Our Next 75: Hazelwood is a testing ground for designing an inclusive economy
Hazelwood is a community test case for charting a future course for a regional economy that balances growth with inclusion......»»
Market Extra: Treasury yields rise as investors look beyond economic wreckage to assess reopening progress
Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as stocks gained ground on hopes that the U.S. economy had handled the worst of the COVID-19 crisis as states and counties start to reopen businesses......»»
State economies most likely to be crippled by COVID-19
The measures taken to fight the spread of the coronavirus have also come at a steep cost as much of the economy has effectively ground to a halt......»»
Lagarde Warns Eurozone Faces "Unprecedented" 12% Economic Contraction Thanks To COVID-19: Live Updates
Lagarde Warns Eurozone Faces "Unprecedented" 12% Economic Contraction Thanks To COVID-19: Live Updates Summary: LA becomes first US city to offer county-wide testing Lagarde warns eurozone economy could shrink up to 12% in 2020 Russia p.....»»
Trump White House vows to double coronavirus testing in May in push to reopen the economy
After repeated setbacks, President Donald Trump on Monday insisted the U.S. would dramatically expand testing for the coronavirus in May and pave the way for states to start reopening their economies......»»
Investors bet on testing, treatments for restart of U.S. economy
Investors are pinning their hopes for the r.....»»
UAW says virus makes early May restart of U.S. auto plants "too risky"
The head of the United Auto Workers union on Thursday said it was "too soon and too risky" to reopen auto plants and Michigan's economy in early May, citing insufficient scientific data and coronavirus testing to assure workplaces are safe......»»
Covid-19 and Birmingham"s economy: 5 things we"re seeing on the ground
Covid-19 has put Birmingham’s economy in uncharted waters. It’s touched nearly every aspect of the local business world and appears likely to have a long-term effect on the region. The BBJ recently held a virtual Q&A with subscribers to discuss .....»»
As lawmakers battle over who is responsible for testing, Harvard researchers say the US needs to test 20 million people a day to "fully remobilize the economy"
Reuters The US needs to be able to conduct at least 20 million tests a day in order to fully reopen the eco.....»»
CityWatch: New York begins widespread, random antibody testing, but questions remain about effectiveness and immunity
The testing could be key to restarting the economy, but scientists are not certain how much immunity an antibody test proves......»»
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says more coronavirus testing needed to "help get economy back up and running"
Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos says "vastly more testing capacity" for virus that causes COVID-19 is needed b.....»»
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says more coronavirus testing needed to open economy
Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos says "vastly more testing capacity" for virus that causes COVID-19 is needed before U.S. can open economy......»»
Trump and Cuomo are relying on coronavirus testing to reopen the economy. But 3 months into the US outbreak, we have nowhere near enough tests.
REUTERS/Mike Segar President Donald Trump and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo have honed in on diagnostic and antibody testing.....»»
Metals Stocks: Gold loses ground as optimism over potential coronavirus treatment, reopening of economy dulls its haven appeal
Gold futures retreat Friday, with investors shunning haven assets amid early optimism over a drug that’s anecdotally shown potential to treat COVID-19 and the release of a road map to gradually reopening the U.S. economy......»»
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says Trump guidelines "vague and inconsistent"
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called President Donald Trump's guidelines for reopening the economy "vague and inconsistent" and said more coronavirus testing needed to be done......»»
Amazon CEO Bezos: More coronavirus testing needed to get "economy back up and running"
Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos says "vastly more testing capacity" for virus that causes COVID-19 is needed b.....»»
Widespread testing is the key for New York to get back to work
Antibody testing will be the key to reopening New York's economy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today. "It's going to be a gradual, phased process, and it's going to be reliant on testing: testing of... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Fauci: America still missing testing, data needed to reopen economy
“We have to have something in place that is efficient and that we can rely on, and we’re not there yet,†Fauci said......»»
Quarantining is an inefficient way of a tackling coronavirus, says St. Louis Fed’s Bullard
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard says testing everyone for the coronavirus is a good way to help the economy recover from the pandemic......»»
Fauci: May 1 target for reopening U.S. economy "overly optimistic" - AP
The top U.S. infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, said on Tuesday that a May 1 target date for reopening the economy was "a bit overly optimistic," citing a lack of critical testing and tracing procedures......»»