Новости за 27.04.2020

Humorist Robert Benchley was also a drama critic—and a good one, too.

The U.S. pork industry and agricultural regulators are discussing the prospect of euthanizing thousands of pigs a day, after coronavirus outbreaks have closed major processing plants.

The federal government is again taking loan applications from businesses hit hard by the pandemic, and again the process is bumpy.

The investment by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund in the world’s largest concert promoter comes as the company faces a year or more without being able to stage any events.

More states are changing or reconsidering rules to ensure that nurses, paramedics, firefighters and others battling the novel coronavirus have unimpeded access to workers’ compensation benefits if they are infected.

The economic fallout from coronavirus restrictions helped cut investment in shipbuilding to its lowest level in 11 years in the first quarter, with work at Asian shipyards nearly halted and owners holding back on orders as global demand for goods nosedived.

Last week energy speculators got roasted by the plunge in U.S. oil futures prices to negative $40 a barrel as they were forced to take a loss rather than accept physical delivery. Those in the industry already were aware that a crunch was coming.

With the huge decline in air travel, those still flying have plenty of room; ‘she has her own private plane.’

People with more money are also more likely to stockpile goods when they read scary headlines.

Trump’s musings prompt social-media censorship of information about an experimental treatment.

They follow Lenin’s idea of ‘truth,’ even if they send their children to Harvard.

Foreign suppliers worry that national-security assessments of equipment deals will put them at a disadvantage in the Chinese market.

With bars and restaurants closed, drinking is still way up as people look to cheer up or relieve anxiety during pandemic lockdowns, but experts warn against excess.

Air traffic may not bounce back for two or three years, Chief Executive David Calhoun said, outlining the tough outlook for global aviation to Boeing shareholders.

No, AirPods aren’t your only option. Google’s long-awaited second-gen Pixel Buds are finally available, adding to an already wide array of wireless earbuds. Here’s what distinguishes the Buds from the ’Pods.

As older adults shelter in place, an already-stretched caregiver network faces new strains; “The most vulnerable to Covid are going to be staying home longer than the rest of us.”

The Supreme Court ruled the federal government is obligated to pay billions of dollars to health insurers that sold consumer policies on exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act.

Professional ballerina Tiler Peck is teaching online classes, virtually attending physical therapy and spending more time with family. ‘We don’t know when it will end so we just have to do the best we can,’ she said.

The crash in oil prices and the economic fallout from the coronavirus together pose what could be an existential threat for Africa’s largest economy and biggest crude producer.

By lending widely to businesses, states and cities, the Fed is breaking taboos about who gets money to prop up a frozen U.S. economy, risking a political backlash down the line.

They are working to cull the world’s most promising research on the pandemic, passing on their findings to policy makers and the White House.

Investors are relieved that Renault will take up a guaranteed loan from the French government, but doubts may follow. It is revealing that France’s other car maker, Peugeot, turned down a similar offer.

Italian government bonds rallied after S&P Global left the country’s sovereign credit rating at two levels above high-yield status, offering a respite to investors who have grown increasingly concerned about how the nation will cope with the economic damage stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

The Pacific nation said it had effectively eliminated the disease from within its borders, the culmination of a tough social experiment, but a risk of new flare-ups remains.

Tokyo reported its lowest daily level of new coronavirus cases in more than three weeks, a fresh sign that Japan may be succeeding in suppressing the outbreak without compulsory social distancing and with limited testing.