Transportation Industry Warns Coronavirus Has Hurt Its Bottom Line Airlines say they will likely have to lay off thousands of workers if Congress can't pass a coronavirus economic relief package soon. Amtrak, bus lines and subways are suffering too. David Schaper
Coronavirus hits close to home for this Seattle community A beloved grocer and community member of Seattle’s Leschi neighborhood has died from coronavirus. Steve Schulman, 67, co-owner of Leschi Market, passed away March 18. Ruby de Luna
Analysis: Let's Not Call It A Bailout; Businesses Didn't Cause The Coronavirus Bailouts stir up images of businesses acting recklessly, enriching themselves, and then asking the government for money. That's not the case this time. Pallavi Gogoi
Boeing shuts down production in Seattle area Boeing is suspending factory production in the Puget Sound Region. Carolyn Adolph
Stocks Fall Even After The Fed's Latest Move The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other U.S. stock indexes fell again Monday as central bankers and lawmakers struggled to deal with the coronavirus pandemic's economic damage. Avie Schneider
Federal Reserve Unveils 'Extensive New Measures' To Bolster U.S. Economy Seven U.S. states are now reporting 1,000 or more cases of COVID-19, and experts believe the number of infected people will rise further as testing becomes more available Bill Chappell
Andrew Yang Talks Universal Basic Income During The Coronavirus Crisis Universal basic income has been getting more attention during the pandemic. NPR's Michel Martin talks with former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who popularized the idea on the campaign trail.
Closed All At Once: Restaurant Industry Faces Collapse Rapid shutdowns to stem the coronavirus have delivered an unprecedented blow to restaurants around the U.S. Many are quickly running out of cash and their workers are losing their jobs. Yuki Noguchi
‘This is unprecedented.’ Seeking security amidst record-breaking unemployment ‘Daily new claims that are equal to, or in excess, of an entire week during the peak weeks of the 2008 2009 recession’ Kim Malcolm
King County unemployment claims triple due to COVID-19 layoffs King County, at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state, is now the contending with the economic damage of the disease. Carolyn Adolph
