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Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as investors brace for what is sure to be widespread damage to company earnings because of the coronavirus. Major banks and other companies will start reporting their earnings this week, including JPMorgan Chase, which releases its report early Tuesday. The S&P 500 fell 1% Monday. The benchmark index […]

On a rainy day in November I dropped a postcard into the “international” slot outside the post office in Greymouth, a quiet town on the western coast of New Zealand’s South Island. It was perhaps the most ambitious of the 145 postcards I sent in 2019, not because of its content, but because of how

Walt Disney World in Florida plans to furlough about 43,000 workers after it closed last month because of the coronavirus pandemic, the company and a union coalition representing the workers said. In mid-March, Disney theme parks worldwide closed, including Disney World in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California. The furloughs, which are set to begin

Many of those who continue to fly do so out of necessity, Ms. Metz and Ms. Choma said. One man on a flight with Ms. Choma was traveling home to San Francisco from a visit in Chicago with his father, who was dying of cancer, she said. On another flight, a woman was leaving an

A founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises who helped shape the modern cruise industry has died April 12, 2020, 7:02 PM 2 min read MIAMI — Arne Wilhelmsen, a founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises who helped shape the modern cruise industry, has died. He was 90. The Miami-based company said in a statement that Wilhelmsen died

Travel and travel planning are being disrupted by the worldwide spread of the coronavirus. For the latest updates, read The New York Times’s Covid-19 coverage here. Dear Tripped Up, Last September I booked a Japan tour with Abercrombie & Kent, scheduled to leave at the end of March. Three tickets came to more than $46,000,

Virginia Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities. Restaurants: Takeout and delivery only. Hotels: No order for hotels to close. Washington Driving restrictions: The state’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order has banned gatherings and temporarily closed nonessential businesses. Restaurants: No dine-in service. Hotels: Not ordered to close. Other: All state parks are closed.

Welcome to the weekend. It’s a weekend we’d normally be gathering with family and friends. I hope that in some way you are still able to find community and comfort — through an old-school phone call or via video chat. Maybe you are writing some letters, or, if you are lucky, getting them. Whatever you

The federal directive extending social-distancing guidelines to April 30, as well as multiple state recommendations to shelter in place, means that few people are traveling. Many hotels have closed for the interim and most major hotel chains have waived cancellation fees, often refunding even nonrefundable rooms. But for travelers considering a trip in May or

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. How does a travel section work without … travel? Four months ago, when I packed up my sunny apartment in Sydney, Australia, and relocated to wintry New York City with my husband to join The