Business Stories from April 5, 2020
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Shares rebound on glimmers of progress in battling virus
Apr 5, 2020 11:19 PM - Asian shares and U.S. futures have rebounded as investors grasped at threads of hope that the battle against the coronavirus pandemic may be making some progress in some hard-hit areas
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Daily Herald, Borrell Associates offer crisis marketing seminarApr 5, 2020 6:20 PM - The Daily Herald has partnered with Borrell Associates, a national research and consulting firm, to offer local businesses a free webinar on crisis marketing Wednesday, April 8, at 10 a.m.
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U of I Extension offers wellness webinarsApr 5, 2020 5:45 PM - University of Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educators will offer free online webinars over the next two months to provide healthful strategies for enriching wellness for people at home.
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Correction: Mormon Conference story
Apr 5, 2020 11:40 AM - In a story April 4, 2020, about The Church of Jesus Christs of Latter-day Saints' conference, The Associated Press erroneously reported that church membership increased in 2019 for the first time since 2012
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With hand sanitizer and elbow bumps, real estate agents are still selling during pandemic
Apr 5, 2020 10:15 AM - With tens of millions of Americans on lockdown and working from home to try to stop the spread of the virus, states have taken different approaches to house hunting. Illinois has said that real estate is an essential service, and therefore is not required to close like retail outlets and restaurants.
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Spring favorites in my gardenApr 5, 2020 7:00 AM - Shade gardens will soon be filled with colorful blooms. Plenty of sunshine reaches through leafless trees to encourage bud formation and awaken perennial gardens. These are some of my easy-to-grow favorites.
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What to do when the coronavirus crisis delays your wedding
Apr 5, 2020 6:00 AM - In addition to the logistical headache of moving a tightly coordinated event at the eleventh hour, there are also potential financial implications for couples. Some may lose deposits with vendors; others are suddenly without jobs and are juggling wedding payments with other bills. Here are a few things to keep in mind.
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Retail workers in their 60s, 70s and 80s say they're worried about their health -- but need the money
Apr 5, 2020 6:18 AM - Nearly one-quarter of retail workers are 55 or older and 7% are over 65, according to Labor Department data, which means that the demographic most vulnerable to the coronavirus is increasingly on its front lines, selling groceries, medicine and other necessities to crowds of shoppers.
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As coronavirus spreads, so do reports of companies mistreating workers
Apr 5, 2020 6:21 AM - Since the viral pandemic started ravaging the country in recent weeks, workers, unions and attorneys are seeing a dramatic rise in cases they say illustrate a wave of bad employer behavior, forcing workers into conditions they fear are unsafe, withholding protective equipment and retaliating against those who speak up or walk out.
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Bars crater and grocers boom, showing huge mismatch in U.S. jobsApr 5, 2020 6:20 AM - Here's the tricky calculus for those in the decimated hospitality industry. Apply for one of the jobs the pandemic is creating or wait it out?
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