COVID-19

Even a smaller decline is likely to have a knock-on effect.

Consumers are seeking comfort and convenience in their foods as they endure lock downs.

Students and the unemployed are asked to help harvest crops that could go to waste.

Homeless people are much more likely to contract COVID-19 — and to die from it — than the general population.

The auto industry is juggling the need to cut costs while preserving its workforce to ramp up once factories reopen.

Dealerships are ramping up online sales and offering deferred payment plans.

People affected by the crisis can access of up to $100,000 of their retirement savings without the usual 10% penalty.

It's mostly up to companies to decide who gets hazard pay, and for how long.

"We're doing everything we can to continue the critical activities that we need to do,with a lot of added precautions for the sake of our employees," said Patrick Smith of Loftus Ranches in Washington.