The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the coronavirus pandemic is battering the world's biggest economy.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says construction of multi-unit housing projects remained strong in some provinces last month despite the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

A First Nations financial organization in the Atlantic region is voicing concern over the exclusion of band-owned, non-taxable businesses in federal financial relief programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Postmedia Network Canada Corp. expects to qualify for at least $20.3 million in COVID-related emergency wage subsidies from the federal government, the owner of Canada's largest newspaper chain said Friday.

Customers who rely on cellular connections to access the internet say they're being hit with unfair overage fees when many are required to work and study from home. They want better price breaks and say promises to beef up high-speed access outside major cities haven’t resulted in action.

SHE’S the Chinese social media star who shot to fame after a cute pic went viral, now an Aussie company is banking on her to boost its baby formula sales.

YOUR pizza craving just got more expensive, with Domino’s tacking on a pesky Sunday surcharge to help cover workers’ penalty rates.

A SIMPLE error has caused a major headache for NAB after 60,000 customers’ details were sent to an adult site owner.

THE chief executive of troubled baby formula maker Bellamy’s is stepping down in the wake of its disastrous share price plunge.

MACCA’S may have pulled in $5 billion last year, but Aussie customers won’t be rewarded for their loyalty if this sneaky move is anything to go by.

IT’S official — you’re getting poorer as we speak. For the first time since 2014, the interest paid on savings accounts has fallen below inflation rate.

AUSSIES may be moving away from sugary soft drinks and juices, but the health revolution has boosted the fortunes of the most ridiculous product.

IT WAS supposed to be a private room, but this creepy Airbnb host had other ideas when he accepted a Sydney woman’s booking.

HE picked up a bottle of alcohol to stop it falling over on the checkout. The cashier told his mum she couldn’t sell it to her now because he’d touched it.

DONALD Trump will be president next week. And he’s finally announced what will happen to his business interests.

BHP Billiton chief executive Andrew Mackenzie says the group’s petroleum division is here to stay.

The administrators of failed steelmaker Arrium say they ‘firmly believe’ the Whyalla steelworks can be saved.

Telstra has a new $1.6bn deal with the NBN to help expand and upgrade the telco’s hybrid fibre-coaxial network.

The parent company of the UK’s Daily Mail is in talks with several private equity firms about a possible bid for Yahoo.

Chief financial officer of contracting firm Downer EDI and former Qantas senior executive Kevin Fletcher has died.

The sharemarket opened lower as weak banking stocks failed to support a strong rally in energy shares.

The AWU will today seek clarification that it can represent Arrium workers in creditor meetings.

The number of home loans issued in Australia rose 1.5 per cent in February, but still fell short of forecasts.

The sharemarket slipped further into the red at noon, as declines in supermarkets and banks offset strength in energy stocks.

BEACH Boys singer Mike Love claims his bandmate Dennis Wilson watched Charles Manson kill a man and throw the body down a well.

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The Allbirds co-founder on how sustainable materials like Merino wool and eucalyptus are changing the shoe game.

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Shops and restaurants are selling less, but goods are still arriving at warehouses around the UK.

Artificial intelligence technology is being rapidly deployed worldwide to help tackle Covid-19.

Monica Miller explains the alphabet soup of possible recession shapes for the coronavirus-hit global economy.

Since March, many ports are refusing to allow crew changes or shore leave.

With imports slowing, many African nations are learning the importance of local manufacturing.

Switching products to suit the times: the floor tile manufacturer now making masks for the NHS.

A look at the different ways nations are trying to cushion the blow from the virus shutdowns.

A tie-up is agreed that will create one of the UK's largest mobile, broadband and media firms.

The retail chain will expand its online beauty concept to shopping centres when the lockdown ends.

Data shows roughly one-fifth of the US workforce has filed for unemployment benefits since mid-March.

The airport has been granted permission to appeal a block on its expansion plans

The owner of Stansted and Manchester airports says passengers must cover their faces and wear gloves.

Boris Johnson needs to prioritise the environment as the UK recovers from coronavirus, firms say.

Wizz Air's József Váradi says budget airlines will be in high demand once the pandemic ends.

Train operators and the government are planning to increase rail services from mid-May onwards.

The former Nissan chief's sensational escape involved being smuggled from Tokyo to Lebanon via Istanbul.

US unemployment rises to its highest level since the 1930s as coronavirus devastates the economy.

A report by the John Lewis group gives a snapshot of what consumers are buying during the pandemic.

How bars and restaurants could look when coronavirus restrictions are eased.

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