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Some 1.43 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, pushing the number of initial jobless claims filed during the coronavirus pandemic above 54 million, new data show. Last week marked the second consecutive week with an increase in new jobless filings, a further indication that the economic recovery from the pandemic is faltering. “Jobs …
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The US economy suffered its worst blow since the Great Depression in the second quarter as the coronavirus crisis brought the country to a standstill, the feds said Thursday. The nation’s gross domestic product — the value of all goods and services produced here — plunged by an annual rate of 32.9 percent from April …
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Clorox developed a better reputation than any other big American company as consumers depended on its disinfectants to ward off the coronavirus, a new survey shows. Americans’ trust in the California-based company’s wipes, cleaners and bleach during the pandemic helped it land the No. 1 spot on the annual Axios-Harris Poll 100 Corporate Reputation Rankings …
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An epidemiology professor at the Yale School of Public Health said hydroxychloroquine could save 100,000 lives from the coronavirus but added that the controversial anti-malaria drug has instead been used in a “propaganda war.” Watch the latest video at foxnews.com “I think 75,000 to 100,000 lives will be saved,” Dr. Harvey Risch said in an …
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Celebrity-magnet Hamptons restaurant Il Mulino and six other outposts of the glamorous Italian eatery empire have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy – the latest big dining-world name victimized by the Covid-19 pandemic. Il Mulino owner Jerry Katzoff said the step was needed to prevent lenders from trying to take over the trendy trattorias following a …
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No surprise, but the 2020 Emmys are going virtual. Shortly after the nominations were announced yesterday, this year’s Emmy executive producers — including host Jimmy Kimmel — sent a letter to key acting nominees informing them that this year’s ceremony will be virtual, and asking them to prepare to participate from home, or wherever they …
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Nate Solder is putting family over football after leaning on his faith. As his veteran teammates reported to training camp Tuesday, Solder informed the team he will opt out of the 2020 season, as announced on his Instagram. The two-pronged opt-out clause for COVID-19 safety was agreed upon last week by the NFL and its …
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Suspected fraudsters have infiltrated a loan program meant to help small businesses weather the coronavirus crisis — and the feds are letting them slip through, a watchdog warned. The Small Business Administration’s inspector general has received more than 5,000 complaints from lenders about suspected fraud in the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, which offers aid …
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There may be no crying in baseball this year, but there will be a hint of Tom Hanks in Oakland. As the fanless MLB season gets underway, the Oakland A’s revealed last week that Hanks — a former Oakland Colesium vendor — will be featured at home games, with the team mixing the Oscar winner’s …
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Bill Belichick always has a plan. After inside linebacker Dont’a Hightower, right tackle Marcus Cannon, safety Patrick Chung, running back Brandon Bolden, fullback Danny Vitale and lineman Najee Toran all opted out of the 2020 NFL season amid coronavirus concerns, things began to look bleak for the Patriots season. But a league executive who spoke …
Some 1.43 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, pushing the number of initial jobless claims filed during the coronavirus pandemic above 54 million, new data show. Last week marked the second consecutive week with an increase in new jobless filings, a further indication that the economic recovery from the pandemic is faltering. “Jobs …
