Economic Indicators12 hours ago (Apr 23, 2020 07:05PM ET) (C) Reuters. Shoppers are seen inside a near deserted Intu Trafford Centre in Manchester LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer confidence held at its lowest since 2009 this month after tumbling in late March, as the country remained in coronavirus lockdown and […]
U.S. new home sales tumble in March
Economic Indicators7 hours ago (Apr 23, 2020 11:05AM ET) (C) Reuters. Real estate signs advertise new homes for sale in multiple new developments in York County, South Carolina By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes dropped by the most in more than 6-1/2 years in […]
How Argentina’s Strict Covid-19 Lockdown Saved Lives
Today, the country still has fewer than 3,000 confirmed cases. Its neighbor to the north, Brazil, which was slower to lock down, recently passed a total of 38,000. And here in the US, well, we’re adding that many new cases every day or two. If you just look at the […]
Millions of Americans join unemployed ranks as coronavirus ravages economy
3/3 (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Orleans 2/3 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A stunning 26.5 million Americans have sought unemployment benefits over the last five weeks, confirming that all the jobs gained during the longest employment boom in U.S. history have […]
U.S. business activity hits fresh record lows amid coronavirus lockdowns
Coronavirus8 hours ago (Apr 23, 2020 09:55AM ET) (C) Reuters. The global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Alhambra By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business activity plumbed new record lows in April as the novel coronavirus severely disrupted manufacturing and services industry production, pushing the economy into uncharted […]
All the Ways to Kill a Coronavirus (So Far)
The race is on to find a cure for Covid-19. Researchers are testing new vaccines, resurrecting old drugs, and repurposing treatments originally developed for other diseases. Things are moving fast; by the time you read this, the situation may have changed (for the better, we hope). So how are scientists […]
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fall to 4.42 Million
Sign In/Free Sign Up 0 Economic Indicators10 hours ago (Apr 23, 2020 08:32AM ET) (C) Reuters. Investing.com – The number of Americans applying for initial unemployment benefits decreased to 4.42 million last week from a downwardly revised 5.23 million in the prior week, the U.S. Labor […]
Mexico inflation slows more than expected to over four-year low
Economic Indicators10 hours ago (Apr 23, 2020 08:10AM ET) (C) Reuters. A handful of people walk inside a shop[ing mall as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Mexico City MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican inflation eased in the first half of April to its lowest in more than four […]
Newly Unemployed, and Labeling Photos for Pennies
B.C. Kowalski, a writer at the local weekly in Wausau, Wisconsin, was expecting a boost to his income this spring. He was set to begin selling ads for local businesses on a podcast he’d launched on the side, Keep it Wausome. Then coronavirus restrictions shut down the town and its […]
This Hungry Little Beetle Could Help Ease Seasonal Allergies
The researchers also studied data about how often patients visited doctors for allergy treatments, and they incorporated “patient hay fever diaries,” in which people reported data like the severity of their symptoms, which medications they were taking, and how much work they were missing. Finally, they modeled where you might […]