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| Stock Markets Are Up in Europe, but Wall Street May Not Follow: Live Updates | |
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| European markets were having an upbeat day on Friday at the end of a turbulent week, though futures markets pointed to a fluctuating start to trading on Wall Street. | |
| Markets in Europe were 1 to 2 percent higher, led by the CAC 40 index in Paris. Asian markets ended generally higher as well, in quiet trading because of a holiday in mainland China. | |
| Markets have seesawed all week as new data made clear that the United States is far from bringing its coronavirus outbreak under control. At the same time, mass infections breaking out in a number of European and Asian countries underscored the fact that the disease will be a fact of life until vaccines become widely available. | Markets have seesawed all week as new data made clear that the United States is far from bringing its coronavirus outbreak under control. At the same time, mass infections breaking out in a number of European and Asian countries underscored the fact that the disease will be a fact of life until vaccines become widely available. |
| Still, investors preferred to look to the positive. Late on Thursday, American officials said manufactured goods orders for May rose more than expected. The data helped the S&P500 stock index end more than 1 percent higher on Thursday, despite higher-than-expected weekly jobless claims announced earlier in the day. | Still, investors preferred to look to the positive. Late on Thursday, American officials said manufactured goods orders for May rose more than expected. The data helped the S&P500 stock index end more than 1 percent higher on Thursday, despite higher-than-expected weekly jobless claims announced earlier in the day. |
| Virgin Australia, which like other airlines has been struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, has been bought by Bain Capital, the Boston-based private equity firm. The decision was announced on Friday by Deloitte, the carrier’s administrator, after a rival bidder in the sale, Cyrus Capital Partners, withdrew its offer. | Virgin Australia, which like other airlines has been struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, has been bought by Bain Capital, the Boston-based private equity firm. The decision was announced on Friday by Deloitte, the carrier’s administrator, after a rival bidder in the sale, Cyrus Capital Partners, withdrew its offer. |
| “We appreciate how difficult the current situation is for Virgin Australia staff,” Mike Murphy, the managing director for Bain Capital in Australia, said in a statement. | “We appreciate how difficult the current situation is for Virgin Australia staff,” Mike Murphy, the managing director for Bain Capital in Australia, said in a statement. |
| “Our investment and plan for the airline will support and celebrate Virgin Australia’s unique culture and protect as many jobs as possible,” he said. Financial terms were not disclosed. | “Our investment and plan for the airline will support and celebrate Virgin Australia’s unique culture and protect as many jobs as possible,” he said. Financial terms were not disclosed. |
| Virgin Australia entered voluntary administration in April, with debt totaling 6.8 billion Australian dollars, or $4.7 billion, after the Australian government refused to bail the company out. The filing made the airline one of Australia’s biggest corporate casualties of the coronavirus and left its rival Qantas Airways with an effective monopoly over the Australian airline industry. | Virgin Australia entered voluntary administration in April, with debt totaling 6.8 billion Australian dollars, or $4.7 billion, after the Australian government refused to bail the company out. The filing made the airline one of Australia’s biggest corporate casualties of the coronavirus and left its rival Qantas Airways with an effective monopoly over the Australian airline industry. |
| Qantas has struggled as well, however. This week it cut about 6,000 workers and grounded about 100 planes for up to a year. Local flights have slowly begun to resume, but international travel is likely to be off the table for most Australians until there is a vaccine, and a surge this week in coronavirus cases in the state of Victoria has again raised questions about even domestic travel. | Qantas has struggled as well, however. This week it cut about 6,000 workers and grounded about 100 planes for up to a year. Local flights have slowly begun to resume, but international travel is likely to be off the table for most Australians until there is a vaccine, and a surge this week in coronavirus cases in the state of Victoria has again raised questions about even domestic travel. |
| Hollywood is postponing its planned comeback. Again. | Hollywood is postponing its planned comeback. Again. |
| “Mulan,” a $200 million live-action Disney movie, and WarnerMedia’s $205 million “Tenet” were supposed to revive moviegoing by rolling out late next month — the first big releases from Hollywood since theaters shut down in March. But on Thursday Warner pushed back “Tenet” to Aug. 12 because of surging coronavirus infections in much of the United States. Underscoring how quickly market conditions are changing, “Tenet,” directed by Christopher Nolan, last shifted dates two weeks ago. | “Mulan,” a $200 million live-action Disney movie, and WarnerMedia’s $205 million “Tenet” were supposed to revive moviegoing by rolling out late next month — the first big releases from Hollywood since theaters shut down in March. But on Thursday Warner pushed back “Tenet” to Aug. 12 because of surging coronavirus infections in much of the United States. Underscoring how quickly market conditions are changing, “Tenet,” directed by Christopher Nolan, last shifted dates two weeks ago. |
