Getty Images President Donald Trump said Sunday he has activated the National Guard in three states. President Donald Trump said Sunday he’s activated the National Guard to help respond to the coronavirus outbreak in California, New York and Washington. Speaking at the White House, Trump said the Federal Emergency Management Agency would pay for the […]
Ashita S. Batavia, MD, MSc, is a board-certified infectious diseases specialist and public health expert with extensive experience in epidemics, including the H1N1 outbreak. She lives with her family in Westchester County, N.Y., near the coronavirus containment zone in New Rochelle, where the disease first appeared in New York state. She works at Lawrence Hospital […]
FEMA Director Peter Gaynor, appearing on network news broadcasts Sunday morning, was unable to answer questions about when resupplies of desperately needed protective masks would be available to health care workers. “Can you tell us this morning when those masks will be distributed and how many?” asked ABC News’ Martha Raddatz. “They have been distributed,” […]
The month of March has rolled in like a ferocious lion for bullish stock-market investors, leaving little but carnage in its aftermath, as uncertainties about the effects of the coronavirus outbreak abound. The decline for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -4.55% has been simply gut-wrenching for the average investor, with the monthly plunge so […]
Hello Robin A sign of the times outside Hello Robin bakery. As the coronavirus body-checks the U.S. economy, small businesses from coast to coast have been thrown off their feet. Company owners are trying to figure out how to keep doing what they do, how to keep the lights on, and how to shield their […]
With stock prices sinking fast, a client emailed me saying, “Your move, boss.” So here is our move: Especially in this coronavirus crash, we continue to seek out what we always look for globally — high-quality businesses that we can buy at a significant discount to fair value. We are prepared for the possibility that […]
“When will you all tell us, we won’t get the money next month because of the virus?” This simple text from Brandy sent me over the edge emotionally. Brandy is one of the mothers involved in the Magnolia Mother’s Trust, a program that has been providing $1,000 a month in cash to black mothers with […]
In an effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, governors in Connecticut, Illinois and New York announced executive orders on Friday requiring all nonessential workers to stay home as much as possible — a day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a similar order requiring all nonessential workers to stay home. In total, about 75 million […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and President Trump. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: AP [2], J. Scott Applewhite/AP) WASHINGTON — In approximately 10 months, a new presidential administration will take shape. It could be a second term of the Trump administration, or an entirely new one led by Joe Biden. It may come as the coronavirus epidemic […]
1 / 6 Virui Outbreak Czech Republic A police officer holds a gun as firefighters unload an airplane after its arrival at the Vaclav Havel Airport in Prague, Friday, March 20, 2020. The airplane brought medical aid and protective materials against coronavirus from China. (Michal Kamaryt/CTK via AP) BEIJING (AP) — As the fight against […]