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Specialist Meric Greenbaum works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Stocks slumped and bond prices soared for the second day in a row as fears spread that the widening coronavirus outbreak will put the brakes on the global economy.

Business Report: Stock Market Falls Due to Coronavirus Scare

KPBS anchor Maya Trabulsi and BottomLine Marketing co-founder and SDSU marketing lecturer Miro Copic discuss some of the week’s top business stories.

"There's been quite a lot of tension between the way I've chosen to do things and the way a major label expects female pop artists to do things," Charli XCX tells NPR.

'I love selling out': Charli XCX on the volatile pop of 'Crash'

On Charli XCX's Crash, the artist leans fully into a mainstream pop persona for the first time in almost a decade.

Teachers and staff protest outside Franklin D. Roosevelt High School as they call for more and better COVID-19 testing and precautions on Friday in New York City. The ZIP codes listed on this sign are among those soon to face restrictions by the city.

NYC To Close Businesses In Parts Of Brooklyn And Queens As Virus Takes Hold Again

Nine ZIP codes have seen persistently high rates of coronavirus infections. Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to close nonessential businesses and schools there Wednesday, pending state approval.

San Diego City Council members meet in chambers on Tuesday, September 29, 2020.

Possible Coronavirus Exposure Affects Business In San Diego City Hall

At least four San Diego city council members and numerous other city employees may have been exposed. Now city leaders are considering how to proceed with council business.

El Salvador Has Adopted Bitcoin As Legal Tender — The First Country To Do So

El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, kicking off a big and bold experiment for the popular cryptocurrency.

Calvin Brandford (center) is a certified minority contractor who has run an excavation business north of Boston for almost 30 years. Brandford said getting state-funded work as a subcontractor is very hard and often comes with a serious drawback: not getting paid for 60 to 90 days.

Disparities In Government Contracting Hurt Minority-Owned Businesses

Despite affirmative action goals meant to make up for disparities, white-owned businesses win most of the bids for government work. And in many places the numbers are getting worse.

A staff person removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of the Unites States, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna on July 14, 2015. They clinched a historic deal aimed at ensuring Iran doesn't obtain a nuclear bomb, opening up Tehran's stricken economy.

Reviving The Iran Nuclear Deal: Here's What It Involves And Why It's Hard

Before the U.S. pulled out, the deal gave Iran money and gave the world assurances that Iran wasn't trying to build nuclear weapons.

"My goal for this year... was simple," Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio told NPR. "Start getting more involved in local politics."

Some Proud Boys Are Moving To Local Politics As Scrutiny Of Far-Right Group Ramps Up

The future of the far-right Proud Boys is murky after at least 30 alleged members are facing charges in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Now a former member and the current leader describe their plans.

Supporters of Iraq's Al-Fateh Alliance at a rally in Baghdad on Thursday ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections.

Iraqi protesters helped spur new elections. But many doubt their votes will matter

The current parties in power — many backed by militias involved in deadly attacks on protesters — are poised to dominate parliamentary elections scheduled to take place Sunday. Here's what to know.

<strong>Tues., Dec. 14: </strong>Susan Orten grieves as she inspects her destroyed home in Dawson Springs, Kentucky.

Photos: Scenes from the deadly tornadoes in the South and Midwest

Tornadoes hit several states in the central U.S. on Saturday, killing dozens in a devastating path of destruction.

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