts generally range from 15 to 25 percent, according to the company. To get these, most members pay $60 or $120 to join (the higher level of membership offers 2 percent cash back on all Costco purchases). The Costco
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Oregon celebrated its latest Pac-12 title with an 88-57 rout of Washington State as Ruthy Hebard and Satou Sabally dominated inside and Sabrina Ionescu dished out 12 assists February 29, 2020, 7:33 AM 4 min read EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon had a big win in hand before it even hit the court Friday night. The
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — In 2008 and 2016, black voters in South Carolina’s presidential primary set the last two Democratic nominees on their way, backing Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton by huge margins. Rival candidates never managed to catch up in the race for delegates to clinch the nomination. On Saturday, black Democrats are set
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“I believe we’re going to have massive shortage of goods,” she said. “Two weeks ago I told people this was coming. The big problem was economists don’t understand how global supply chains work, how intertwined and interconnected they are.” It is an issue she said would particularly affect pharmaceuticals and electronics. Macroeconomic policies can’t really
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A new virus that first emerged in China has infected more than 85,000 people and caused more than 2,900 deaths February 29, 2020, 10:59 AM 2 min read A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 85,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin
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