Renters are nearing the end of their financial rope. People who rent have largely been able to survive the initial months of the pandemic helped by unemployment and federal relief checks. But the extra $600 in unemployment benefits ceases at the end of July and local eviction moratoriums are ...
United Airlines will send layoff warnings to 36,000 employees - nearly half its U.S. staff - in the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus outbreak is hurting the airline industry. The outlook for a recovery in air travel has dimmed in just the past two weeks, as infection rates rise in ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — At the Greater Johnstown School District, a call for Mr. Jones could mean Michael or Gerald. For the past three years, Michael Jones and his son Gerald Jones have been working together, helping students of the district navigate their studies. Michael Jones’ career as a ...
NEW YORK (AP) — There were the two-hour, unpaid waits outside supermarkets when San Francisco first started to lock down, on top of the heavy shopping bags that had to be lugged up countless flights of stairs. And yet even after signing up for several apps, 39-year-old Saori Okawa still ...
LONDON (AP) — It seems to have been more like a typical Saturday night than a drunken New Year's Eve. The reopening of pubs in England does not seem to have overwhelmed emergency services as many had feared ahead of the biggest easing of Britain's coronavirus lockdown. But one senior police ...
NEW YORK — Amazon said Friday that it is buying self-driving technology company Zoox, which is developing an autonomous vehicle for a ride-hailing service that people would request on their phones. Seattle-based Amazon did not disclose how much it is paying for Zoox, which was founded six ...
Stocks headed higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday, as investors focus on the prospects for an economic recovery as more businesses reopen after being shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 was up 0.8%, extending gains from a day earlier and on pace for its ...
NEW YORK — Wall Street is stumbling in Friday afternoon trading after worries about rising coronavirus infections in several U.S. states undercut an earlier rally. The selling followed word that Apple will temporarily close 11 stores in Arizona, Florida and the Carolinas as coronavirus ...
PARIS (AP) — France's highest administrative court has upheld a fine of 50 million euros ($56 million) Google was ordered to pay for not being “sufficiently clear and transparent” with Android users about their data protection options. Google was first slapped with the fine in January ...
FRANKFURT, Germany — The chief executive of German payment service provider Wirecard AG resigned on Friday after the company disclosed that auditors could not find 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in cash, adding to the accounting woes of a firm once regarded as a star of the growing ...
RICK KESSINGER/THE EXPRESS Embelishment Salon and Formal Wear Studio offered free dresses on the Main Street curb this Thursday, May 21. Above is a photo of a nearly empty rack aside from a single remaining skirt with a large sign with “Free” written on it. Evidently it was successful!
LOGANTON — Looking for some hand-crafted furniture for your backyard? Maybe a new porch swing? A decorative item? Fishers Woodworking, LLC is a small family-owned business that has been in business for more than 30 years. David Stoltzfus is the owner and operator of Fishers ...
WASHINGTON — Like many Americans cooped up during the virus outbreak, Jeff Kardesch of Austin, Texas, is spending a lot of time on social media. It isn't just idle talk with friends. Kardesch is struggling to find out when he’ll receive the unemployment benefits he needs. His business as ...
BEECH CREEK — The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t been kind to local businesses, as many have been forced to either shut down or exclusively offer curbside services. Only a few weeks ago Gov. Tom Wolf announced the statewide shutdown of non-essential businesses and while there have been many ...
ALLENTOWN— The PPL Foundation has donated $500,000 to Operation HELP to support customers dealing with temporary hardships as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. “These are extraordinary times for individuals and families throughout eastern and central Pennsylvania, and this ...
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits surged last week by 70,000 to the highest level in more than two years, indicating that the effect of the coronavirus was starting to be felt in rising layoffs in the ...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has implemented its disaster declaration for Pennsylvania so small businesses and private non-profits statewide can access SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help alleviate economic injury caused by the coronavirus. The loans may be used to pay ...
WILLIAMSPORT —Woodlands Financial Services Company has announced the appointment of D.A. Davidson & Co. as agent for their stock repurchase program that was announced Feb. 27, 2020. D.A. Davidson & Co. will execute on behalf of the Company’s stock repurchase program and in ...
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Enbridge Inc. said Friday it has hired companies to design and build a disputed oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel linking Lakes Huron and Michigan, despite pending legal challenges. The Canadian company is forging ...
ST. MARYS —The first ever rural entrepreneurship cohort offered to small businesses in the Pennsylvania Wilds kicked off on Feb. 17 when individuals representing 10 businesses came together to begin the inaugural PA Wilds PACE Program. Ten businesses were selected for the 10-week long ...