2020-04-14 Countries Struggle to Decide When to Return to Work
Governments around the world are struggling to decide when people can return to work. The coronavirus pandemic has closed businesses…
2020-04-12 Oxfam: Coronavirus Crisis Could Push Half a Billion People into Poverty
The economic effects of the coronavirus could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said this week. The…
2020-04-01 ‘Made in Vietnam’ Goods Reach Record Popularity in US Market
Products from Vietnam have become more popular in the United States than ever before. U.S. imports from the Southeast Asian…
2020-03-27 Millions Unemployed as Central Bank Warns US in ‘Recession’
More than 3 million jobless Americans asked the United States government for financial assistance last week. That is a record…
2020-04-12 Oxfam: Coronavirus Crisis Could Push Half a Billion People into Poverty
The economic effects of the coronavirus could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said this week. The…
2020-04-01 ‘Made in Vietnam’ Goods Reach Record Popularity in US Market
Products from Vietnam have become more popular in the United States than ever before. U.S. imports from the Southeast Asian…
2020-03-25 The Economy Shrinks with Shocking Speed
Three weeks ago, the car service company EmpireCLS was heading toward its second straight year of a growing business. Empire,…
2020-03-22 Coronavirus Concerns Wedding Industry
Concerns about the growing number of coronavirus illnesses in the United States and elsewhere has greatly affected the wedding industry.…
2020-03-19 Additional Measures to Stop Virus Weigh on Economy
In the United States, carmakers closed factories to protect workers against the new coronavirus and financial markets were again hard…
2020-03-18 Markets Make Some Investors Think Recession, Perhaps Depression
The coronavirus outbreak has sent shock waves through stock markets in the United States and around the world. Now, with…
2020-03-13 As Coronavirus Spreads, Service Workers Worry about Wages
The spread of the new coronavirus is affecting the work and pay of people around the world. A delivery driver…
2020-03-12 Saudi Arabia Orders Oil Production Capacity Increase
Saudi Arabia has directed the state oil company Aramco to increase its total possible oil production, or capacity. It announced…
2020-03-10 New Coronavirus Hurting World’s Economies
The fast-spreading new coronavirus is hurting the world’s economies, lowering production and limiting travel. On Monday, the New York Stock…
2020-03-06 Many Companies Suspending Business Trips Because of Coronavirus
Big companies are trying to keep their employees healthy by banning business trips. The decision, however, has been a hard…
2020-03-03 OECD Study: World Economy May Shrink Because of Coronavirus
A new report says the spreading coronavirus could make the world economy shrink during the first three months of 2020.…