Jun 4, 2020 | Finance
Several authors of a large study that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs for coronavirus patients have retracted the report, saying independent reviewers were not able to verify information that’s been widely questioned by other scientists. Thursday’s...
Jun 4, 2020 | Finance
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans was planning on a 20th anniversary crowd of thousands. Now it’s working to avoid crowds by selling a limited number of scheduled tickets and holding all anniversary...
Jun 4, 2020 | Finance
NEW YORK (AP) — Gap is being sued for refusing to pay rent for stores temporarily closed during the coronavirus pandemic. Mall owner Simon Property Group said in a lawsuit filed this week that the clothing retailer owes three months of rent, totaling $65.9 million....
Jun 4, 2020 | Finance
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Thursday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the virus. ________________________ DOUBLE-DIGIT DROPS:...
Jun 4, 2020 | Finance
BRUSSELS (AP) — Remember Happy Hour, when you ordered one beer and got two? Well, that was before the coronavirus hit. It’s now time for “Helpy Hour” in Belgium, a country whose beer culture is on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage of humanity...
Jun 4, 2020 | Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. productivity fell at a 0.9% rate in the first three months of this year, a smaller decline than first estimated, while labor costs rose at a slightly faster pace. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the first-quarter decline in...
