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A pedestrian adjusts his facemask while walking past a closed Artisan House restaurant in Los Angeles on May 7, 2020. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt economies and lives in ways we never could have imagined. But the world won’t stay on lockdown forever. We asked public health

The April jobs report is due to be released at 8:30 a.m. ET and it’s expected to show the worst job losses ever reported as coronavirus restrictions shuttered businesses for the month and put millions out of work. State officials are now attempting to thread the needle between reopening parts of the economy and preventing

Robert Barnes | Getty Images J.C. Penney is in talks to secure financing for bankruptcy as the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the American retail industry, people familiar with the matter tell CNBC.  The Plano, Texas-based retailer skipped a $12 million interest payment on April 15, starting the clock on a 30-day grace period that could

A Boeing 747 cargo freighter belonging to the Atlas Air flies into the clouds after lifting off from Hong Kong International Airport, on 23 October 2017, in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. S3studio | Getty Images Not all airlines are reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. Cargo airlines are cashing in on rush for medical supplies and

Couples wearing face masks amid concerns over the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walks through a market in Seoul on April 22, 2020. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images The tulips were blooming in Seoul and Dr. Jerome Kim was strolling in his government-issued KF-94 mask with his wife when he got a text message alerting

Flight attendants talk in a nearly empty cabin on a Delta Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines as travel has cutback, amid concerns of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a flight departing from Salt Lake City, Utah, April 11, 2020. Jim Urquhart | Reuters A lobbying group representing U.S. airlines on Wednesday said federally mandated

Ground staff load baggage on a United Airlines airplane at Newark Liberty Airport on March 23, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn | Getty Images United Airlines on Wednesday tried to soothe labor tensions by making some mandatory schedule reductions voluntary, after a union sued, alleging the company was violating the terms of billions of

Medical workers take in patients outside of a special coronavirus intake area at Maimonides Medical Center on May 04, 2020 in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China over four months ago has since mutated and the new, dominant strain spreading across

As many states are re-opening for business, sobering estimates about the potential spread of Covid-19 in the U.S. are emerging. An interagency report from the U.S. departments of Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services projected the number of coronavirus deaths will increase to about 3,000 each day by early June. The analysis also reportedly

States across the U.S. are reopening after coronavirus-enforced lockdowns while protests erupted in places where stay-at-home rules remain in place. In states like California and Michigan, groups demanded the easing of restrictions. A big week of earnings are in, and tech giants Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft and Tesla have all reported, providing a first

Donated food and supplies from TSA workers for airport workers who are on reduced hours and/or paychecks, April 30, 2020. Source: TSA The steep decline in air travel caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered layoffs, furloughs and shortened work hours for airport employees and contract workers ranging from wheelchair attendants and baggage handlers to

Coronavirus safety actions for Ford include required face masks for everyone entering a Ford facility. Every Ford team member will be provided a care kit including a face mask and other items to help keep them healthy. Ford U.S. auto plants weren’t supposed to be closed this long due to the coronavirus pandemic. When the

A farmer checks on young female pigs at a hog farm in Smithville, Ohio, U.S., on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Dane Rhys | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts supply chains across the country, farmers are being forced to destroy their crops, dump milk and throw out perishable items that can’t be

A woman wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, runs with Cruise Ships docked in the background at the port of Long Beach, California on April 11, 2020. Apu Gomes | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Friday called for Carnival

A United Airlines plane prepares to take off at the Benito Juarez International airport in Mexico City, on March 20, 2020. Pedro Pardo | AFP | Getty Images United Airlines Thursday posted its biggest quarterly loss since 2008 and expects to burn an average of $40 million to $45 million a day in the second quarter as

An ampule of Ebola drug remdesivir is pictured during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany, April 8, 2020, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Ulrich Perrey | Reuters Gilead Sciences said Thursday that it can produce “several million” rounds of its antiviral drug remdesivir next year to

A Prime Air cargo plane, operated by Amazon.com Inc., sits on display with other passenger jets during the 53rd International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, in Paris, France. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images As millions of would-be travelers stay home because of the coronavirus pandemic, one airline has found an eager customer: Amazon.

In this Friday, April 24, 2020 photo provide by the Alfred Wegener Insitute shows the German Arctic research vessel Polarstern in the ice next to a research camp in the Arctic region. Manuel Ernst | Alfred-Wegner-Institut | AP From delaying Arctic expeditions to canceling climate summits, the coronavirus pandemic is hindering global climate change progress and

A view of a Best Buy retail store on August 29, 2019 in San Bruno, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Best Buy said it will gradually reopen its doors to customers with in-store consultations by appointment. Starting in May, the company said about 200 of its U.S. stores will allow shoppers to schedule a time

Signage is displayed outside the idled Ford Motor Co. Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, U.S., on Monday, March 23, 2020. Anthony Lanzilote | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ford Motor is set to report its first-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday as the company grapples with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic that’s shuttered

A member of a ground crew walks past American Airlines planes parked at the gate during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, April 5, 2020. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Airlines stepped up policies Monday to ensure passengers and employees wear face masks on board amid concerns about the spread

A security personnel wearing protective gear (R) checks the passports of British nationals before check-in for a special flight to London during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at the Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar on April 25, 2020. Narinder Nanu | AFP | Getty

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of Americans to work from home. But when it’s all over, many people are thinking that trip from the kitchen to the living room may not be such a bad commute. States of Play, a joint CNBC/Change Research survey of swing states, finds 42% of respondents nationwide saying they

As bars and restaurants remain shuttered in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Beer is turning millions of dollars of expired beer into ethanol to recoup some of its lost sales. Beer sales rose 11.6% in the week ended April 11, according to Nielsen data, as consumers drink more at home. But the spike doesn’t benefit craft

Peloton CEO John Foley celebrates at the Nasdaq MarketSite before the opening bell and his company’s IPO, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 in New York. Mark Lennihan | AP Shares of Peloton finished the day up more than 6% Friday after the company said it held its largest class ever earlier this week, with more than

Boeing is once again pushing back the time frame for when it expects to have the 737 Max recertified for flight as the coronavirus pandemic hinders progress. Sources familiar with the latest expectations for fixing the Max tell CNBC that the plane is unlikely to be given the green light until late summer. That is

California governor Gavin Newsom Rich Pedroncelli | Pool | AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the launch of a new program Friday called “Restaurants Deliver: Home Meals for Seniors,” which will use local eateries to prepare and deliver free food for older adults in need. Created through a partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency,

A sign that reminds clients to keep 1.5m distance in a clothes store as they open for the first time since March during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on April 22, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Maja Hitij/Getty Images Despite the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures in the country, Germans are seemingly reluctant to rush back to

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Source: Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse owner, Ruth’s Hospitality Group, announced Thursday that it is repaying the $20 million it received under the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program.  “We intended to repay this loan in adherence with government guidelines, but as we learned more about the funding limitations of the program and