O empregador doméstico também poderá deixar de recolher o Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Serviço (FGTS) com vencimento em abril, maio e junho. O adiamento do recolhimento é uma das medidas anunciadas pelo governo para o enfrentamento do novo coronavírus ( covid-19). Para ter a suspensão da exigibilidade do recolhimento do FGTS, os empregadores […]
A Petrobras informou que está reforçando o abastecimento do gás liquefeito de petróleo (GLP), através de compras adicionais já efetuadas dentro do seu programa de importação. As importações adicionais se somarão às produções atuais das refinarias da região Sudeste, com a chegada de três navios no porto de Santos, o primeiro nesta segunda-feira (30) e […]
Pesquisa feita com 225 fabricantes de tecidos e empresas de confecção em todo país, entre 16 e 26 de março, revela que 97% do setor sentem impacto direto da pandemia do novo coronavírus. O levantamento mostra que 98% das indústrias indicam que foram atingidas com o cancelamento ou adiamento de pedidos, 41% tiveram abastecimento afetado […]
Na Carta de Conjuntura, divulgada nesta segunda-feira (30), no Rio de Janeiro, os economistas do Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea) traçaram três cenários para o Produto Interno Bruto (PIB), que é a soma de todos os bens e serviços produzidos no país. Os quadros consideram o tempo de isolamento social imposto pela pandemia do […]
O custo da cesta básica teve aumento em 15 das 17 capitais pesquisadas em março, do dia 1º até o dia 18, quando o levantamento de preços foi suspenso em razão da pandemia de coronavírus. Os dados parciais, divulgados hoje (30), são do Departamento Intersindical de Estatística e Estudos Socioeconômicos (Dieese). As altas mais expressivas […]
A crise provocada pela pandemia do novo coronavírus está afetando a indústria brasileira, revela pesquisa divulgada hoje (30) pela Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI). Entre os principais problemas citados, estão a queda na demanda por seus produtos, a dificuldade em conseguir insumos e matérias-primas e a redução da oferta de capital de giro no sistema […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CloudGenix, Inc., an industry-leading cloud-delivered SD-WAN provider. Under the terms of the agreement, Palo Alto Networks will pay approximately $420 million in cash to acquire CloudGenix,…
Walmart will start taking employees' temperatures when they report to work and tell them to stay home or seek medical care if they have a fever of at least 100 degrees.The retailer also said it has ordered masks for employees and will offer masks and gloves for them to wear, if they choose. Walmart is shipping…
A Spirit Airlines passenger jet lands at LaGuardia Airport in New York, New York.Robert Alexander | Getty ImagesLow-cost U.S. carrier Spirit Airlines said on Monday it will cancel all flights to and from New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey after U.S. officials warned against travel to the area because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Spirit, which appeared…
Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press Published 7:43 a.m. ET March 31, 2020 CLOSE New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday the state is 'splitting' existing ventilators and converting anesthesia machines to ventilators to meet patient needs. Cuomo said the practice is 'not ideal', but believes it will easy the load. (March 26) AP DomesticFord…
New York (CNN Business)The US stock market is racing back to life. The Dow has skyrocketed 3,736 points, or 20%, over the past week. The stunning rally is raising hopes that the devastating coronavirus bear market may already be over, or at least that the lows of the crisis have been put in. But the…
Samsung Display will stop producing liquid crystal display (LCD) panels in China and South Korea at the end of the year in order to concentrate on the new generation of "quantum dot" (QD) screens, Reuters reports. Any LCD orders made before the end of the year will still be fulfilled.Samsung made its plans for QD…
American farmers are concerned. The coronavirus pandemic is posing a threat to their livelihoods, as it is for many others across the globe. But unlike some shelf-stable goods producers, farmers have very little flexibility. They're on a strict planting and harvesting schedule and cannot ramp up or decrease production at will. "A peach [that] is…
Top energy officials in the US and Russia will meet to tackle an historic collapse in global oil markets. The meeting comes after a dispute over output levels earlier this month sparked a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Prices have plunged even further due to the coronavirus pandemic.And analysts say there is little…
Cruise lines, which have been pummeled by the economic impact of the coronavirus, may not be eligible to receive relief through the bailout fund included in the $2 trillion stimulus bill passed on Friday.While the stimulus bill allocates $500 billion for distressed businesses, in order to qualify, a company must be “created or organized in…
View photosA man wearing a mask in Hong Kong, which has suffered relatively few coronavirus cases so far. (SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Despite its proximity to mainland China, Hong Kong has recorded just 714 coronavirus cases and only four deaths.A major cultural factor behind this is Hong Kong’s experience of the 2003 severe acute respiratory…
A little over two years ago Amazon.com opened its first Amazon Go store to the public in Seattle. It was powered by technology used in self-driving cars: computer vision, sensor fusion and deep learning. The result was a shop you could walk in, take the stuff you need and walk out. No lines, no checkouts.…
Click here for The Motley Fool's resources on Coronavirus and the market. Taking an early retirement plan withdrawal has its consequences. On March 27, President Trump approved a major stimulus package to provide economic relief for those impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. That package includes, among other things, a $1,200 stimulus payment for adults whose…
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 16: Finance minister, Tito Mboweni briefs the media on the details of government interventions in various sectors of the departmental portfolios on COVID-19 at DIRCO Media Centre.Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesSouth Africa has lost its last remaining major investment-grade sovereign credit rating, as existing economic weakness is compounded by…
WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department released new details Monday night on how it will award grants and loans for airlines affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and urged companies to submit some applications by Friday to begin receiving funds as soon as possible. The aid was approved as part of a $2 trillion economic relief package Congress passed…