Apr 14 Watch 6:59 The new challenges businesses may face in a world changed by COVID-19 When businesses and organizations resume activity after COVID-19, it will be in a changed economic landscape. Suzanne Clark is president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, whose 3 million members include all sectors, geographies and sizes. She is planning how… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 3:40 Trump blames WHO for pandemic mismanagement, says he’ll halt U.S. funding President Trump announced at the daily White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing on Tuesday that the U.S. will halt funding of the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump contends that the group mismanaged the health crisis and wasted… Continue watching
Apr 14 WATCH: Trump announces he’ll direct WHO funding to be frozen during coronavirus briefing By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The president on Tuesday directed his administration to freeze funding to the World Health Organization, pending a review of its warnings about the coronavirus and China. Continue reading
Apr 14 WATCH: Louisiana governor holds briefing after again delaying primary election By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday again delayed Louisiana's presidential primary because of the coronavirus — this time to July 11 — as the state's chief elections officer asked lawmakers to expand mail-in balloting and early voting. Continue reading
Apr 14 WATCH: Mississippi governor holds coronavirus briefing amid deadly tornado recovery By Justin Stabley Along with the pandemic, the state's death toll from a series of tornadoes rose to 12. Continue reading
Apr 14 States confront practical dilemmas on reopening economies By Eric Tucker, Lori Hinnant, Frank Jordans, Associated Press As governments grapple with when and how to reopen their countries for business, the IMF projected that the world economy will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression. Continue reading
Apr 14 Cities, counties fear losing out on U.S. virus rescue funding By Brian Slodysko, Richard Lardner, Associated Press The $2.2 trillion federal rescue package could fail to deliver badly needed financial aid to thousands of smaller cities and counties where a majority of Americans live, according to documents and interviews with local officials. Continue reading
Apr 14 IMF: Global economy will suffer worst year since Depression By Paul Wiseman, Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast. Continue reading
Apr 14 New Trump team to explore path to reopening U.S. economy By Jonathan Lemire, Kevin Freking, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The council, which is not expected to include health officials, could bring to the forefront the push-pull tensions within the White House between economists and public health officials over how quickly to reopen the economy vs. proceeding cautiously to ensure… Continue reading
Apr 13 Virus closes some meat plants, raising fears of shortages By Josh Funk, Associated Press The new coronavirus has sickened workers at meat processing plants across the country, forcing some massive operations to close at least temporarily. Continue reading