Wall Street prepares as coronavirus gets closer to home
Wall Street stepped up preparations to deal with the impact of the coronavirus on Tuesday, testing backup plans and asking employees to work from home,...
Tennessee to extend voting hours at all polling sites after storms
Several Tennessee polling places will stay open at least an extra hour to allow Democratic primary voters on Super Tuesday to continue to cast ballots...
Mercury exposure tied to skin cancer risk
(Reuters Health) – Americans who eat a lot of mercury-containing seafood might be at increased risk for skin cancer, suggests a study based on national...
Nordstrom sales miss, sees 2020 earnings below estimates
Nordstrom Inc forecast a 2020 profit largely below market expectations on Tuesday, after the upscale apparel retailer missed estimates for fourth-quarter revenue, sending its shares...
Resurgent Biden makes Super Tuesday push to halt Sanders’ momentum
U.S. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden took his resurgent campaign to California on Tuesday in a last-minute push to blunt front-runner Bernie Sanders’ momentum as...
NBCUniversal sells record $1.25 billion in Tokyo Olympic ads
Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal said on Tuesday it had sold more than $1.25 billion in national advertising for the Tokyo Olympics, a new record for any...
MLB has no plans yet to postpone games over coronavirus: ESPN
Major League Baseball said its players should avoid taking balls and pens from fans to sign autographs in an effort to protect themselves from the...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise cuts cash flow outlook on coronavirus impact, shares down
Hewlett Packard Enterprise on Tuesday cut its free cash flow forecast for the year citing supply constraints due to the coronavirus outbreak, and reported a...
Blast at Lotte Chemical plant in South Korea injures more than 20: Yonhap
An explosion occurred at Lotte Chemical’s plant in the southwestern city of Seosan in South Korea, injuring more than 20 people, South Korea’s Yonhap news...
Coronavirus deaths, cases tick up in the U.S.
The number of coronavirus deaths on Tuesday ticked up to nine from six a day earlier, all in Washington state, where officials are battling a...