The Hong Kong government has urged people not to abandon their pets and to stop kissing them after a second dog repeatedly tested positive for coronavirus. A German shepherd living in the Pok Fu Lam area on Hong Kong Island was sent for quarantine along with another mixed-breed dog from the same residence on Thursday […]
Pandemic programming calls for light fare, and while Hulu is low on original series in April, there are still plenty of comforting classics becoming available to stream. That includes most of FX’s vast library of originals, which migrated to Walt Disney Co.’s DIS, -9.43% Hulu last month, as well as new additions such as […]
The Federal Reserve has taken dramatic steps to keep credit flowing in the U.S. and beyond as global markets convulse, businesses shutter and workers lose jobs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Will it be enough? That’s anyone’s guess at this point, particularly since everything hinges on stemming the spread of the virus and […]
I thought my working-from-home situation was bad until I spoke with Juan Pablo Buriticá, an expert on remote work who has been leading distributed engineering teams for a decade. Buriticá and his partner are both working from home in a 700-square-foot studio apartment in lower Manhattan, where they are now sharing their calendars to coordinate […]
When Kelvin Droegemeier was 19 years old, he chased down his first tornado in the Texas Panhandle and was struck by the “power and majesty” of nature, he told senators on the Commerce Committee in August 2018. Droegemeier, who later turned that passion into a career in meteorology, also told committee members he believes “science […]
By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Republican senators defended themselves on Friday against heavy criticism, including calls that they resign, for selling substantial amounts of stocks before the coronavirus-induced market meltdown and after closed-door briefings on the outbreak. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr sold up to $1.7 million […]
BARCELONA, Spain — When Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain, a country now in lockdown with over 17,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, took the dais in Parliament in Madrid on Wednesday to announce a $220 billion package to help his country’s tourism-powered economy, warning that “the worst is yet to come,” Micol Maria de Vincenti […]
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. shares skyrocketed in the extended session Thursday after the cybersecurity company’s results and outlook topped Wall Street estimates and coronavirus fears raise the need for more protective measures as millions of people work from home. CrowdStrike CRWD, +8.05% shares soared more than 20% after hours, following an 8.1% rise in the regular […]
Most of the country will likely be holed up at home and self-isolating for much of April amid the coronavirus outbreak. Luckily, Netflix Inc. has a bunch of new stuff on tap to keep your eyeballs busy. Among the highlights from the streaming service: Season 4 of “La Casa de Papel” (“Money Heist”) (April 3), […]