coronavirus

Published
March 6, 2020

Fallout from coronavirus makes lobsters so cheap that sellers face a fatal blow

U.S. lobster prices have plummeted to the lowest in at least 4 years after the spread of the virus halted charter flights to Asia.
Published
March 6, 2020

The NCAA is preparing for the coronavirus, and it’s complicated

Some basketball games have been canceled, and one school is not allowing fans to attend Division III tournament games this weekend.
Published
March 6, 2020

Roller-coaster week ends with bond yields, stocks sinking

Investors are trying to guess how much economic damage the coronavirus will ultimately inflict.
Published
March 6, 2020

Coronavirus fears clear store shelves of masks, sanitizers, wipes

Mainers are buying up products that many believe could help keep the illness's germs in check.
Published
March 5, 2020

U.S. labs await virus-testing kits promised by administration

U.S. senators who were briefed on the plan said it could take days or weeks before thousands of medical personnel are trained to run the tests.
Published
March 5, 2020

‘This is not a drill’: WHO urges the world to fight virus

The World Health Organization is urging global governments to pull out all the stops against the new virus
Published
March 5, 2020

Cruise ship is held off California coast for virus testing

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 12 on Thursday and the number of infections swelled to over 200, scattered across 19 states.
Published
March 5, 2020

To gauge economic damage from virus, watch for U.S. jobs data

Widespread layoffs can transform slowdowns in just one or two sectors – the travel industry, say, or manufacturing – into a full-blown downturn for the overall economy.
Published
March 5, 2020

Congress sends Trump a plan to spend $8.3 billion to fight virus

The bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations committees negotiated the increased figure and other provisions of the legislation in a burst of cooperation that's common on the panel but increasingly rare elsewhere in Washington.
Published
March 5, 2020

Economic impact of coronavirus cuts into Wex revenue projections

The Portland-based company expects earnings to be down at least 2% for the first three months of this year.

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