Italy looks to safeguard biomedical valley leading fight against COVID-19
Italy plans to tighten health checks to ensure that work is not disrupted in a small northern town specialising in the production of medical supplies to...
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Amid confusion, U.S. small business bailout program off to rocky start
A flood of loan applications from coronavirus-hit businesses inundated lenders on Friday as the U.S. government launched its $349 billion bailout fund for small and midsize...
Brent crude surges 10% on hopes of oil output deal
Crude futures surged for a second day on Friday, with benchmark Brent up 10% on hopes that a global deal to cut crude supply worldwide will...
FedEx hoards cash, slashes CEO pay amid coronavirus threat
FedEx Corp said on Friday it would pull $1.5 billion from a credit line and slash CEO pay as stay-at-home orders aimed at stemming the spread...
U.S. warns airlines to quickly refund tickets after canceled flights
The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday issued a notice to airlines reminding them they are obligated to refund tickets when they cancel a flight or make...
U.S. airlines face deadline to apply for federal payroll grants
U.S. airlines and airport contractors faced a deadline of 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) on Friday to tap the federal government for up to $32 billion...
U.S. small businesses flood Bank of America with loan applications
Bank of America Corp said on Friday it has already received about 35,000 applications for federally backed small-business loans within hours of starting to accept them.
Canada signs agreement with Amazon Canada to distribute medical equipment
Canada has signed an agreement with Amazon Canada to ensure medical equipment is delivered where it is most needed in the country's fight against the cornonavirus...
Global stocks edge lower on economic toll from coronavirus; oil rallies
Global stock markets sank on Friday following more signs that the COVID-19 pandemic would take a massive toll on economic growth, while oil prices continued to...
Coronavirus depresses U.S. payrolls, more job losses coming
The U.S. economy shed 701,000 jobs in March, abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the novel coronavirus...
Helicopters? Bailouts? Central banks move to stem coronavirus crisis
Central banks are pulling out all the stops to try to shield their economies from the new coronavirus pandemic, raising questions about whether they risk crossing...
Take Five: Life in the time of corona
The world's biggest economy won't be open for business by Easter, as U.S. President Donald Trump had hoped, but the second biggest economy may come close....
Here's why holding individual stocks can come back to hurt you
Depending on how much you're holding of any one stock, the current market rout could serve as a reminder that diversification matters. It also may be...
Fed Chair Powell spoke with Trump as central bank geared up for virus response
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had two previously undisclosed phone calls with U.S. President Trump in February, calendars released on Friday show, including a brief call...
Bank of America says 58,000 small businesses have asked for $6 billion in loans since 9 a.m.
The U.S. has asked banks to help it dole out at least $350 billion in loans to small businesses, part of the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus...