Month March 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Dow drops more than 1,400 points, or 5.9%, as investors await broader response to economic damage from the coronavirus
PITTSBURGH (JNS) — The $5.45 million that has been donated to Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha following the October 2018 shooting that killed 11 worshippers—the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history—will be given to survivors, first responders, congregations and families of… Continue Reading →
A biotech meeting at a hotel in downtown Boston appears to be the source of a cluster of the coronavirus in the U.S. — and a warning for employers who are still holding big gatherings as the outbreak spreads. Seventy… Continue Reading →
Israel is limiting public events in closed areas to 100 people as part of increasingly strict measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, PM Netanyahu announced Wednesday evening. The ban includes Shuls, Batei Midrashim, and… Continue Reading →
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz moved ahead in his efforts to forge an alliance with the Joint Arab List on Wednesday, despite the emergence of dissent among MKs in… Read more » The post Gantz Moves Ahead with Joint… Continue Reading →
Israel will not currently close its school system due to the coronavirus, a measure which has been under consideration in recent days, although public gatherings of over a hundred people… Read more » The post No School Closings, No Shaking… Continue Reading →
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he will ask business owners to stagger their employees’ work shifts or let them work from home to reduce potential coronavirus exposures. “I’m… Read more » The post Cuomo Urges Telecommuting, Staggered Hours… Continue Reading →
Wizz Air has suspended all flights to Italy and Israel after the two countries announced plans to try to beat Europe’s worst outbreak of coronavirus, the low-cost carrier said on… Read more » The post Wizz Air Joins Coronavirus Shutdown… Continue Reading →
El Al management and its pilots union have had their share of fights in recent years, but on Wednesday the men in the cockpits pledged their cooperation as Israel’s flagship… Read more » The post El Al Pilots Stand With… Continue Reading →
State officials are shuttering several schools and houses of worship for two weeks in a New York City suburb and sending in the National Guard to help with what appears… Read more » The post ‘Containment Area’ in Part of… Continue Reading →
Federal regulators waived a rule Wednesday that was causing airlines to fly nearly empty planes just to avoid losing takeoff and landing rights at major airports. The Federal Aviation Administration… Read more » The post FAA Waives Rules That Led… Continue Reading →
The Finance Ministry assessed the sweeping restriction in air travel to cost Israel some NIS 4.9 billion ($1.4 billion), Channel 12 said. That assessment was followed by an El Al… Read more » The post Israel Orders Sweeping Restriction in… Continue Reading →
Stocks are falling sharply again Wednesday, wiping out virtually all of a huge rally from a day earlier as Wall Street continues to reel from worries about the coronavirus. The… Read more » The post Stocks Down 4% on Wall… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — An employee of Meridian Capital, a popular commercial real estate brokerage, has tested positive for coronavirus. The employee is based in New York. “We were recently notified of a possible exposure to coronavirus (COVID-19) at Meridian’s… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a ban on gatherings of over 100 people in closed spaces at a news conference on Wednesday evening. During the same update, Moshe Bar Siman-Tov, director-general of the Health Ministry, announced… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington health officials recommended on Wednesday that all “non-essential mass gatherings, including conferences and conventions,” be postponed or canceled through the end of March in light of the coronavirus outbreak, a move that could imperil the popular… Continue Reading →
The Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Maimonides Medical Center in Boro Park have sent a letter to the hospital employees and medical staff notifying them that there… Read more » The post Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn Reports… Continue Reading →
The hospital is also reportedly working on new protocols, expected to be released in the coming days.
NEW YORK (AP) – Analysts at Goldman Sachs predict the longest-ever bull market for stocks will soon end, citing expectations of weaker company profits this year. The analysts lowered their 2020 earnings forecast for S&P 500 companies Wednesday for the… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe: World Health Organization officials are telling national governments it’s time for aggressive action now that the worldwide coronavirus outbreak has reached the level of a pandemic. WHO Director-General… Continue Reading →