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The U.N. secretary-general warns that Latin America and the Caribbean are facing their worst economic contraction in decades as they become “a hot spot” for the coronavirus pandemic

Banks helped drag stocks lower on Wall Street Thursday amid worries that recent improvements in the economy may be set to stall as coronavirus cases continue to climb

Most of Wall Street wilted Thursday on worries that the economy’s recent improvements may be set to fade as coronavirus cases keep climbing

Stocks slumped on Wall Street Thursday amid worries that recent improvements in the economy may be set to stall as coronavirus cases continue to climb

The U.S. economy is stumbling as the viral outbreak is intensifying across the country, threatening to slow hiring even as the unemployment rate remains in double-digits

Most stocks are slumping on Wall Street Thursday amid worries that recent improvements in the economy may be set to stall as coronavirus cases continue to climb

Stocks are slumping on Wall Street Thursday amid worries that recent improvements in the economy may be set to stall as coronavirus cases continue to climb

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is proposing sweeping new uses of the federal government’s regulatory and spending power to bolster U.S. manufacturing and technology firms

Wall Street is slumping Thursday amid worries that recent improvements in the economy may be set to stall as coronavirus cases continue to climb

Stocks are slumping on Wall Street Thursday after a report suggested layoffs continue to ease up across the country, but also that the pace of improvements may be stalling

More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows that many employers are still laying people off in the face of a resurgent coronavirus

Earnings reporting season is about to get underway for big companies, and the forecasts are grim

Stocks are drifting on Wall Street Thursday after a report showed fewer workers are getting laid off across the country, though a slowing pace of improvement is holding back the optimism

Stocks are showing little movement at the open on Wall Street Thursday following the latest reading on the U.S. job market

Earnings reporting season is about to get underway for big companies, and the forecasts are grim

Global stocks are mostly higher though market sentiment appears fragile as coronavirus contagions remain high in many countries, including the U.S. Investors are looking ahead to weekly U.S. jobless claims data, which have been stuck at a high level above 1 million since the pandemic erupted in March

The U.S. government will provide its latest snapshot of the layoffs that have remained stuck at an elevated weekly pace above 1 million since the coronavirus erupted in March, even as newly re-opened businesses have rehired some laid-off workers

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is proposing sweeping new uses of the federal government’s regulatory and spending power to bolster U.S. manufacturing and technology firms

Global stock markets have followed Wall Street higher after further gains for U.S. technology stocks

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher following gains for U.S. technology stocks

President Donald Trump has in the past denigrated Mexican migrants and threatened the U.S. ally with crippling tariffs

Wall Street’s rally got back on track Wednesday after more gains for big technology stocks helped pull the S&P 500 to its sixth gain in seven days

The Canadian government is predicting a historic CDN$343 billion (US$254 billion) deficit for 2020-21 resulting from its economic and stimulus plans to battle COVID-19

U.S. stock indexes drifted higher on Wednesday, as more gains for big tech companies help make up for weakness elsewhere across Wall Street