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Essential retailers are allowed to stay open during areas hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak because they provide things like food and medicine.
Your cell phone is "probably the dirtiest thing any human has on them at any time," an AT&T worker said.
“There will be people who die who work at Walmart because of this policy," one worker advocate said.
Local restaurants, coffee shops, hair salons, cleaning services, independent booksellers and other spots are suffering from a lack of customers.
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Ford, GM and Fiat Chrysler are going dark amid the pandemic.
The pain is being felt by hotel and airport workers across the country.
“We are a community of huggers and hand shakers and we want to do our part," one distillery said of its sanitizing gels that it’s offering free of charge.
Stocks have had a few rebounds since the market began selling off in mid-February on worries that COVID-19 will slam the economy and corporate profits.
Millions of independent contractors and "gig" workers are especially vulnerable during the coronavirus slump.
Trading on Wall Street’s three main stock indexes was halted for 15 minutes shortly after the open as the S&P 500 index plunged 8%, crossing the 7% threshold that triggers an automatic cutout.
The newly jobless are applying for unemployment benefits and wondering about their health care. "It just keeps getting worse," one worker said.
A federal judge said this is no time to start kicking thousands of people off benefits.
Companies are voluntarily halting disconnects over unpaid bills, but advocates warn there’s no legal obligation to do so amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Telecommuting tends to be a luxury for higher earners. The nature of service jobs, in particular, can make it impossible.
The heavy losses came amid a cascade of cancellations and shutdowns across the globe.
The Trump administration has announced a dramatic new travel ban to combat the coronavirus outbreak amid worries over medical system capacity.
As the Trump administration considers aid for companies hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, it'll be difficult to defend including oil drillers and gas frackers.
Wall Street plunged on Wednesday, with the Dow confirming a bear market for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis.
Market watchers say more big swings are likely until the outbreak starts to slow down.
A price war led by Saudi Arabia and Russia is crushing the price per barrel just as the coronavirus is hurting demand.

















































