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Lord & Taylor is not alone among U.S. department store operators forced to weigh bankruptcy in response to prolonged store closures following the coronavirus outbreak.

Nationwide, about 22 million workers, or 13% of the U.S. labor force, sought unemployment benefits in the four weeks ended April 11, the most in four weeks since the records began in 1967.

The travel industry is struggling as Americans stay at home during the pandemic.

CEO Matt Maddox says the state can safely reopen businesses in stages, including the Las Vegas Strip, as long as "extensive measures" are in place.

Coronavirus accelerates e-commerce sales in entertainment categories like books, games, toys and fitness equipment, new research suggests.

For many of the nearly 2 million people expected to earn U.S. bachelor’s degrees in 2020, the pandemic has taken away their housing, friends and long-held dreams of a graduation ceremony.

Since the outbreak, UPS has been working with companies around the globe to transport critically needed testing kits, personal protection equipment and medical devices.

The two workers lost their jobs last week after helping to create an online meeting invitation for a discussion about warehouse conditions, the group said.

Mayor Eric Garcetti made the announcement Sunday in his emotional State of the City address.