Stocks Tumble as Surge in Virus Cases Imperils Recovery: Live Updates
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Weeks of drama over the social media app TikTok left investors and others wondering what it
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‘It’s Time for a Change’: Workers Idled by the Virus Try New Careers
MANCHESTER, England — As a national lockdown was imposed in March, a food deliverer, Hanna Scaife, watched her weekly hours plummet from 30, to five, then zero as restaurants across Teesside, in northeast England, shut their doors.
Business hasn’t gotten much better since then.
“It’s been really tough,” said Ms.
Global Markets Climb Amid Virus Concerns: Live Updates
Lord & Taylor and the company behind Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, the latest American retailers to fall victim to the coronavirus outbreak.
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‘Less Optimistic’ and ‘More Cautious’: Top C.E.O.s Fret as Virus Cases Rise
With coronavirus cases around the country on the rise and states rolling back their reopening plans, many of the nation’s top business leaders are steeling themselves for a period of prolonged economic disruption and the prospect of a slow, halting recovery.
“I’m less optimistic today than I was 30 days
Google Virus Apps Give it Way to Access Location Data
Some Android users in Europe say they feel misled by their governments. Instructions on many of the apps direct Android users to turn on location, for instance, but make no mention of Google or that users can stop the company from determining their precise locations by turning off the accuracy
A Resurgence of the Virus, and Lockdowns, Threatens Economic Recovery
WASHINGTON — The United States economy is headed for a tumultuous autumn, with the threat of closed schools, renewed government lockdowns, empty stadiums and an uncertain amount of federal support for businesses and unemployed workers all clouding hopes for a rapid rebound from recession.
For months, the prevailing wisdom among