Portside

Second-Highest Since 2009 in Potential Sign of Looming Recession

U.S. Steel notified employees that they would lay off as many as 737 workers at the Granite City plant in late April.

The European country hit hardest by coronavirus, Italy has announced a near-total shutdown of shops and public venues, but many nonessential workplaces are still running. Refusing to let bosses risk their safety, workers are now going on strike.