Pelosi shoots down McConnell demand for business COVID protection
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Democrats would not support protections for businesses against COVID-related litigation, which Senate Majority Mitch...
Goodell reduces salary to $0, NFL employees take paycut
Commissioner Roger Goodell will not be paid during the coronavirus pandemic as part of a leadership-initiated reduction in pay by the NFL....
Italy pledged aid to 2.3 million workers. Just 29,000 have got it
Looking to save lives and stop the coronavirus by shutting down the nation, the Italian government told workers in March: you stay home and we...
Boeing to shrink workforce, raise cash as coronavirus slams jet industry
Boeing Co said on Wednesday it would cut its 160,000-person workforce by about 10%, further reduce 787 Dreamliner production and try to boost liquidity as...
U.S. stocks rally on coronavirus drug hopes
Wall Street stock indexes surged on Wednesday as hopes for an effective COVID-19 treatment prompted a broad rally and helped investors look past bleak economic...
Volkswagen indefinitely delays restarting U.S. production
Volkswagen AG said Wednesday it is indefinitely delaying the resumption of production at its Tennessee assembly plant that had been set to restart on May...
Fed leaves rates near zero, sees virus risks lingering
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates near zero and repeated a vow to do what it takes to shore up the U.S. economy...
Fed keeps rates steady, vows to maintain coronavirus measures
Federal Reserve policymakers on Wednesday left interest rates near zero and repeated a vow to do what it takes to shore up the economy, saying...
Fauci stresses testing as ‘inevitable’ second coronavirus wave looms – New York Post
Fauci stresses testing as ‘inevitable’ second coronavirus wave looms New York Post US could be in for ‘a bad fall and a bad winter’ if it’s...
UK envoy in Washington backs probe into origins of pandemic, WHO reforms
Britain’s ambassador to the United States on Wednesday backed calls for an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus and the response of the...