Marie-Therese Ghunney

Government Relief Loans to Restaurant Chains Draw Complaints

April 23, 2020 Marie-Therese Ghunney 0

Sourced from The Associated Press Some big restaurant chains have obtained loans from the government under a small-business relief program, leading business groups to cry […]

Indonesian Starts Business to Make HazMat Suits For Hospitals

April 14, 2020 Marie-Therese Ghunney 0

Sourced from The Associated Press An Indonesian businesswoman was worried about her friends working in hospitals. Some had cried as they talked of the shortage […]

CDC Weighs Loosening Guidelines For Some Exposed to Virus

April 13, 2020 Marie-Therese Ghunney 0

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering changing its guidelines for self-isolation to make it easier for those who have been exposed to […]

Virus crisis ravages Brazilian Amazon city's health system April 27, 2020
The health care system in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus was already strained before the coronavirus pandemic. Now it is buckling under an onslaught of COVID-19 patients. Ventilators are in critically short supply, doctors bemoan a lack of protective gear, and gravediggers are increasingly overwhelmed. The concern is that Manaus could provide a grim […]
Stocks are mixed after Wall Street pares losses; oil plunges April 27, 2020
Stocks are mixed in midday trading after Wall Street trimmed its sharp losses from earlier in the morning following another collapse in the price of oil. The S&P 500 started Monday with a drop of 1.6%, but it trimmed that down to 0.3% shortly before noon, Eastern time. The Dow industrials were also down, but […]
Iran opens up as economic woes trump virus infection fears April 27, 2020
Iran has begun opening intercity highways and major shopping centers to stimulate its sanctions-choked economy. The Islamic Republic is gambling that it has brought under control its coronavirus outbreak, one of the worst in the world, even as some fear it could lead to a second wave of infections. Stores from high-end malls to the […]