| Disney is considering a new release plan for “Mulan,” according to two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a private process. Disney declined to comment. | Disney is considering a new release plan for “Mulan,” according to two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a private process. Disney declined to comment. |
| Theater chains like AMC, Regal and Cinemark have announced plans to reopen most of their locations by mid-July. But it is increasingly unlikely that cinemas in New York will be open by then; Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Wednesday that he was slowing down plans to reopen theaters, gyms and shopping malls. Also spooking studios: China, the No. 2 film market after North America, recently canceled a plan to reopen some theaters. | Theater chains like AMC, Regal and Cinemark have announced plans to reopen most of their locations by mid-July. But it is increasingly unlikely that cinemas in New York will be open by then; Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Wednesday that he was slowing down plans to reopen theaters, gyms and shopping malls. Also spooking studios: China, the No. 2 film market after North America, recently canceled a plan to reopen some theaters. |
| The summer blockbuster season, which runs from the first weekend in May until Labor Day, delivered $4.32 billion in ticket sales last year. So far this year, ticket sales since early May stand at about $2.4 million, largely from drive-in theaters showing classics and independent films. Some theater companies face bankruptcy if ticket sales and concessions are not generating adequate revenue by Thanksgiving, analysts say. | The summer blockbuster season, which runs from the first weekend in May until Labor Day, delivered $4.32 billion in ticket sales last year. So far this year, ticket sales since early May stand at about $2.4 million, largely from drive-in theaters showing classics and independent films. Some theater companies face bankruptcy if ticket sales and concessions are not generating adequate revenue by Thanksgiving, analysts say. |
| Studios have been making money by selling unreleased movies to streaming services like Netflix or making them available for video-on-demand rental. | Studios have been making money by selling unreleased movies to streaming services like Netflix or making them available for video-on-demand rental. |
| One of the most important factors affecting your retirement security is how long you work. | |
| Additional years make it easier to increase annual Social Security benefits through delayed filing. Working longer also can mean saving more, living off those savings for fewer years and getting more years of employer-subsidized health insurance. | |
| Many older workers, generally those over 40, say they will need to work longer because of the economic crisis. Here are some of the key issues facing older workers navigating the last part of their careers in the pandemic. | |
| In a typical recession, the unemployment rate for older workers remains below that of their younger counterparts, but that’s not the case this time. The pandemic already has fueled a surge in early retirements, according to a report published recently by three economists. They found that among people who had left the labor force through early April, 60 percent said they were retired, up from 53 percent in January, before the pandemic. | |
| Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that adults over 65 are at higher risk of severe illness from the coronavirus than others. Most at-risk workers can’t afford to stay away from work for long periods. An analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that the average earnings of workers 65 and older in 2018 was $49,100. | |
| The recession itself is likely the biggest obstacle to returning to work. The best odds for older workers to land or retain a job are typically found when the economy is strong, noted Peter Cappelli, a professor of management at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Some experts worry about an increase in pandemic-related workplace age discrimination. | |
| Things were looking up for Texas in recent weeks. Oil prices had managed an impressive rebound, more than doubling to just above $40 a barrel. Restaurants and small businesses were opening up in Houston, Dallas and elsewhere. And tens of thousands of people were getting back to work. | Things were looking up for Texas in recent weeks. Oil prices had managed an impressive rebound, more than doubling to just above $40 a barrel. Restaurants and small businesses were opening up in Houston, Dallas and elsewhere. And tens of thousands of people were getting back to work. |
| But a recent surge in coronavirus cases in the state is messing up that neat recovery story. Small businesses are closing again, and oil prices have slid. Energy executives say they remain optimistic, but some analysts are worried about the Texas economy. | But a recent surge in coronavirus cases in the state is messing up that neat recovery story. Small businesses are closing again, and oil prices have slid. Energy executives say they remain optimistic, but some analysts are worried about the Texas economy. |
