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A shortage of beef and pork could be a plus for two of the largest makers of plant-based meat. Beyond Meat Inc. and privately-held Impossible Foods Inc. are likely benefactors in the wake of closures of major meat-packing plants hit by coronavirus outbreaks. The evidence was on vivid display Tuesday, after Beyond Meat reported fiscal …

The coronavirus pandemic is plunging the European Union into a recession, the European Commission said Wednesday in its spring economic forecast. Predicting a “recession of historic proportions,” the commission warned that the Eurozone economy will contract by 7.5 percent in 2020 — a record number that surpasses the damage caused by the 2009 financial crisis. …

Just call her Dr. Bieber. Hailey Baldwin is a noted beauty buff who’s hinted at launching a skincare line. But first, the model, 23, is practicing her skills on husband Justin Bieber. “She’s been pickin’ and prodding at my skin,” Bieber, 25, said in an episode of the couple’s new Facebook Watch series “The Biebers …

New York lawmakers are cracking down on a state-funded company that has been accused of not protecting its workers from the coronavirus, The Post has learned. Four state legislators fired off a letter last week urging Maximus to address complaints about insufficient pandemic protections at its New York call centers, which runs customer service call …

Jason Alexander missed out on some serious change. During a video chat between “Seinfeld” stars Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Tuesday, the two recalled the hysteria that surrounded the filming of the sitcom’s 1998 finale. Louis-Dreyfus remembered that walls and barricades had been erected around the set to keep paparazzi from getting photographs of …

China’s ambassador to the United Nations revealed Wednesday that Beijing will block international investigators from examining the origins of the Wuhan coronavirus until “final victory” over the pandemic has been achieved. “The top priority, for the time being, is to focus on the fight against the pandemic until we win the final victory,” Chen Xu …

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his aggressive criticism of China, blaming it for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from the coronavirus and demanding again that it share information about the outbreak. “They knew. China could have prevented the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. China could …

Joe Judge has a plea to the Giants players he is trying to get to know as he attempts, remotely, to turn a collection of individuals into a team: Play more video games together! This unusual suggestion, from a 38-year old novice head coach who gives off a no-nonsense persona, is a sign of the …

Florian Schneider, a pop music pioneer who co-founded the German electronic group Kraftwerk, died following a short battle with cancer. He was 73. The sad news was confirmed in a statement from the band to Rolling Stone: “Kraftwerk co-founder and electro pioneer Ralf Hütter has sent us the very sad news that his friend and …

Cash-strapped Gap Inc. on Wednesday laid out plans to reopen stores in areas where lockdown curbs have eased, while also introducing social-distancing measures. Retailers are trying to restart business activity brought to a standstill due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. Their stores have remained closed for weeks and have resulted in thousands of workers being laid …