Mar 16, 2020 | Finance, Politics
U.S. airlines are asking the federal government for grants, loans and tax relief that could easily top $50 billion to help them recover from a sharp downturn in travel due to the new coronavirus.Airlines for America, the trade group representing the carriers,...
Mar 16, 2020 | Finance, Politics
PARIS (AP) — France said Monday that it would follow other European countries in confining residents mostly to their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the European Union considered closing its external borders to foreign travelers to impede infections. French...
Mar 16, 2020 | Finance, Politics
The Latest on financial markets (all times local):4:30 p.m.Biggest drop ever. Worst day since. The stock has heard a lot of that over the past few weeks. The market outdid itself again Monday, though not in a good way. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2,997...
Mar 14, 2020 | Finance, Politics
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain locked down its 46 million citizens Saturday and France ordered the closing of just about everything the rest of the world loves about it — the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the cafes, restaurants and cinema — as governments took increasingly...
Mar 14, 2020 | Finance, Politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States will expand its European travel restrictions to include Britain and Ireland as the U.S., armed with new tools against the pandemic, braced for it to get worse before it gets better. The...
Mar 14, 2020 | Finance, Politics
The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 150,000 people and killed over 5,700. The disease for most people causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness. Gabriel Rubí, head of...
