2/2 (C) Reuters. Migrant workers in fields in the Salinas Valley, California, during the coronavirus outbreak 2/2 By Andrea Shalal and Tom Arnold WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic impact on developing countries could fuel fresh interest in so-called diaspora bonds that allow migrants to support […]
Georgia’s Governor Lets Businesses Reopen. Some Say No Thanks
Customers returned to some Georgia businesses Friday as the state’s death toll from the novel coronavirus neared 900. Governor Brian Kemp, who was one of the last state officials to issue a shelter in place order to curb the spread of the virus, became one of the first to roll […]
Delivery Companies Hand Out Safety Gear–With Mixed Results
For LaCaze, hand sanitizer was by far the most valuable part of the safety kit, since “you can’t get it anywhere and we’re constantly touching things.” After finding her kit’s sanitizer burst open in the package, she hoped to order a replacement from carrotswag.com, the Instacart-owned website where shoppers could […]
U.S. core capital goods orders eke out surprise gain
(C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Warren By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods unexpectedly rose in March, but the gains are unlikely to be sustainable amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has virtually shut down the country and contributed […]
Amazon Sick-Out Unites Tech and Warehouse Workers in Protest
Hundreds of Amazon employees are calling out sick today over the company’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as accusations that it retaliated against workers who have spoken out. The protests are being organized by United for Respect, a nonprofit advocating for retail workers, and Amazon Employees for Climate […]
Lockdown Has Taken Us From Internet Time to Groundhog Time
To quote the great Willie Nelson, who of course was streaming live earlier this week to celebrate 4/20, “Hello walls.” I bet when he wrote that he had no idea that it would become our unofficial national anthem. For now, this weekly column is free for everyone to access. Soon, […]
U.S. core capital goods orders unexpectedly rise in March
Economic Indicators10 hours ago (Apr 24, 2020 08:45AM ET) New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods unexpectedly rose in March, but the gains are not likely to be sustainable amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has abruptly shut down the economy and contributed to a collapse in crude oil prices. […]
The cost of lockdowns in emerging markets
(C) Reuters. Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mexico City By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – Measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in developing countries come at a heavy cost to governments and citizens, raising poverty levels and government debt and crimping future growth. Policy-makers have to make […]
Want a New Covid-19 Drug Fast? Bring on the Battle Royale
Pandemics aren’t usually Martin Landray’s job. A physician and researcher in the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Population Health, Landray designs clinical trials–cardiology, mostly, the kind of industry-funded studies that suck in tens of thousands of people and extrude new drugs or procedures. But in early March, Landray and […]
German economy to shrink by more than 6% this year: government source
Economic Indicators12 hours ago (Apr 24, 2020 07:05AM ET) (C) Reuters. The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin BERLIN (Reuters) – The German economy will contract by more than 6% this year, a government source told Reuters on Friday, which would be a post-World War Two record. The […]