A container ship berthing at the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province. STR | AFP | Getty Images At first, U.S. retailers were most concerned about manufacturing facilities being disrupted by COVID-19 in China, where the virus originated. Now, in the midst of a global pandemic, this is a much bigger issue than
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An American Airlines Inc. McDonnell Douglas MD-82 plane sits parked at a gate while a United Continental Holdings plane taxis down the runway at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. airlines are seeking government assistance of more than $50 billion, including a mix of
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 169,387, according to Johns Hopkins University. Global deaths: At least 6,513, according to Johns Hopkins University. US cases: At least
Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in “No Time To Die.” MGM 2020 was already expected to be a “light” year in the U.S. movie industry. The coronavirus pandemic will make it exponentially worse. “Near-term, it’s the single-greatest cinematic disaster financially,” Eric Schiffer, CEO of private equity firm Patriarch Organization and chairman of Reputation Management Consultants,
A gate area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is crowded with travelers awaiting Delta flight 1420 to Atlanta Saturday, March 14, 2020. John Scalzi | AP The Trump administration is weighing “all options” to curb the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., including an outright halt to on domestic air travel, a senior official said Sunday.
A ticket agent helps travelers arriving on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany before travel restrictions are enacted hours later on flights from Europe entering the U.S. because of concerns of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Denver International Airport outside Denver, Colorado, U.S. March 13, 2020. Jim Urquhart | Reuters Thousands of Americans returning home
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 777 James D. Morgan | Getty Images Delta Air Lines and the union that represents its more than 14,000 have agreed to let the carrier offer partially paid time off for aviators through June, and possibly longer, as coronavirus devastates travel demand. Delta and other carriers are scrambling to cut costs,
A customer pays for her groceries after shopping at a Walmart store ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago. Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters Walmart is reducing hours at all of its U.S. stores to allow more time to replenish shelves and clean and sanitize stores, the retailer announced Saturday in a letter on its website. The national retailer
As U.S. grocery stores respond try to keep shelves stocked during the coronavirus outbreak, some major chains have begun to limit purchases of food items and ramp up hiring. Texas grocery chain H-E-B is limiting purchases of at least a dozen popular food items, including eggs, milk, bread and boxed pasta. Limits vary by item. Eggs, pasta
Brian Cornell, the Chairman and CEO of Target Corporation, reaches out and shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump after the president declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 13, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump and