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Small businesses worried about surviving coronavirus crisis
Unemployment claims are surging, as businesses shut their doors during the coronavirus pandemic. Experts say 7 million people could lose their jobs from April to June and the unemployment rate could shoot up to nearly 9% by later this year. Jericka Duncan speaks with small business owners and workers who have been laid off about what their doing to make ends meet.
Asked about bailout money for his properties, Trump says 'let's just see what happens'
President Trump on March 22 did not say whether his personal properties would benefit from a proposal aimed at helping businesses hurt by the economic impact of the coronavirus.
The work from home wave could reshape airline travel
A freeze on business class travel could have long-lasting impacts on the airline industry.
How to protect your retirement savings amid the pandemic
Keep calm and follow these 25 tips.
How the stock market collapse compares with others in history
The current sell-off on Wall Street is the worst many Americans have seen -- or will see -- in their lifetimes.
Dow futures surge into green on Fed asset buying program
U.S. stock futures surged on Monday, erasing steep overnight losses after the Federal Reserve unveiled new measures to keep markets working properly.
Here's what need to happen for the economy to restart
The American economy has stopped working. We’re going to try turning it off and back on again.
Urged on by Trump, Ford and GM rush to start making ventilators
President Donald Trump caused consternation in Washington, Detroit and beyond when he tweeted on Sunday that he had given automakers the “go ahead” to start producing ventilators and other equipment desperately needed in the coronavirus pandemic.
How not to be a jerk while ordering groceries during a pandemic
Food and grocery delivery workers explain what online shoppers should do to make their work safer and easier.
Worst of selloff isn't here yet, banks and investors warn
The most brutal stretch for global markets since the financial crisis likely isn’t over yet, say investors and analysts who believe it is too early to assess the possible scale of economic damage from the coronavirus.
Real estate billionaire says commercial mortgages on brink of collapse
Real estate billionaire Tom Barrack said the U.S. commercial-mortgage market is on the brink of collapse and predicted a “domino effect” of catastrophic economic consequences if banks and government don’t take prompt action to keep borrowers from defaulting.
3 ways the coronavirus will affect Social Security
Yes, the coronavirus could eventually impact your Social Security benefit check.
It’s not the first time OPEC has pulled up a chair for Texas
The crisis in the oil industry is so bad that Texas regulators are weighing whether to coordinate production cuts with OPEC. If they’re seeking advice, they should look no further than the man who first went to Vienna on behalf of the state’s oil industry.
Federal Reserve to lend up to $300B to businesses, cities
In a series of sweeping, aggressive steps, the U.S. Federal Reserve will lend to small and large businesses and local governments as well as extend its bond buying programs.
China aims to be a stabilizing force as global financial markets gyrate
In face of the new coronavirus' shock to global financial markets, China aims to be a stabilizing force — beginning with its own markets.
Walmart ups minimum wage in warehouses by $2 as orders surge
Walmart ups minimum wage in e-commerce warehouses by $2 as orders surge on virus worries
Goldman Sachs props own money-market funds after withdrawals
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. pumped more than $1 billion into two of its prime money-market portfolios as investors pulled funds during one of Wall Street’s most volatile weeks.
H&M closes U.K. stores for two weeks due to coronavirus
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB will temporarily shutter its stores in the U.K., meaning the company has now closed all physical outlets in its three biggest markets as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
As Wall Street empties, Asia’s bankers slowly head back to work
Simon Kavanagh never thought he’d be so happy to go to work. The investment banker rode the elevator to the 20th floor of his office on Queen’s Road Central in Hong Kong recently after spending a couple of weeks cooped up in his apartment as the coronavirus raged across Asia.
Coronavirus pandemic leads to crisis for travel industry
CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports on the coronavirus' impact on travel worldwide.
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