Apr 20 Talks drag on $450 billion virus aid for small businesses, hospitals By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Trump administration and Congress are struggling to seal an agreement on more than $450 billion to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus, but the Trump administration and key lawmakers insisted a final pact is within reach. Continue reading
Apr 20 States work to keep meat plants open despite virus outbreaks By Ryan Foley, Associated Press Governors in the Midwest are working to keep large meatpacking plants operating despite coronavirus outbreaks that have sickened hundreds of workers and threaten to disrupt the nation's supply of pork and beef. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 4:40 Troubled global oil market tanks amid pandemic’s drop in demand Economic damage from the novel coronavirus pandemic has knocked the bottom out of the oil market. The cost of benchmark U.S. crude oil, for delivery in May, actually fell below zero -- dragging down the entire stock market. And in… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 7:43 Why getting the U.S. back to normal in the next couple months is a ‘fantasy’ As the novel coronavirus pandemic wears on, debate is brewing over how long the associated shutdowns should last. The New York Times’ Donald McNeil has covered epidemics for close to two decades and reported recently on why American society could… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 10:22 How the COVID-19 pandemic is sending American agriculture into chaos By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn COVID-19 is disrupting agriculture on many levels. The Trump administration recently announced it will spend $19 billion to help farmers. But they aren’t the only group in need of support -- undocumented immigrants are roughly half of American farmworkers, and… Continue watching
Apr 20 WATCH: Georgia governor aims to reopen some businesses as early as Friday By Associated Press Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has rolled out aggressive plans to reopen the state’s economy, saying many businesses shuttered to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus may reopen their doors as early as Friday. Continue reading
Apr 20 Florida slowest state in U.S. to process unemployment claims By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Nearly 7 of every 8 Floridians who managed to file claims during the three weeks from mid-March until early April were waiting to have them processed. Continue reading
Apr 20 Marijuana industry faces uncertainty as COVID-19 crisis continues By Associated Press The unofficial holiday celebrating all things cannabis arrives Monday as the nation's emerging legal marijuana market braces for an economic blow from the coronavirus crisis, with many consumers reducing spending or going underground for deals. Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: NYC cancels June events, including 3 major parades By Jennifer Peltz, Karen Matthews, Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press New York City is barring its famous summer street celebrations for the month of June, and the state is exploring new ways to expand coronavirus testing. Continue reading
Apr 20 Oil price goes negative as demand collapses By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press A barrel of benchmark U.S. oil for May delivery fell to negative $3.70 per barrel. Continue reading