Tom Greene, New York Stock Exchange Vice President of Building Operations, rings the opening bell of the NYSE, Monday, March 23, 2020. Wall Street is wobbling mostly lower in early trading Monday after a bill to provide emergency help to the economy stalled in Congress. (New York Stock Exchange via AP). Stocks fall, despite Fed…… MORE
Americans Urged to Donate Blood Surgeon General Jerome Adams is calling on Americans, particularly the younger generation, to consider donating blood to help assist healthcare providers battling the coronavirus outbreak. The American Red Cross announced earlier this week that it faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations during…… MORE
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Gavin Newsom has announced that 56% of Californians, which is 25.5 million people, could be infected with the coronavirus over the next eight weeks. In a letter to President Donald Trump, Governor Newsom wrote, “I write to respectfully request you immediately deploy the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to be stationed at…… MORE
S&P 500 Sinks 7%, Causing Trading Halt, on Recession Fears Stocks sank 7% on Wall Street Wednesday, triggering another temporary halt to trading and wiping out the optimism and big gains sparked the prior day by Washington’s promises for massive aid for the economy. Markets have been incredibly volatile for weeks as Wall Street and…… MORE
Rich Pedroncello / AP Images “This is a moment in time and it’s a challenging moment and it may be many moments in the foreseeable future…we will triumph over fear, anxiety and this disease.” -Governor Gavin Newsom With the coronavirus spreading at an alarming rate, California is preparing to deal with worst-case scenarios that could…… MORE
Rich Pedroncelli / AP Images The coronavirus has affected nearly everyone in the world. From school children to large corporations, countless people are being told to stay home for the next three weeks. Due to the required social isolation, small business have lost a majority of their customers. The government has noticed small businesses suffering…… MORE
Americans to Get a Stimulus Check President Donald Trump wants the government to send checks to Americans in the next two weeks in an effort to curb the economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday. “The president has instructed me we have to do this now,” he said at the…… MORE
John Sommers II | Getty Images In an attempt to cull the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco and five other counties in the Bay Area have shut down all non-essential businesses. This of course has left many fearful of their financial future. The declaration of a nation emergency by President Donald Trump last…… MORE
After the Shelter in Place order for six Bay Area counties was announced yesterday public transit is either operating normally as an essential service or altering their regular schedules. It is recommended that if you are over 65 or older to try to avoid public transportation unless it is essential. Bart:According to the official website,…… MORE
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images “Part of what we are also seeing is definitely a change in behavior, a change in what people do in our everyday lives…the new normal temporarily in an effort to protect public health.” – Mayor London Breed US Moves Closer to Shutdown Amid Coronavirus Fears The CDC is recommending that gatherings of…… MORE
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