National Business News

'Essential' label for farmworkers Like legions of immigrant farmworkers, Nancy Silva for years has done the grueling work of picking fresh fruit that Americans savor, all while afraid that one d... by MIRIAM JORDAN THE NEW YORK TIMES - April 3, 2020

Analysis: Zoom quietly mined user data For Americans sheltering at home during the coronavirus pandemic, the Zoom videoconferencing platform has become a lifeline, enabling millions of people to easi... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 3, 2020

Home Depot to limit customers in stores Home Depot said Wednesday that it is limiting the number of customers in its stores, curtailing opening hours, adding paid leave for employees and ending sales ... by MICHAEL E. KANELL COX NEWS SERVICE - April 3, 2020

Fuel-cells firm fixing ventilators It was late when engineer Joe Tavi's boss called with an odd question: Could people in their company, which makes fuel cells, learn how to fix ventilators? by ADAM BEAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - April 3, 2020

Stimulus aid for 'small business' will go to some big chains As the federal government prepares to launch a $349 billion loan program meant to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic, critics have growing c... by The Associated Press - April 2, 2020

Stocks drop as virus forecast worsens Wall Street and markets around the world fell sharply Wednesday as the economic and physical toll caused by the coronavirus outbreak mounts -- and as experts sa... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 2, 2020

March job cuts add up to 27,000 U.S. companies shed 27,000 net jobs in March, according to a private survey, a figure that mostly reflected the economy as it stood before the full impact of th... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 2, 2020

World's factory output shrinks Manufacturing contracted in the United States and around the world last month, dragged down by economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 2, 2020

No internet a hurdle for shut-ins In Sandwich, N.H., a town of 1,200 best known as a setting for the movie On Golden Pond, broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or stu... by TALI ARBEL AND MICHAEL CASEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - April 2, 2020

As prices plummet, Trump plans huddle with U.S. oil execs Oil company executives reeling from a plunge in prices are scheduled to meet Friday with President Donald Trump in Washington as the administration seeks ways t... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - April 2, 2020

Automakers starting to see outbreak's toll on U.S. sales General Motors Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV gave an early glimpse of the damage the coronavirus pandemic has done to their U.S. sales, reporting deliver... by GABRIELLE COPPOLA, DAVID WELCH, KEITH NAUGHTON AND CHESTER DAWSON BLOOMBERG NEWS - April 2, 2020

Fear grows that global economic woes will stretch on During the coronavirus pandemic, fears are growing that the economic downturn will be longer-lasting than initially thought. Governments are intensifying restri... by PETER S. GOODMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES - April 2, 2020

Pay providers ask for a role in doling out stimulus cash The world's largest payment companies are fighting for their own piece of the U.S. coronavirus stimulus: an assignment to help distribute some of the relief mon... by JENNY SURANE AND ROBERT SCHMIDT BLOOMBERG NEWS - April 2, 2020

Stocks skid worldwide as coronavirus infections keep soaring NEW YORK — Wall Street and markets around the world fell sharply Wednesday as the economic and physical toll caused by the coronavirus outbreak mounts — and as ... by The Associated Press - April 1, 2020

Sprint and T-Mobile merge, creating new wireless giant Mobile carrier T-Mobile has completed the takeover of smaller rival Sprint, creating a new wireless giant that rivals AT&T and Verizon in size. by The Associated Press - April 1, 2020