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Covid-19: Burberry warehouse workers say they felt unsafe

Bloomberg The luxury brand Burberry is famed for plaid scarves and $1,800 trench coats. But for employees at its only warehouse in the US — operating as an “essential business” during the pandemic — daily standard issue in the time of Covid-19 is this: one surgical mask, one disinfectant wipe. For weeks, employees have been growing increasingly anxious about working ...

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Boeing to restart S Carolina 787 operations

Bloomberg Boeing will resume 787 Dreamliner production at its South Carolina factory next week. Most South Carolina employees will get back to work on May 3 or May 4, Boeing said. The return includes all operations that were temporarily suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The planemaker is restarting its commercial-jet factories as the Covid-19 infection rate starts to abate ...

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Oil drops again after sudden index shift prompts firesale

Bloomberg Oil prices plunged to within a whisker of $10 a barrel after a major index tracked by billions of dollars in funds bailed out of near-term contracts for fear prices may turn negative again. The abrupt decision by S&P Global Inc. to tell clients to sell their June West Texas Intermediate holdings unleashed another day of chaos in the ...

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