Exclusive: Ryanair sees price war fuelling rapid air travel recovery
Ryanair is steeling for an airline price war that it expects to win once coronavirus restrictions are lifted and passengers flock back to tourist destinations, Chief...
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Oil mixed after record 19 mln-barrel U.S. crude storage build
Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday after the United States reported a 19 million-barrel jump in inventories, the biggest weekly build ever, while forecasts showed global...
Volkswagen to resume production in Germany starting April 20
Volkswagen on Wednesday said factories producing cars for its core brand in Zwickau, Germany and Bratislava, Slovakia will resume production starting on April 20, with other...
With confidence shattered, the road to a 'normal' U.S. economy looks long
U.S. air travel was shut down for three days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. It took three years for the industry to recover despite toughened...
Small business loans top $296 billion and could reach the program's limit by the end of Wednesday
"It's a tremendous program to keep our business afloat," said one small business owner.
Coast to coast, Fed survey shows sharp, abrupt toll of coronavirus
U.S. companies have been battered by the fallout from the novel coronavirus outbreak as economic activity "contracted sharply and abruptly across all regions," a report by...
Coronavirus unmasks Amazon's stumbles at Whole Foods
Amazon's moves to reduce strain on its grocery businesses by putting new online shoppers on wait lists and switching more Whole Foods resources to filling orders,...
Exclusive: Major U.S. airlines plan to apply for government loans in addition to grants: sources
Numerous major U.S. airlines are preparing to apply this week for a $25 billion U.S. government loan program after winning billions in federal payroll grants, people...
Harley-Davidson lays off staff, cuts salaries, amid coronavirus outbreak
Harley-Davidson Inc said on Wednesday it had temporarily laid off most of its global production employees and implemented salary cuts in a bid to lower costs...
'I can't even get anyone to take my application': Some small businesses are locked out of loan program
Johanna Mann has tried to apply for a small-business loan to keep her pie shop in Amherst, Ohio, afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. She can't find...
Receiving SSI benefits? You will get your coronavirus stimulus payment automatically, government says
If you receive Supplemental Security Income from the government, you will get your coronavirus stimulus payment by early May. If you have qualifying dependents who should...
IMF's Georgieva says wants to triple concessional financing for poor countries
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday the Fund was deploying all its resources and was looking to triple its concessional financing for...
Cellphone tracking reveals coronavirus hit to U.S. economy
The millions of bits of cellphone data tracked by analytics firm Unacast show the economic impact of the coronavirus spreading across the United States like a...
Apple has a $399 iPhone SE for the budget-conscious as coronavirus stalls economy
Apple Inc on Wednesday released a smaller iPhone priced at $399, cutting the starting price for the company's smartphone line in a move to broaden its...
Can't keep up with insurance premiums? Here's what to do
A handful of states are requiring insurers to provide extra time for consumers to make those payments without facing cancellation of their policies, and many insurance...