Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Restaurant workers got masks. They'd also like a permanent raise.Apr 12, 2020 6:00 am - Some U.S. fast-food workers are finally getting face masks and emergency sick days to help get them through the coronavirus outbreak. Now the challenge for labor activis...
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Google data centers' secret cost: billions of gallons of waterApr 11, 2020 6:17 am - In August 2019, the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association built a 16-foot pyramid of jugs in its main entrance in Phoenix. The goal was to show residents of this des...
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Cascading job losses shred U.S. safety net: 'We were unprepared'Apr 11, 2020 6:16 am - In Michigan and New York, you can only call on certain days of the week, depending on your last name. In New Jersey, it's hourly slots based on your social security numb...
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Demand for health gadgets surges in lockdown, likely to lastApr 11, 2020 6:15 am - Fitness-tracking gadgets are selling out, home exercise classes have never been more popular and industrial robot designers are pivoting to making sanitation bots. The c...
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Third week of big U.S. jobless claims sees 6.61 million filingsApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - Americans applied for unemployment benefits in massive numbers for a third straight week, bringing the total to about 16.8 million during the coronavirus pandemic's econ...
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S&P 500 rallies to fresh bull territory; oil risesApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - U.S. stocks climbed back into bullish territory on optimism for another round of stimulus and an eventual move toward reopening the economy. Oil surged amid expectations...
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Why farmers are dumping milk in latest blow to battered U.S. dairyApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - With milk prices plunging to lows that haven't been seen in nearly four years, dairy cooperatives are dumping the product to reduce oversupply. While shoppers are cleari...
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Stocks close lower; oil declines on deal doubtsApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Stocks closed lower in volatile trading as investors debated whether the spread of the coronavirus may be slowing in several major economies. Oil sank and bonds retreate...
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Cuomo says New York deaths signal possible plateau in state outbreakApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said deaths from the coronavirus pandemic were showing signs of hitting a plateau in the state that has become the epicenter of the U.S. o...
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Stocks surge to 3-week high on easing virus tollApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Stocks surged the most in almost two weeks after the reported death tolls in some of the world's coronavirus hot spots showed signs of easing. The yen weakened and Treas...