Most stores closed due to the coronavirus say they’ll reopen soon, but that looks increasingly unlikely with no end point to the crisis in sight
Author: Charisse Jones, USA TODAY
Coronavirus closing: Here’s why one Amazon center temporarily closing shouldn’t delay your delivery
When Amazon briefly closed a delivery center after a worker tested positive for COVID-19, it raised the question: Can a shutdown delay your order?
The race to buy a home slows a bit amid coronavirus, but demand is still high
The race to refinance or fianance a home slowed as interest rates ticked up amid growing concerns about the coronavirus. Mortgage applications fell last week.
Mortgage applications surge, but coronavirus is the wild card that could chill spring homebuying
Mortgage applications surged last month as home buyers rushed to take advantage of low interest rates spurred by angst around the coronavirus.
McDonald’s to shut seating, play areas amid COVID-19 pandemic
In the latest nod to how the coronavirus is disrupting Americans daily rituals ad patterns, McDonald’s says that it is seating and play areas.
Amazon to hire 100,000 workers to deal with coronavirus demand
Retailers like Kroger are ramping up hiring as delivery and service workers increasingly become indispensable to Americans because of the coronavirus.
Starbucks offers catastrophe pay for workers affected by the coronavirus
Starbucks offers catastrophe pay to any employees exposed to COVID-19, as well as those who haven’t been but are most vulnerable to becoming ill.
Coronavirus leading to lower interest rates that spur house hunters to make a bid
As worries about the coronavirus help drive down interest rates, house hunters are applying for mortgages at a level not seen in more than a decade
Coronavirus leads Sen. Ed Markey to ask the FTC to stop the gouging and scams
In the wake of price spikes for critical coronavirus supplies, Sen. Ed Markey is urging the FTC to come up with a plan to stop gouging and scams
Trader Joe’s founder Joe Coulombe, who started one of America’s favorite grocery stores, dies at 89
Joe Coulombe, who founded Trader Joe’s, the popular grocery known for “Two-Buck Chuck” wine and trendy items, died Friday at his California home.