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Wuhan Dealers ‘Shocked’ by Rebound
Does it portend a quick recovery for US automakers also hit hard by the virus crash?
Apr 10th, 2020
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States Predict 80% Slump in Auto Sales
Apr 6th, 2020
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GE Furloughs Jet Engine Workers
Apr 6th, 2020
In this Friday, March 27, 2020, photo provided by NASCAR, safety splash shields are made at the NASCAR Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C.
NASCAR Engineers 3D Printing PPE
Apr 1st, 2020
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Open-Source, DIY Face Shield
Mar 30th, 2020
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Street Light Wiring Stolen
In two years, the bill for copper thefts has topped $800,000, according to the city.
Apr 9th, 2020
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks during an event in San Francisco.
Virus Outbreak Tough on Tech
Since the beginning of March, Uber shares have lost a quarter of their value; rival Lyft is down 28 percent.
Apr 9th, 2020
In this March 16, 2020 file photo, chairs hang stacked on empty tables at a closed restaurant in New York.
Why Business Relief Has Lagged
The problems range from the technical to the bureaucratic, although the Small Business Administration says it has corrected those on its end.
Apr 9th, 2020
Several dozen mothballed Delta Air Lines jets are parked at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo.
Fewest Air Travelers in Decades
The Transportation Security Administration screened fewer than 100,000 people on Tuesday, a drop of 95% from a year ago.
Apr 9th, 2020
The sun sets behind an idle pump jack near Karnes City, Texas, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Demand for oil continues to fall due to the new coronavirus outbreak.
Oil-Producing Nations Seek Deal
Price crashes have been straining government budgets and pushed energy companies toward bankruptcy.
Apr 9th, 2020
Nissan Furloughs 10K Workers
Workers in Tennessee and Mississippi have been told to file for unemployment benefits.
Apr 8th, 2020
In this Friday, April 3, 2020, photo, a woman walks by local stores during the coronavirus pandemic in New York.
Small Business Loans Held Up
The SBA’s loan processing system stopped working Monday, making it impossible for loans to be approved and funds distributed.
Apr 8th, 2020
In this Sunday, March 29, 2020, photo, groceries loaded in plastic bags are seen after a shopping trip in Portland, Ore.
Reusable Under Fire Amid Pandemic
In a matter of days, hard-won bans to reduce the use of plastics across the U.S. have come under fire amid worries about the virus clinging to reusable bags, cups and straws.
Apr 8th, 2020
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DoL: No Retaliation Against Whistleblowers During Pandemic
Acts of retaliation can include terminations, demotions, denials of overtime or promotion or reductions in pay or hours.
Apr 8th, 2020
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Tech Company to Create Jobs
Bandwidth counts Google, Microsoft, Cisco System and Zoom among companies that use its networking technology.
Apr 8th, 2020
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Climate-Changing Emissions Down
The agency’s Energy Information Administration projects a 7.5% drop in fossil fuel emissions for 2020, the most significant since 1990.
Apr 8th, 2020
In this March 2020 photo provided by Gilead Sciences, a vial of the investigational drug remdesivir is visually inspected at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United States.
Virus Patients Rush to Join Studies
Interest has been so great that the U.S. National Institutes of Health is expanding its study.
Apr 7th, 2020
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Leaders Ask Economic Powers for Help
They also urged the international community to waive this year’s debt repayments from poorer countries, including $44 billion due from Africa.
Apr 7th, 2020
In this March 1999 file photo, the first load of nuclear waste arrives at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site in Carlsbad, N.M., from Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Virus Delays Nuclear Waste Cleanup
Work at the country's national laboratories and defense sites is shifting to only those operations considered “mission critical.”
Apr 7th, 2020
In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, a Pacific Gas & Electric worker walks in front of a truck in San Francisco.
PG&E Deal Threatened by Pandemic
The red flag raised in court documents filed Monday threatens to derail PG&E's plan to emerge from bankruptcy this summer before Northern California's wildfire season enters its most dangerous period.
Apr 7th, 2020
In this Oct. 29, 2019 file photo, opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada demonstrate in sub-freezing temperatures in Billings, Mont.
Work Starts on Disputed Pipeline
Work on the project has begun despite calls from tribal leaders and environmentalists to delay the $8 billion project amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 7th, 2020
A man wearing face mask walks past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Monday, April 6, 2020.
Stocks Rise Sharply
Markets have been waiting anxiously for signs that the rate of new infections may stop accelerating at some point.
Apr 6th, 2020
A Geiger counter shows increased radiation level against the background of the forest fire burning near the village of Volodymyrivka in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine, Sunday, April 5, 2020.
Ukraine Battles Forest Fires
Firsov said radiation levels at the fire were substantially higher than normal.
Apr 6th, 2020
This Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 file photo shows the Hard Rock Hotel, which was under construction, after a fatal partial collapse in New Orleans.
Company Cited for Hotel Collapse
Heaslip Engineering LLC was cited for a multiple “serious” violations and one labeled “willful.”
Apr 6th, 2020
A pedestrian walks by The Family Barbershop, closed due to a Gov. Gretchen Whitmer executive order, in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., Thursday, April 2, 2020.
Bleak US Jobs Report
The loss of 701,000 jobs ended nearly a decade of uninterrupted job growth.
Apr 6th, 2020
This undated image provided by LifeBridge Health shows masks being made in Baltimore.
Supply Shortage Creates Desperation
With the federal stockpile dwindling fast, state leaders are going to extraordinary measures to secure faces masks, ventilators, gloves and other equipment.
Apr 6th, 2020
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Snack Maker Keeps Farmers, Amazon Moving
Their cheese snacks are keeping the paychecks flowing for 250+ employees and local dairy farmers, but will that matter to the Shark Tank panel?
Apr 3rd, 2020
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General Mills Allowing Office Employees to Work in Plants
The company's new staff support actions allow healthy office workers to help in its factories and include enhanced benefits for plant employees.
Apr 3rd, 2020
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Ultra Precise Shaft Torque Transducers
They offer extreme measurement accuracy with fast installed response.
Apr 3rd, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, April 1.
Trump Invokes DPA for Ventilators, Slams 3M
The administration named 3M and six other companies in the DPA, and later lashed out at 3M on Twitter.
Apr 3rd, 2020
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Judge Tosses Shareholder Suit
The judge’s ruling indicates that Lululemon’s board negotiated a separation deal with CEO Potdevin after confirming that he had engaged in “pervasive misconduct.”
Apr 3rd, 2020
Workers gather near the Unit 2 reactor which is undergoing re-fueling during a tour of the Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Athens, Ala. U.S.
Longer Shifts at Nuclear Plants
The shift extensions would allow workers to be on the job for up to 86 hours a week.
Apr 3rd, 2020
In this Nov. 7, 2019, file photo, the first panels of levee border wall are seen at a construction site along the U.S.-Mexico border, in Donna, Texas.
Border Towns Fear Virus Spread
Despite a clampdown on people’s movements in much of the country, groups of workers travel every day from camps in New Mexico to build President Donald Trump’s border wall.
Apr 3rd, 2020