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Publix: Where shopping is now a little different
If you want to get a slice of life look at how South Floridians are coping with coronavirus worries, a good place to start is its iconic supermarket chain: Publix. At lunchtime on Tuesday, I visited a...
View ArticleAmazon Bans, Then Reinstates, Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
The retailer is trying to do two contradictory things: Ban hate literature but allow free speech.
View ArticleTo Focus on Necessities, Amazon Stops Accepting Some Items in Warehouses
The three-week pause, which affects products like consumer electronics, allows the e-commerce company to deal with a surge in demand for household goods.
View ArticleLayoffs Are Just Starting, and the Forecasts Are Bleak
Shutdowns in the retail and hospitality businesses may be an early sign of the job losses that the coronavirus outbreak will inflict on the economy.
View ArticleU.A.W. Says Automakers Will Address Coronavirus Concerns at Car Plants
The union had said Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler should halt production for two weeks to ensure worker safety.
View ArticleIs Ibuprofen Really Risky for Coronavirus Patients?
Experts are puzzling over a claim made by France’s health minister.
View ArticleHow Long Will Coronavirus Live on Surfaces or in the Air Around You?
A new study could have implications for how the general public and health care workers try to avoid transmission of the virus.
View ArticleMortgage Lenders Consider Plan to Suspend Payments Amid Crisis
Officials in the industry are forming a plan to let Americans hurt by the coronavirus temporarily stop making loan payments.
View ArticleDid Federal Officials Really Question W.H.O. Tests for Coronavirus?
Dr. Deborah Birx said she did not mean to suggest the widely used diagnostic tests generated frequent false-positive results.
View ArticleYour Money: A Hub for Help During the Coronavirus Crisis
If your income has fallen or been cut off completely, we’re here to help. This guide will connect you to the basic information you’ll need to get through this, including on government benefits, free...
View ArticleSoftBank May Not Buy $3 Billion in WeWork Shares
The Japanese conglomerate is said to be reconsidering the part of its bailout of WeWork that would have left founder Adam Neumann with a huge payday.
View ArticleBrightline revises schedule
Brightline revised its schedule and closed some station food outlets on Wednesday, but will continue to offer hourly service and maintain weekday commuter hours. Passengers are encouraged to check...
View ArticlePublix, Amazon hiring in South Florida
One major worry about the coronavirus is the risk of a 20 percent unemployment rate, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, but some companies are briskly hiring to deal with changing...
View ArticleStarbucks transitioning to temporary “To-Go” model
In light of recent public health concerns, all company-owned Starbucks stores in the U.S. will be open for to-go and delivery orders only. This decision was made public on March 15th and, according to...
View ArticleThe Latest Obstacle to Getting Tested? A Shortage of Swabs and Face Masks
Hospitals and doctors say they are critically low on swabs needed to test patients for the coronavirus, as well as face masks and other gear to protect health care workers.
View ArticlePlight of Retail Workers: ‘I’m Scared to Go to Work’
Some chains have remained open during the pandemic, worrying employees who have to travel to their jobs and then interact with the public.
View ArticleInsight into the coronavirus impact on commercial real estate
There’s a lot of economic comparisons between the Great Recession and the coronavirus, but there are a couple of key differences this time when it comes to commercial real estate, says Marc Shuster, a...
View ArticleMovie Theater Owners: We Need a Bailout, Too
The multiplexes are closed. Marvel’s “Black Widow” is postponed. And the National Association of Theater Owners is asking for relief.
View ArticleA Small Country, an Oil Giant, and Their Shared Fortune
America’s biggest energy company, Exxon Mobil, made a big bet on a risky oil prospect in Guyana, a small South American nation. Now the oil giant is entangled in the fight for the country’s political...
View ArticleCan Smart Thermometers Track the Spread of the Coronavirus?
A company that makes internet-connected thermometers has followed the flu more closely than the C.D.C. can. Now the devices may be turning up cases of Covid-19.
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