coronavirus

When Wall Streeters tell Jamie Dimon to get well soon, they mean it. As Washington rushes to prevent the coronavirus pandemic from becoming a bigger economic crisis than the 2008 mortgage meltdown, financial types are bemoaning the loss of their unofficial spokesman, JPMorgan’s straight-talking boss. Dimon, a born-and-bred New Yorker who lives on Park Avenue, …

Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) on Wednesday both threatened a possible delay in voting on the massive $2 trillion economic-stimulus package working its way through Congress. Sanders objected to an amendment proposed on Wednesday afternoon by Senators Ben Sasse (R., Neb.), Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.), and Tim Scott (R., …

Jesse Eisenberg would really like some hand sanitizer. But Los Angeles has been cleaned out — and, to the actor’s immense regret, that’s where the coronavirus crisis marooned him. On the phone with The Post, the verbose “Zombieland” star found some dark humor in being detained in the last place in the world he wants …

US stocks rallied on Wednesday — notching their first back-to-back gains since last month — as Congress and the White House agreed on a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 495.64 points, or 2.39 percent, to 21,200.55 after lawmakers reached an overnight deal for a giant spending package that will …

A Manhattan federal court judge on Wednesday denied rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s bid to finish his prison sentence in home confinement amid coronavirus fears, according to court papers. Judge Paul Engelmayer shot down Tekashi’s request — but added that if the coronavirus outbreak was apparent prior to his sentencing, he would’ve ordered the end of his …

Awkwafina broke her silence on the worldwide coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, slamming the “cruelty” of language people have used to discuss the crisis. The “Nora From Queens” star, whose real name is Nora Lum, posted a picture of herself in a mask to her 1.5 million followers on Instagram, noting that she has “been away working …

Britain on Wednesday called on its citizens to help pick fruit and vegetables to ensure a supply of food during the global coronavirus crisis – work that would usually be largely carried out by migrant seasonal workers. Britain’s agricultural sector is heavily dependent on seasonal workers, but the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the flow of …

Democrats declared victory early Wednesday morning in their effort to realign the coronavirus relief bill to prioritize workers over corporations, but at least one Republican senator is now claiming that their central purported contribution — greater oversight over $500 billion in corporate relief — was never actually opposed by Republicans. During a Wednesday conference call, …

Former vice president Joe Biden on Wednesday suggested passing climate-change legislation as part of economic aid packages amid the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. “We’re going to have an opportunity, I believe, in the next round [of economic aid] here to use…my Green Deal to be able to generate both economic growth as consistent with the kind …

Kylie Jenner continues to do her part during the coronavirus pandemic. The 22-year-old billionaire has donated $1 million dollars to help in the fight against the deadly virus sweeping the globe. The money, which she donated to her OB-GYN, will help fund the cost of hundreds of thousands of masks, face shields, and other protective …