The coronavirus has now infected over 500,000 people in the U.S. on Friday night, constituting almost one-third of all cases across the globe, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. As of 9:25 p.m. Eastern Time, the U.S. has recorded 500,399 cases of the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, of which 174,481 were in New York,
Nobel-prize winning economist Robert Shiller warns a pandemic of fear could tip the economy into an undeserved depression. Shiller, an expert in how our emotions drive financial decisions, finds the sheer volume of chatter surrounding depression risks due to the coronavirus could severely hurt the economy. “This isn’t the same story as the Great Depression.
Neel Kashkari, president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, in an interview on February 17, 2016. David Orrell | CNBC Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Sunday he expects the path to economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will be a “long, hard road,” pouring cold water on hopes for a “V-shaped” rebound. Kashkari, who
Brandon Colbert Photography As markets careen in response to a near-unprecedented public health crisis that’s brought the U.S. economy to it knees, financial advisors are often the first place worried investors are turning — perhaps after favorite news outlets — for advice, information and solace. While calming clients and working with them to shore up
File photo of an almost-empty passenger plane. Laurel Chor | Getty Images The country’s largest airlines will have to compensate taxpayers for billions in payroll grants to weather coronavirus, the Treasury Department said Friday, leaving the door open to an aid structure that sparked criticism from labor unions, some lawmakers and industry members. The Treasury
China, the world’s second largest economy, is under threat as the pandemic wipes out jobs and slows productivity and growth. But even with the economic setback, that’s not stopping Beijing from doubling down on its geopolitical agenda. China expert Elizabeth Economy, the Council on Foreign Relations’ director of Asia studies, told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” she
Restaurants in the U.S. are reeling from city- and statewide coronavirus initiatives that shut down many dining rooms essentially overnight. As Americans stay inside and refrain from going out to eat, small and independently owned restaurants are facing massive uncertainty. The National Restaurant Association estimates that 3 million industry employees have already lost their jobs,
3M N95 particulate filtering face mask are seen at a store in East Palo Alto, California, United States on January 26, 2020. Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto | Getty Images Industrial company 3M announced Friday that it is suing a New Jersey company for alleged price gouging and illegal trade practices involving N95 respirators, a key
Unemployment applications are seen as City of Hialeah employees hand them out to people in front of the John F. Kennedy Library on April 08, 2020 in Hialeah, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Joe Raedle Americans are applying for unemployment in record numbers as the coronavirus pandemic has effectively shuttered much of the U.S.
“When we got the order we were non-essential, that was the day we cleared house,” said Suzanna Cameron, 30, the owner of Stems, a flower shop in Brooklyn, New York. After her store was forced to close in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the single mom said she tried to pivot with virtual flower arranging