European markets closed with heavy losses Wednesday on concerns that the coronavirus outbreak will cause even more lockdowns on businesses around the world and put large numbers of people out of work March 18, 2020, 5:32 PM 3 min read LONDON — The Latest on action in the financial markets (all times local): 5 p.m. […]
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This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series, which examines technological, economic, social and cultural shifts that happen as businesses evolve. At a production plant in western Tennessee, about 100 3-D printers, arranged in pods for different tasks and parts, spit out hundreds of pairs of individually fitted insoles and sandals a day.
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The Denver Broncos have acquired five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jurrell Casey from the Tennessee Titans March 18, 2020, 5:16 PM 3 min read The Latest on NFL free agency. Teams can begin making agreements with free agents official as the league’s business season begins Wednesday. All times EDT: ——— 1 p.m. The Denver Broncos
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The SNP’s Westminster leader, has called on the government to introduce an ‘income guarantee’ for people struggling to pay bills, because of the coronavirus outbreak. Ian Blackford told the prime minister that thousands of people have lost their jobs because of the virus, and he said that millions more face the same threat. Boris Johnson
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NEW YORK — The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus worldwide surpassed 200,000 for the first time Wednesday and the damage being seeded in the global economy is growing more clear by the day. Furloughs and job cuts, from dog walkers to oilfield workers, have begun. Governments around the world are pushing drastic
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WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said Wednesday it wants to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next month as the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy as the coronavirus epidemic threatens a body slam to taxpayers and businesses. In a memorandum, Treasury proposed two $250 billion cash infusions to
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Chrissy Teigen is calling for kindness in the age of coronavirus, especially in regards to the internet’s current punching bag, Vanessa Hudgens. The “High School Musical” alum came under fire earlier this week for her flippant response to the pandemic that has swept across at least 150 countries in recent weeks and killed more than
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Image copyright Getty Images A top benefit advice charity has called for action to protect people who rent their homes. Turn2Us said universal credit should be increased to help renters who are affected by the coronavirus. The charity also wants tenants to be shielded from having to return advance benefit payments. It said while homeowners
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Scott Dyer, 65, and Kathryn Ward, 66, of Lexington, N.Y., had a two-and-a-half week trip to Peru planned, and after an overnight trip to the northern part of the country, learned that Peru would “be shutting down completely.” They rushed to get flights back to the capital, Lima, but, from there, were unable to get
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Apple’s new iPad brings PC-like trackpad capabilities for the first time, as the company seeks to make its tablet even more like a laptop computer March 18, 2020, 4:12 PM 1 min read NEW YORK — Apple’s new iPad brings PC-like trackpad capabilities for the first time, as the company seeks to make its tablet
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