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Associated Press Top Stories Headlines
 Elaine Kurtenbach - AP - 6 mins ago
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are steady in quiet Good Friday trading after Wall Street closed out its best week in 45 years thanks to the Federal Reserve's titanic effort to support the economy through the coronavirus crisis. (full story)
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 Daria Litvinova and Cathy Bussewitz - AP - 2 hrs 22 mins ago
MOSCOW (AP) — Oil-producing countries including those of the OPEC cartel and Russia are trying to strike a global deal to pump less crude in a bid to limit a crash in prices that, while welcome for consumers, has been straining government budgets and pushed energy companies toward bankruptcy. (full story)
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 Edith M. Lederer - AP - 2 hrs 31 mins ago
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 60 U.N. agencies and international organizations urged governments on Thursday to take immediate steps to address the unfolding global recession and financial crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, especially in the world’s poorest countries. (full story)
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 David Mchugh - AP - Thu Apr 09, 5:56PM CDT
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Governments from the 19 countries that use the euro overcame sharp differences to agree Thursday on measures that could provide more than a half-trillion euros ($550 billion) for companies, workers and health systems to cushion the economic impact of the virus outbreak. (full story)
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 Christopher Rugaber - AP - Thu Apr 09, 7:22PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — After Rich Cruse saw about $3,000 in income for his photography business quickly disappear to the coronavirus, he tried to apply for unemployment benefits in California. But like many states, his isn't yet accepting claims from the self-employed like him. (full story)
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 The Associated Press - AP - Thu Apr 09, 3:50PM CDT
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Thursday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus. (full story)
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 Martin Crutsinger - AP - Thu Apr 09, 3:04PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic will push the global economy into the deepest recession since the Great Depression, with the world's poorest countries suffering the most, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday. (full story)
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 Martin Crutsinger - AP - Thu Apr 09, 2:05PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve unleashed a new series of moves Thursday to try to make loans available to states, localities and companies that have been hard hit by the coronavirus. (full story)
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 Christopher Rugaber - AP - Thu Apr 09, 9:56AM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a seeking unemployment benefits last week, the United States has reached a grim landmark: More than one in 10 workers have lost their jobs in just the past three weeks to the coronavirus outbreak. (full story)
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