Major U.S. airlines on Friday painted a bleak picture of air travel across the country as the coronavirus pandemic forced passengers to stay home. United, Delta and American announced they were paring flights and Jet Blue warned it was burning through $10 million a day in cash as its paying customers dropped to 7,000 a […]
Stay safe, MarketWatchers, and don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance The CDC now says all Americans should wear masks — here’s a simple DIY approach When you can’t buy a mask, make it yourself. Should all Americans be wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus? The CDC now says yes President Donald Trump indicated […]
BARCELONA — On Thursday, a gray and gloomy day in Barcelona — normally sunny and festive this time of year — residents awoke to unsettling news. According to regional newspaper LaVanguardia and other sources, a document circulated by the health department of Catalonia — the northeast region of Spain that has Barcelona as its capital […]
WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff’s proposal for a 9/11-style commission to study the nation’s response to the coronavirus outbreak would give the president the power to appoint the chairman, and would not begin its work until after the 2020 election in November. Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, was the central Democratic figure […]
A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease, walks at Ginza shopping and amusement district in Tokyo By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday sounded alarm about the surge in coronavirus cases in Japan, adding to a chorus of prominent domestic voices – including the […]
NEW YORK — This week, I went to a grocery store in a balaclava. At the time, it seemed like a weird thing to do. I looked like the Invisible Man if he had a walk-in role on “A Clockwork Orange” or “Mad Max.” I wanted to cover my face completely so (a) I wouldn’t […]
Dear Moneyist, I am in my 60s and I work for a well-known supermarket chain in North Carolina. My job requires me to be in the aisles at all time, answering customers’ questions and stocking shelves. I decided to wear a face mask because I am unable to remain six feet away from other customers, […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday doubled down on his earlier tweet that he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach an agreement to significantly cut oil production. Trump tweeted Thursday morning that he spoke to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who held a discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and now expects a […]
WASHINGTON — Navy leaders have relieved the captain of a U.S. aircraft carrier after a memo to military officials pleading for help with a coronavirus outbreak at sea was leaked to a newspaper, officials said. Capt. Brett Crozier, the commanding officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, now at port in Guam, was relieved Thursday after […]
Rows of empty seats on an American Airlines flight as seen on a flight from Washington, D.C, to Miami on March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria American Airlines forced passengers to sit next to each other even though their flight was virtually empty, according to a report by Mother Jones. The incident took place on a […]