COVID-19


US Risking A Second Wave And A Depression, Mark Zandi Warns

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Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics' worries businesses may reopen too soon and create another spike in coronavirus cases. Read more

A Record 20.5 Million Jobs Were Lost In April As Unemployment Rate Jumps To 14.7%

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Both numbers easily smashed post-World War II era records and help reflect the profound damage done through efforts used... Read more

Pharma Export Growth In FY20 Down To Single Digit Due To Covid: Pharmexcil

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Export growth started declining in February and turned negative in March, at -23.24 per cent Read more

Covid-19 Impact: AMNS India's March Operations Take A Hit Due To Lockdown

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The company said that it had moved to match production with the evolving orderbook; steel shipments for 2Q 2020 were exp... Read more

Battling Lockdown Woes: Daimler India Resumes Operations Near Chennai

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The company was able to restart in less than 24 hours after receiving permission from the local authorities Read more

Most 2020 Swing State Voters Want More Direct Payments During Coronavirus, CNBC/Change Research Poll Finds

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Democrats are pushing for at least one more round of direct payments during the coronavirus crisis after many voters got... Read more

Small Business Loans Are Not Going Proportionately To The Hardest-hit Areas, Fed Study Shows

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States enduring the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis are receiving a smaller proportion of emergency small business loans, a... Read more

This Wartime Law Gives Trump Exceptional Power Over US Economy

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President Trump has invoked a Korean War-era law to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The Defense Production Act gives the... Read more

One Of Main Street's Biggest Fears In Economic Reopening — New Regulations

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As small businesses across the country grapple with economic reopening, one of their biggest fears is that new regulatio... Read more

Test, Trace, Isolate: Governments Need To Do These Three Things Before Reopening Economies, Expert Warns

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A global health expert and physician told CNBC that easing lockdowns without taking certain action would risk a second s... Read more

General Electric To Cut 10,000 Aviation Jobs

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The aviation division's revenue plunged 13 percent to $6.9 billion. Read more

EU Approves 7 Billion Euros In French State Aid To Air France

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Air France has suffered a significant reduction of its services, which resulted in high operating losses. Read more

Virus Lockdowns Scale Back May Day Rallies

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This year the date carries extra significance after the COVID-19 outbreak sent the global economy into a historic tailsp... Read more

India Business Most Affected Due To Coronavirus Lockdown: Amazon CFO

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Last month, the government said e-commerce platforms would be allowed to sell only essential items during the lockdown Read more

Covid-19 Impact: Zero Sales For Maruti Suzuki In April As Lockdown Bites

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The carmaker suspended operations from March 22, in line with orders from the government as India rushed to curb the spr... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Hit 3.84 Million, Topping 30 Million Over The Last 6 Weeks

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Jobless claims for the week ended April 25 came in at the lowest level in a month but bring the rolling six-week total t... Read more

These 25 States Are Already Paying Gig Workers And Self-employed Americans Unemployment

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Half of states are currently paying out unemployment compensation under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, wh... Read more

Tata Sons To Infuse More Capital Into Five Firms Impacted By Coronavirus

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FY2021 Budget planning upset in all five firms, funds will be used repay dues, keep them well-capitalised and finance pr... Read more

RIL Announces Salary Cuts; Mukesh Ambani To Forgo Entire Compensation

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These pay cuts would apply only to the employees in Reliance's hydrocarbon division and earning more than Rs 15 lakh a y... Read more

Hopes Rise In Virus Battle As US Scientists Hail Drug Trial

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A clinical trial of the drug remdesivir showed that patients recovered about 30 percent faster than those on a placebo. Read more