Month: April 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Michael Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion coronavirus relief package into law Friday as Washington plans the next steps in its unprecedented attempt to rescue an
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Three leading Democratic senators are urging the Small Business Administration to investigate whether banks gave the wealthy preferential treatment as they doled
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Medical staff shows on February 26, 2020 packets of a Nivaquine, tablets containing chloroquine and Plaqueril, tablets containing hydroxychloroquine, drugs that has shown signs of effectiveness against coronavirus. Gerard Julien | AFP | Getty Images Citing a “primary outcome” of death, researchers cut short a study testing anti-malaria drug chloroquine as a potential treatment for Covid-19
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Source: American Express Credit card issuer American Express posted a 76% drop in first-quarter profit on Friday, as it set aside $2.6 billion to cover potential losses stemming from the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic has hammered the global economy, pushing companies to layoff employees by the millions. That, in turn, could weigh on credit card
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A view of baggage claim at the United Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, April 16, 2020, in Los Angeles. VALERIE MACON It’s clear that Americans have slowed their spending drastically as many industries essentially grind to a halt amid the coronavirus pandemic and
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Despite outrage on Main Street and new pressure from the Treasury Department this week, several publicly traded companies that received payroll relief funds from the Small Business Administration oppose demands to return the cash. The companies said the Paycheck Protection Program loans have allowed them to keep employees on payroll and that they disagree with
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Intel CEO Robert “Bob” Swan announces the company’s Tiger Lake chips at the technology fair CES. Christoph Dernbach | picture alliance | Getty Images Intel shares fell as much as 6% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported earnings for its fiscal first quarter. Here are the key numbers: Earnings: $1.45 per share, adjusted
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