Chinese Factories Humming Again Doesn’t Mean Everyone Is Buying
China’s factories are starting to hum again, but executives are now worried that the rebound could falter on weak demand at home and abroad. Justin Yu, a sales manager at … Read More
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Malaysia Headed for Recession in Six Months, Statistician Says
The Malaysian economy is about to feel the full brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. After posting its slowest growth since the global financial crisis, the economy is set to slip … Read More
U.S. Consumer Spending Plunges While Stimulus Boosts Incomes
U.S. consumer spending, which accounts for about two-thirds of the world’s largest economy, plunged in April by the most on record after the coronavirus pandemic halted purchases of all but … Read More
SAT and ACT May Never Regain Their Role in College Admissions
Coronavirus has shattered the spring rituals of college admissions this year, with tours canceled and standardized testing dates scratched off the calendar. The campus tours will resume someday, and the … Read More
India Death Toll Tops China; Brazil Cases Surge: Virus Update
The death toll in India surpassed the number of lives lost in China, while Brazil’s cases hit another daily record as hot spots shift to developing countries ill-equipped to contain … Read More
How Joe Biden and Donald Trump Acknowledged 100,000 U.S. Coronavirus Deaths: A Eulogy and a Tweet
Trump also ordered U.S. flags at federal government buildings and memorials to be flown at half-mast, a move that was also requested and supported by congressional Democrats. “Nothing would be … Read More
Pennsylvania Democrats: GOP Lawmaker’s Positive COVID-19 Test Kept Secret For A Week
Democrats in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives were outraged Wednesday after learning one of their Republican colleagues had tested positive for the coronavirus and they weren’t notified of the result or … Read More
Anderson Cooper Unloads on Trump Over Falsehoods and Conspiracy Theories: 'What a Little Man'
Twitter recently began rolling out a new feature aimed at alerting users that a tweet may contain falsehoods. The most prominent example so far came Tuesday when the site tagged … Read More
Masks, Hand Washing Helped Japan Skirt Virus Deaths, Panel Says
Mask-wearing — anathema to many in the U.S. — is one reason why Japan has avoided the heavy coronavirus death tolls seen in many parts of the world, according to … Read More
Inside A Federal Prison With A Deadly COVID-19 Outbreak, Compromised Men Beg For Help
Inmates locked up in a complex that houses some of the federal prison system’s most medically vulnerable prisoners say decrepit conditions and failed social distancing policies have allowed COVID-19 to … Read More