In November 1983, less than a month after U.S. forces invaded the Caribbean nation of Grenada, Bernie Sanders, the mayor of Burlington, Vt., wrote a letter to one of the state’s U.S. senators, Patrick Leahy. Sanders had some questions about the invasion, which came after a coup against the small island’s leftist prime minister. “I […]
With the U.S. now in a state of emergency, international travel restricted and the economy in danger of slipping into recession, one of the central questions for resolving the crisis is how long it will take to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus. “There will be a vaccine. The question is as we sit here […]
As temperatures warm up, public officials and concerned citizens alike are hoping for the same decrease in cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that we’ve come to expect from the seasonal flu. “A lot of people think that goes away in April, with the heat, as the heat comes in,” President […]
Joseph “Joey the Cat” Mucha is in the business of bringing together tech-industry employees to shake hands, give each other high-fives, and repeatedly put their hands where many other hands have just been. He runs a warehouse Skee-Ball and amusements arcade in San Francisco’s Mission District that’s a favorite venue for companies such as Adobe […]
Hi there, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories as you head into the weekend. Stay safe and don’t forget to wash your hands. Personal Finance Spain may be a week ahead of the U.S. in its coronavirus quarantine: Here’s what you can learn from its experience As coronavirus cases climb in Madrid, one MarketWatch reporter […]
Google parent Alphabet Inc. will create a web site that lets consumers identify the symptoms and risks associated with coronavirus, and the nearest locations where testing is available. Verily Life Sciences, Alphabet’s GOOGL, +9.24% GOOG, +9.40% research organization devoted to the study of life sciences, is working with the White House and public companies, President […]
U.S. stocks booked their biggest daily gains since October 28, 2008, after President Trump declared a national emergency to combat the coronavirus epidemic, a day after the Dow and the S&P 500 index suffered their biggest one-day plunge since the October 1987 crash. The national emergency declaration unleashes $50 billion of funds to help contain […]
The longest bull market in U.S. history came to a sudden end this week, punctuated by a Thursday selloff that was the steepest one-day fall since the October 1987 stock market crash, driven by fears the COVID-19 pandemic will push the global economy into recession. Stocks surged in volatile trade Friday, extending gains after President […]
The worsening coronavirus outbreak gripping the nation has prompted some of President Trump’s closest allies and aides to self-quarantine at home — while other prominent supporters continue to minimize the risk in public. Ivanka Trump and Attorney General William Barr worked from home Friday, the White House reported, after Australian Minister for Home Affairs Peter […]