Government Shutdown Takes Toll On Safety

Live venues for music and plays are seeing their March income evaporate as audiences are being warned not to congregate. As official government recommendations against group gatherings have quickly gone from 250 people to 50 people to 10, the toll .....»»

Experts and small business owners say the government needs to step in quickly to help small businesses, which could succumb quickly to the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Boeing Co cut production of its flagship Dreamliner and delayed the arrival of a successor to its 777 mini-jumbo, piling new pressures on a rejigged senior management team as the continued safety grounding of its 737 MAX sliced third quarter profits......»»

China’s economic expansion slowed a notch in the second quarter, as a top-priority government debt cleanup took its toll even before growth takes an expected hit from a trade fight with the U.S......»»

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras blamed widespread building-code violations for the death toll of 87 in resort areas near Athens; ‘We have to consider whether we did enough’.....»»

German carmaker Daimler AG said its operating profit would fall by over 10 percent this year, its second earnings warning since June, blaming "government proceedings and measures in various regions" as a crackdown on diesel emissions takes a toll......»»

Global stocks were sailing into Christmas on a sea of red on Friday as the threat of a U.S. government shutdown and of further hikes in U.S. borrowing costs inflamed investor unease over the economic outlook......»»

The dollar gained on Friday as investors sought the currency's safety amid persistent equity market volatility and a possible U.S. government shutdown......»»

World stocks were set for their seventh straight day of losses on Monday, as investors nervy about the possibility of a prolonged U.S. government shutdown and a worsening global economy opted for the safety of bonds and gold......»»

Both chambers of the U.S. Congress convened for only a few minutes late on Thursday, but took no steps to end a partial federal government shutdown bef.....»»

U.S. stocks treaded water on Monday as investors turned wary of the latest round of U.S.-China trade talks and a prolonged government shutdown, halting Wall Street's strong surge from Friday......»»

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will not investigate vehicle defects during.....»»

Concerns include fewer food inspections, no new .....»»

The government shutdown has wide-ranging ramifications on food safety and assistance programs, plus it's putting a freeze on the release of new.....»»

Three weeks into the federal government shut.....»»

The partial government shutdown is not only taking a toll on federal workers. Big businesses say they are also taking a hit......»»

The partial government shutdown is not only taking a toll on federal workers. Big busine.....»»

The partial government shutdown is not only taking a toll on federal workers. Big businesses say they are also taking a hit......»»

Amid the partial government shutdown, Ashley Totten worries about the costs of taking care of her 3-month-old son, who suffers from a heart defect. Her petty officer husband is one of about 42,000 active-duty Coast Guardsmen working without pay......»»

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