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,...
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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...
Exclusive: Ukraine ready to ban wheat exports if necessary - official
Ukraine, one of world's top grain exporters, is ready to ban wheat exports if sales exceed limits agreed with traders, the deputy economy minister in charge...
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...
Crisis shows companies need social licence to operate, Federated Hermes says
Federated Hermes has written an open letter to company executives and chairpersons setting out how COVID 19 has changed its engagement priorities and how the pandemic...
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...
Bank of America profit nearly halves as loan loss provisions soar
Bank of America Corp recorded a 48.5% fall in quarterly profit on Wednesday, as it set aside $3.6 billion in provisions to cover for potential lossses...
Small business rescue loans top $296 billion, rapidly nearing the program's funding limit
"It's a tremendous program to keep our business afloat," said one small business owner.
Trump administration aims to buy milk, meat to help farmers hit by coronavirus: Perdue
The Trump administration plans to buy milk and meat from U.S. farmers as part of an initial $15.5 billion effort to help them weather the impact...
Clean energy shed 106,000 U.S. jobs in March, erasing a year of gains
From solar panel installers to electric vehicle factory workers, the clean energy sector lost more than 100,000 U.S. jobs in March as stringent measures to control...