Economy

In the last week, another 2.1 million Americans jobs filed for unemployment  benefits. That far outpaces the number of people returning to work as the economy slowly reopens under the threat of more virus outbreaks.

San Mateo's Hillsdale Shopping Center reopened Tuesday with a fraction of its stores offering limited retail opportunities.

With infections mounting rapidly in places like Brazil and India, a top global health official warned that the crisis is far from over.

Rental car companies are struggling with losses from coronavirus restrictions and will begin to sell off a significant portion of vehicles. 

Businesses in Santa Clara County hope customers are willing to adapt to a new way of shopping. 

Just two months ago, California was boasting an unprecedented economic expansion as it added more than 3.4 million jobs over 10 years, accounting for 15% of the nation's job growth. More than two-thirds of those gains were wiped out last month as the state lost 2.3 million jobs.

Merchants in Santa Clara County have the green light to reopen on Friday with curbside sales at non-essential stores. All the other Bay Area counties have already started Phase Two, but the South Bay was hit hard by the coronavirus and is just beginning to relent from the strictest stay-at-home rules.

With 36.8 million Americans out of work due to the nine-week coronavirus shutdown, at 17.2%, the national unemployment rate is now almost three times greater than in the deepest depth of the Great Recession.

San Francisco's oldest gay bar, The Stud, announced Wednesday it will permanently close its current location due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

We're hearing from unemployment applicants that the process to apply can be slow, confusing and difficult to navigate.

Shopping malls, swap meets, other retail stores, dine-in restaurants and schools can open or will be opening in Napa County amid the coronavirus crisis. 

Uber has cut 3,000 jobs from its workforce, its second major wave of layoffs in two weeks as the coronavirus slashed demand for rides.

Small business owners in San Francisco are happy to welcome back some customers even if it is only curb side service.

The separation project will raise the tracks and lower 25th Avenue so vehicle and pedestrian traffic can pass underneath the tracks.

It's last day of operation would be Tuesday, the company said in an announcement posted Sunday on its website.