Mar 15, 2020 | Finance
NEW YORK (AP) — Ticket sales plunged to their lowest levels in at least 20 years at North American movie theaters as the coronavirus pandemic led to one of Hollywood’s worst weekends at the box office. Receipts totaled about $55.3 million in U.S. and Canada...
Mar 15, 2020 | Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) — A growing list of retailers are closing stores or limiting their operating hours as customers remain home in an effort to slow the spread of the virus outbreak. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer and private employer, said late Saturday it is...
Mar 15, 2020 | Finance
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom plans to escalate its virus-fighting measures, its top health official said Sunday, indicating that Britain is edging closer to tactics adopted by its European neighbors that so far the government has resisted. Health Secretary Matt...
Mar 15, 2020 | Finance
Meat companies are making it easier for you to eat your vegetables by blending them into burgers, meatballs and sausages.Applegate is introducing a line of meat-and-veggie burgers and meatballs at grocery stores next month. Tyson Foods is already selling a beef and...
Mar 15, 2020 | Finance
With the coronavirus pandemic escalating in the U.S. and overseas, Dylcia McBlackwell couldn’t justify taking a single spring vacation. Air fares were so cheap, she decided to book three.Now the 39-year-old food service worker from Chicago has tickets to fly to...
Mar 15, 2020 | Finance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday its profits dropped 20% in 2019 to $88.2 billion, a sharp decline coming as the kingdom stands ready to flood an already-weakened global energy market amid the new coronavirus pandemic. The...
