Friday, April 3, 2020

Neiman Marcus may seek bankruptcy protection

USA/BLACK FRIDAY Neiman Marcus

Neiman Marcus Group is stepping up preparations to seek bankruptcy protection, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the debt-laden U.S. luxury department store chain to close its stores, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/neiman-marcus-1.5520199?cmp=rss

Peru, Panama to quarantine men, women on separate days

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/PERU

On Thursday, Peru and Panama started limiting the times men and women can leave their homes in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/peru-panama-coronavirus-1.5520170?cmp=rss

COVID-19 has upended the U.S. election campaign and could also change how Americans vote

Election 2020 Money

It may not be the leading worry for most Americans right now, but amid the anxiety over coronavirus, another kind of concern is quietly growing in this country: how to deal with the coming presidential election.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-election-coronavirus-1.5519060?cmp=rss

Canadian passengers on virus-stricken Coral Princess cruise ship worry how they'll get home

Frank Béchamp and wife, Celine Charette Princess Coral

Canadian passengers on the Coral Princess cruise ship nearing Fort Lauderdale, Fla., worry how they’ll get home after at least a dozen COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed on board.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-passengers-covid-19-princess-coral-cruise-1.5520023?cmp=rss

U.S. Navy relieves aircraft carrier commander who wrote letter urging coronavirus action

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-NAVY

The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus on his ship was fired Thursday by Navy leaders who said he created a panic by sending his memo pleading for help to too many people.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/navy-coronavirus-fired-1.5520142?cmp=rss