3D printed swabs Source: University of South Florida Each day, New Jersey does between 7,000 and 9,000 Covid-19 tests at the state’s testing sites. Gov. Phil Murphy says that number must at least double before the state loosens lockdowns. Some health experts say the U.S. may have to do millions of tests — as many as 20 million to 30
A man walks with an umbrella outside of AT&T corporate headquarters on March 13, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. Ronald Martinez | Getty Images AT&T‘s first-quarter revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations and the company pulled its annual forecast on Wednesday, as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak overshadowed a strong growth in monthly phone
Chipotle Mexican Grill is a chain of restaurants in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and France, specializing in Mission burritos and tacos. Roberto Machado Noa | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Chipotle — Shares of the Mexican restaurant chain rose nearly 10% following its strong
Small businesses that have been hit hard by the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic will get another chance to apply for federally-backed loans. But experts say that business owners need to avoid common pitfalls and do their homework before applying for the latest funds being offered by Congress. The Senate passed a $484 billion
An Astra rocket on the launchpad in Kodiak, Alaska. Astra | John Kraus Years of private funding flowing into young and growing space companies has ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic, in what one firm describes as a “culling” of space companies backed by venture capital. Investment in private space companies had seen a
shot of social security card Kameleon007 The Covid-19 crisis has upended the U.S. economy. Now retirees may face another financial challenge: a lower Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in 2021. Based on data for the first quarter of 2020, the estimated Social Security COLA for 2021 could be just 0.8%, according to The Senior Citizens League,
A pedestrian walks past a boarded up Lori’s Diner in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON – State and local governments are warning of a wave of layoffs and pay cuts after getting left out of the federal coronavirus relief package expected to
An employee prepares a burrito bowl at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill on Tuesday said digital sales more than doubled in March, helping the company report positive same-store sales growth even as social-distancing measures roil the restaurant industry. Shares of the company
On Sept. 23, 2016, senior Japanese and U.S. government officials joined Lockheed Martin to celebrate the roll out of the first Japan Air Self Defense Force F-35A Lightning II. Lockheed Martin reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by higher sales in its aeronautics business that makes the F-35 fighter jets, but lowered its
Glow Wellness | Getty Images Gyms in China‘s capital city of Beijing were forced to close again over the weekend, adding pressure to an industry that’s already seen the collapse of thousands of fitness businesses nationwide. The coronavirus, which emerged late last year in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has swept across the country and only started