New Zealand moves fast to lock down Auckland after return of COVID after 102 days
New Zealand’s biggest city Auckland will be shut down from midday on Wednesday after Prime…
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U.K. jobs picture looks bleak with 7.5 million furloughed or away from their job
A Job Centre Plus in London, England. Philip Toscano/Zuma Press The U.K. jobs picture remains…
Here’s how much a reduction in extra unemployment benefits could slash consumer spending
Until July 31, some 30 million jobless Americans received an extra $600 a week in…
Stocks in Europe rally on hopes over U.S. stimulus, virus trends
A member of staff wearing a protective face mask at the Holiday Inn Whitechapel hotel,…
Vivendi teams up with activist investor to seek board seats at Lagardere
FILE PHOTO: Arnaud Lagardere, the head of French media group Lagardere, attends the group’s shareholders…
Yes, you may still be able to retire one day
COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to rethink many parts of daily existence, such as our…
Top CEOs pledge to hire 100,000 low-income and minority New Yorkers
The leaders of some of New York’s largest employers are pledging to hire 100,000 low-income…
Fed slows corporate debt purchases to trickle
The Federal Reserve building in Washington in 2017. AFP/Getty Images The Federal Reserve this summer…
Uber and Lyft must make drivers employees because California law has ‘overwhelming’ edge, judge says
A California judge ruled Monday that Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. must classify their…
Coronavirus update: U.S. case tally tops 5 million, more than one-quarter of the 20 million global cases
The U.S. reached another dire milestone on Monday in confirmed cases of the coronavirus that…