Mark Gilbert is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering asset management. He previously was the London bureau chief for Bloomberg News. He is also the author of “Complicit: How Greed and Collusion Made the Credit Crisis Unstoppable.” Read more opinion Follow @ScouseView on Twitter Let’s hear it for the children. Photographer: […]

An IU student cleans a doorknob with a Clorex wipe. Izzy Myszak As the holiday season approaches, on-campus students must plan for a two-month leave from campus. While away, there are some factors to remember to help maintain safety during the coronavirus pandemic: Check local guidelines Protocols vary across locations, […]

CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Even during a year packed with drama, the weekend that shut down Oregon’s outdoors remains a surreal moment in state history.  Beginning in the coastal town of Warrenton, where mayor Henry Balensifer declared tourists a “clear and present danger,” all of Oregon’s recreation destinations would eventually be […]

Estes Park, like other tourist towns across Colorado, finds itself in a tough spot when trying to stem the spread of COVID-19. The Larimer County community desperately needs visitor dollars to boost its economy going into winter, when fewer folks are able to easily access its scenic splendor. But because potential […]

By this point in the pandemic, we’ve figured out how to properly wash our hands, clean our homes and do laundry. But what about the “dry clean only” clothes in our closets that can’t be tossed into the washing machine? Would dry cleaning sanitize these items against COVID-19? First, you […]

CLOSE If you can’t get out of the city, try camping in your own backyard. USA TODAY Americans would love to go on vacation. They’re just not sure they should actually go.  Two surveys found many travelers express hesitation during the coronavirus pandemic about taking a trip. Sixty-seven percent of those responding to […]

Good morning. I’m Rachel Schnalzer, the L.A. Times Business section’s audience engagement editor, back with our weekly newsletter. As my colleagues have reported in depth, millions of Californians have lost work as a result of pandemic-related business closures. Losing your job can be frightening, and those who have not experienced […]

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Here are some local businesses, organizations and events that have been affected by COVID-19. State of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves issued a Safe Recovery Order, which encourages the use of face coverings but does not require them. Restrictions in the executive order 1525 include: • Public and private social gatherings […]

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ — Gould and Grandview schools in North Caldwell will close for two weeks starting Monday and switch to all-online classes amid an outbreak of the coronavirus in the region, officials announced. Part of the reason for the shutdown is that parents and guardians in the district aren’t […]

CLOSE Buy Photo The exterior of TLC Casuals as seen Oct. 7, 2020, in Sheboygan, Wis. (Photo: Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin) SHEBOYGAN – Sheboygan small business owners are spearheading a campaign called “Heart of the Hometown” to encourage people to shop at and support local establishments. Many businesses have seen losses upward of 40% […]

In a virtual presentation made available on the Mipcom Online Plus platform Monday morning, Glance (Global Audience & Content Evolution) unveiled the trends that have and will stand out from what has been an exceptional year for the TV industry. “All over the world, viewers have increased in number and […]

UMATILLA COUNTY — A survey of Oregon farmworkers indicates a majority of farms are taking precautions for COVID-19, but conditions in the fields and at home can make it difficult for workers to avoid exposure to the virus. The Oregon Farmworker COVID-19 Study team, a partnership of researchers at Oregon […]

CLOSE Buy Photo The entrance to the Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution as seen, Thursday, October 1, 2020, near Glenbeulah, Wis. (Photo: Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin) SHEBOYGAN – With two in five inmates at the Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution infected with COVID-19 in the state’s largest prison outbreak, officials can no longer isolate […]

ODU said the outbreak happened in the Whitehurst residence hall, which houses 389 students. NORFOLK, Va. — Fourteen people have tested positive for the coronavirus at an Old Dominion University residence hall, the university said in a statement Thursday. ODU said the outbreak happened in the Whitehurst residence hall, which […]