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Gun background checks have spiked to record numbers in the past month amid concerns about safety during the coronavirus crisis By LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press April 1, 2020, 9:49 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers […]

WASHINGTON — President Trump continues to resist calls from hundreds of companies to drop tariffs he has placed on foreign goods, arguing that the levies do not impose costs on American companies, despite economic evidence to the contrary. The Trump administration has been weighing an executive order that would defer tariff payments on some imports,

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels April 1, 2020, 8:48 PM 1 min read Benchmark crude oil fell 17 cents to settle at $20.31 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell $1.61 to close at $24.74 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline fell 5 cents to 55

SAN FRANCISCO — The spread of the coronavirus has meant feast or famine for technology start-ups. While many are cutting staff and slashing costs as they reel from the outbreak’s fallout, others have experienced a surge in demand. One of the lucky ones is Notion, a workplace productivity start-up based in San Francisco, whose tools

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 chemical that may cause cancer By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer April 1, 2020, 4:50 PM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article WASHINGTON

Manufacturing contracted in the United States and around the world last month, dragged down by economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer April 1, 2020, 4:18 PM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article WASHINGTON — Manufacturing contracted in the United States and around

US construction spending drops 1.3% in February with weakness in all major sectors By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer April 1, 2020, 2:34 PM 1 min read WASHINGTON — Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 1.3% in February with housing and nonresidential construction both showing weakness even before the coronavirus struck with force in the

It’s the first of the month, and everybody knows the rent’s due. For millions of Americans, Wednesday is the first time the landlord is knocking on the door since the coronavirus outbreak turned the economy upside down. Many of those renters are without jobs – nearly 3.3 million people in the U.S. filed for unemployment

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — Former Marseille president Pape Diouf dies at 68. — Spain reports more than 800

LONDON — The world is almost certainly ensnared in a devastating recession delivered by the coronavirus pandemic. Now, fears are growing that the downturn could be far more punishing and long lasting than initially feared — potentially enduring into next year, and even beyond — as governments intensify restrictions on business to halt the spread