| Since businesses began reopening in early May, after a four-week statewide stay-at-home order by Gov. Greg Abbott that was only loosely enforced in some areas, optimism spread that the coronavirus pandemic was under control. People returned to their dentist offices, gyms and hair salons, and bars began doing brisk business, especially in the oil production hub of West Texas. | Since businesses began reopening in early May, after a four-week statewide stay-at-home order by Gov. Greg Abbott that was only loosely enforced in some areas, optimism spread that the coronavirus pandemic was under control. People returned to their dentist offices, gyms and hair salons, and bars began doing brisk business, especially in the oil production hub of West Texas. |
| But just after Memorial Day, Texas began to report a rise in coronavirus cases, a trend that has accelerated over the last 10 days. The state has recorded 130,000 cases, and nearly 3,000 deaths. Hospitalizations are on the rise. | But just after Memorial Day, Texas began to report a rise in coronavirus cases, a trend that has accelerated over the last 10 days. The state has recorded 130,000 cases, and nearly 3,000 deaths. Hospitalizations are on the rise. |
| Fears of the disease spread as grocery stores and restaurants reported that employees were getting sick, and Apple this week closed seven stores in Houston again. Data from the Home Base scheduling app showed total hours worked by employees at small businesses were rising until June 22, but then stalled, according to analysts at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. | Fears of the disease spread as grocery stores and restaurants reported that employees were getting sick, and Apple this week closed seven stores in Houston again. Data from the Home Base scheduling app showed total hours worked by employees at small businesses were rising until June 22, but then stalled, according to analysts at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. |
| “Certainly we’re concerned,” said Keith R. Phillips, an assistant vice president at the bank. “Staffing levels are beginning to flatten and decline and we’re hearing from our contacts that businesses that had sent workers home and brought them back are now sending them back home.” | “Certainly we’re concerned,” said Keith R. Phillips, an assistant vice president at the bank. “Staffing levels are beginning to flatten and decline and we’re hearing from our contacts that businesses that had sent workers home and brought them back are now sending them back home.” |
| The motion-sensing lights sense nothing. The swivel chairs do not swivel. Only one sign of life remains in the abandoned corporate floor plan: potted plants. | |
| Intended as a note of vibrancy amid bland surroundings, workplace greenery now seems an eerie symbol of the suddenness with which workers abandoned their routines. | |
| Yet the cactuses and philodendrons we left behind have not been forgotten. During the pandemic, some have had their own essential workers keeping them alive. So-called interior horticulturalists water — and occasionally pet — the plants every few weeks, tending to a patch of the American economy. | |
| “Most people just call me the plant guy when I walk in,” said Mac Rogers, an interior horticulturalist with Cityscapes, which designs and maintains interior landscapes. | |
| “It’s kind of eerie going into spaces when there’s nobody around,” he said. “Now, there’s a lot less air movement. People have turned heat down. Plants are dormant and growing slower.” | |
| The Dutch government said it would throw KLM, the national carrier, a financial lifeline totaling €3.4 billion, or $3.8 billion, to help it weather the travel freeze. Wopke Hoekstra, the Dutch finance minister, said on Friday that the rescue package would include bank loans totaling €2.4 billion and a €1 billion direct loan. KLM’s corporate partner, Air France, earlier received its own €7 billion rescue package from the French government. | The Dutch government said it would throw KLM, the national carrier, a financial lifeline totaling €3.4 billion, or $3.8 billion, to help it weather the travel freeze. Wopke Hoekstra, the Dutch finance minister, said on Friday that the rescue package would include bank loans totaling €2.4 billion and a €1 billion direct loan. KLM’s corporate partner, Air France, earlier received its own €7 billion rescue package from the French government. |
| Unions that represent airline pilots, flight attendants and other employees asked congressional leadership in a letter on Thursday to double the payroll funds that lawmakers provided the industry by giving airlines another $32 billion to pay workers through March 2021. The existing funds, which prevent airlines from making substantive staff cuts, are set to expire on Sept. 30, a date that has loomed large for employees who fear that layoffs will follow. | Unions that represent airline pilots, flight attendants and other employees asked congressional leadership in a letter on Thursday to double the payroll funds that lawmakers provided the industry by giving airlines another $32 billion to pay workers through March 2021. The existing funds, which prevent airlines from making substantive staff cuts, are set to expire on Sept. 30, a date that has loomed large for employees who fear that layoffs will follow. |
| Reporting was contributed by Mark Miller, Alex Traub, Livia Albeck-Ripka, Mohammed Hadi, Clifford Krauss, Carlos Tejada and Niraj Chokshi. |