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Airlines are bracing for more coronavirus disruption

by Jack Stewart
Mar 4, 2020
IATA, which speaks for airlines, wants them to be released from minimum airport usage requirements.
Passengers wear face masks to protect against the spread of the COVID-19 as they arrive at LAX airport on Feb. 29.
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COVID-19 makes life for migrant Chinese workers even more difficult

by David Brancaccio
Mar 4, 2020
The nearly 170 million Chinese who travel a long way to work are having a tough time returning to their jobs because of quarantine areas.
Migrant workers wearing masks walk to their buses in Jiangxian County, in China's Guizhou province, before departing to return to their jobs in Guangxi region.
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For America's uninsured, COVID-19 will present extra challenges

by Jasmine Garsd
Mar 4, 2020
Americans without insurance are less likely to seek medical care.
A researcher works in a lab that is developing testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus on Feb. 28, 2020 in Nutley, N.J.
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Investors seek safe havens as markets, bond yields fall

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 4, 2020
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury dipped below 1% Tuesday.
With yields this low, you’d think investors would be running away from bonds. But not everyone is.
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What if the economy needs more than the Fed can give it?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 3, 2020
The U.S. government may need to spend its way out of a coronavirus-induced slowdown.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced an interest rate cut of half a percentage point Tuesday.
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What central banks were really saying about their response to COVID-19

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Mar 3, 2020
When it comes to the global economic outlook, words matter.
Stocks fell on Wall Street as global concerns over the financial impact from the coronavirus drove investments down.
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Gig workers are vulnerable in an outbreak

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Mar 3, 2020
They interact with the public and handle food, but often have no safety net to fall back on.
Most gig workers don't get any paid sick days.
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In emergency move, Fed cuts interest rates by 0.5%

by David Brancaccio
Mar 3, 2020
"A half a point is not going to cure anybody," said Karen Petrou, managing partner of Federal Financial Analytics.
An interest rate cut that occurs between formal policy meetings is highly unusual.
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Amazon cracks down on COVID-19 price gouging

by Marielle Segarra
Mar 3, 2020
The company says it has recently blocked or removed tens of thousands of listings for such products, like face masks and hand sanitizer.
Some third-party sellers have been charging hundreds of dollars for a couple small bottles of hand sanitizer or a box of protective face masks.
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COVID-19: What travel insurance will and won't cover

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 3, 2020
Viral outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics are not typically listed in a travel insurance policy.
Passengers from a flight from South Korea wear protective face masks upon landing at Mexico City's international airport, on Feb. 28, 2020 as COVID-19 spreads worldwide.
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