744,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles recalled due to sunroof problems
German car manufacturer Daimler, which owns the popular Mercedes-Benz brand, has launched a recall program for over 744,000 vehicles sold in the US, from the C, CLK, CLS and E-class families, between the time periods 2001-11, due to the discovery that the vehicles' sunroofs are not built according to specification and are in danger of detaching and causing injury to passengers.
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3M CEO tells Trump mask demand too great
Mike Roman, the CEO of US-based mask and worker safety equipment manufacturing company 3M, has stated amid US President Donald Trump's invocation of the Defense Production Act that his company cannot meet the demand for masks in the country. Roman revealed that the industry only has the capacity to make 50 million N95 masks each month, while healthcare workers need 300 million to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
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Dow Jones plunges again
Dow Jones plunges again
Stocks in US markets today continued to plunge due to the coronavirus crisis coupled with the Saudi-Russian oil price war, with the Dow Jones industrial average dipped below the 22,000 level after suffering its worst first quarter in the institution's entire 135-year history. Major financial institutions like Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan predict an unprecedented first-quarter contraction in the US economy of between 25 to 34 percent.
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Starbucks closes most locations due to coronavirus pandemic
The largest coffeehouse chain in the world, Starbucks has announced that it is closing down most of its locations in the United States and Canada for a two-week period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the exceptions being its franchises in or near hospitals that serve healthcare personnel and emergency responders. Most locations will also still offer drive-through and delivery services.
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American Airlines to offer cargo flights for the first time since 1987
American Airlines has decided to re-introduce cargo-only flights to its schedule, for the first time since 1987, due to shrinking operations caused by travel bans imposed internationally to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic coupled with lower consumer demand. All major US airlines have suspended international passenger flights, with Delta Airlines joining American in using passenger planes for moving cargo.
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