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Comfort key consideration as workers move from office to home amidst COVID-19 pandemic
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Drawn by the landscape, Pedlar Press publisher moved her business to Newfoundland in 2012
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TO THE POINT: Already there have been layoffs in Newfoundland - how big an impact will COVID-19 have on the economy?
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Condom shortage looms after coronavirus lockdown shuts world's top producer
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U.S. egg prices hit record levels as pandemic buying boosts demand
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Nestle reports progress on U.N.'s Cocoa and Forests initiative
Canada's top lenders cut prime rates after central bank's surprise move
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's top lenders lowered their prime rates by 50 basis points on Friday, hours after the central bank unexpectedly cut its key interest rate to help the county weather the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Royal ...
SoftBank-backed OneWeb files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, cuts jobs
(Reuters) - OneWeb, the satellite operator backed by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp <9984.T>, said it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to pursue a sale of its business and has cut its workforce amid the coronavirus outbreak. OneWeb is in negotiations ...
Treasury: U.S. will be 'compensated' for assistance to airlines
By David Shepardson and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Friday that taxpayers will "compensated" for providing up to $25 billion in direct grants to the airline industry. "I've been very clear this ...
Alitalia seeks to place 2,900 more staff in layoff scheme: document
MILAN (Reuters) - Alitalia's administrator has asked Italy's government to raise to nearly 7,000 the number of its employees under a temporary lay-off scheme, with most of its aircraft standing idle during the coronavirus outbreak. The request for ...
UK says will hold first joint committee meeting with EU negotiators Monday
LONDON (Reuters) - British and EU negotiators will hold the first meeting of a joint committee as planned on Monday, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, after trade talks were put on hold because of the coronavirus outbreak. The ...
Around one in five German firms see themselves at risk of insolvency: survey
BERLIN (Reuters) - Almost one in five German companies sees itself at acute risk of insolvency due to the coronavirus crisis, a survey from the DIHK Chambers of Commerce showed, pointing to the heavy toll the coronavirus outbreak could take on ...
U.S. consumer sentiment near three-and-a-half year low, spending sluggish
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to near a 3-1/2-year low in March as the coronavirus epidemic upended life for Americans, and consumer spending was sluggish in February, strengthening economists' expectations ...
Stocks down on virus' economic toll; dollar falls further
By Rodrigo Campos and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks across the globe fell on Friday after a historic three-day run-up, as skittish investors kept indices on track for their worst monthly and quarterly performances since 2008, while the ...
Britain's Next shuts online operation to protect workers
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Leading British fashion chain Next has bowed to pressure from workers worried about their health and shut its online business, cutting off its remaining source of revenue during the coronavirus outbreak. Rival ...
Dollar posts biggest weekly fall since 2009
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted its biggest weekly decline in more than a decade on Friday, as trillions of dollars worth of stimulus efforts by governments and central banks helped temper a rout in global markets driven by ...
