About 3.5 million mortgage borrowers have had their payments paused or reduced as the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States continues to throw millions out of work, a survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association showed on Monday. The share of mortgage loans in forbearance rose to 6.99% from 5.95% from April 13-19, the industry […]
South Dakota’s governor on Monday said she hopes Smithfield’s Sioux Falls pork processing plant can reopen soon, a day after U.S. labor regulators urged the meat industry to adopt certain measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus among workers. “I’m hopeful that we can get it opened as soon as possible,” Kristi Noem told Fox […]
Since China began frantic efforts to curb a coronavirus epidemic in late January, residents in the tiny snake breeding village of Zisiqiao have had to come to terms with a ban on wildlife trading, its lifeline for decades. Zisiqiao employed hundreds of people to breed three million snakes a year. Now, the rows of wooden […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) said on Friday it would resume processing applications for small business relief under the Paycheck Protection Program on Monday at 10:30 a.m. The SBA said it will be prepared to begin processing applications for an additional $319 billion authorized under the program from any approved lender by that time. […]
For the first time in ever, the ridged cactus coral has been successfully reproduced in human care. This week, the Florida Aquarium in Tampa announced its breakthrough that will help save “America’s Great Barrier Reef,” the third-largest coral reef in the world. “We are losing coral species faster than we can learn about them,” Keri […]
