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Why Family Loyalty Shouldn't Apply to Your Credit Cards
Loyalty to family is admirable, but limiting yourself to just one bank's brood of credit cards may be a tie that binds you up.
Farmers Markets Scaling Down with Eye on Safety Due to Virus
Farmers, growers and operators of open-air markets are heading into a busy time of the year as many states still are under stay-at-home orders.
In NYC, It's 'Survival of the Fittest Fashion Brands'
While fashion houses and stores remain dark, the out of work acknowledge the challenges ahead but still hope they can reinvent themselves as the fashion world contracts further and shoppers may look to stay closer to home.
Jobless Fret As Rent Comes Due Again Amid Virus Outbreak
The rent is due again for more than 30 million people around the U.S. who have filed for unemployment benefits after losing work in the coronavirus pandemic.
House Panel Wants Bezos to Testify in Antitrust Probe
House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify to address possible misleading statements by the company on its competition practices.
Socked by Virus, Comic Book Industry Tries to Draw Next Page
Long a repository for tales of world-threatening cataclysms and doomsday dystopias, the comic shop in the coronavirus era now finds itself drawn into a fight for its very survival.
Pandemic Brings Fortunes to Amazon - and Headaches Too
Amazon has spent years honing the business of packing, shipping and delivering millions of products to doorsteps around the world. Now it has a captive audience.
Why Apparel Brands' Efforts to Police Their Supply Chains Aren't Working
Brands cannot see the results of the many corporate social responsibility programs intended to track and improve working conditions in their suppliers' factories.
Economic Figures Show Grim Toll in Europe and U.S. from Virus
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits has climbed past a staggering 30 million, while Europe's economies have gone into an epic slide.
GOP Lawmakers Reject Michigan's Virus Order; Whitmer Unfazed
The Republican-led Michigan Legislature refused Thursday to extend the state's coronavirus emergency declaration. The governor, unfazed, responded with new orders.
California Governor's Beach Closure Order Sparks Anger
After state officials signaled an intention to close all California beaches, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday chose instead to shutter only Orange County's coastline, a clumsy rollout that left local officials livid.
Man Pleads Guilty to Racist Threats Against Black Activist
A white man pleaded guilty Thursday to making racist online threats against a black activist in Virginia to deter him from running for office in a city where violence erupted during a white nationalist rally.
Army Defends Decision to Have West Point Graduation
The Army's top leaders on Thursday defended their decision to bring 1,000 cadets back to the Military Academy at West Point for graduation, where President Donald Trump is slated to speak.
Work Safety Strike, Virus Lockdown Protest Set for May Day
Essential workers will strike nationwide on May Day to demand safer conditions during the coronavirus outbreak, while other groups plan rallies against tight stay-at-home orders.
American Airlines Posts $2.2 Billion Loss During Pandemic
American Airlines reported a staggering loss of $2.24 billion for the first quarter, when the coronavirus pandemic triggered a sharp drop in air travel.
Europe's Employment Aid Keeps Jobs from Vanishing -- for Now
Programs are keeping hard-hit businesses across Europe afloat, preventing millions of workers from losing their jobs and income for now, and thousands of bosses from seeing their trained staff scatter.
Immigrants Deliver Food, 'Hope' to Workers Hit by Pandemic
These aide networks can be informal and operate on word-of-mouth and social media fundraising campaigns.
Unemployment Surge Pushing State Funds Toward Insolvency
A surge in unemployment stemming from the coronavirus shutdown of large parts of the U.S. economy is starting to push some state jobless funds toward insolvency.
W. Virginia Gov's Coal Companies to Appeal Lawsuit Rulings
An appeal is planned in rulings against coal companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice in a lawsuit that accused them of defaulting on a mining contract, an attorney said.
Journalists' Working Conditions Hit Hard by Coronavirus
The working conditions of news reporters around the globe have deteriorated during the coronavirus pandemic amid job losses and attacks on media freedom.