Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Get ready for more, longer blackoutsApr 18, 2020 6:10 am - By midmorning on Monday, April 13, storms sweeping north from the Gulf Coast had left more than 1.3 million out of power in the U.S. Under normal circumstances, this wou...
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Gilead has biggest gain since 2012 after hint of virus resultsApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - Gilead Sciences Inc. shares had their biggest intraday gain since 2012 on Friday after a report that a group of patients being treated in Chicago were "seeing rapid reco...
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Navy sailor dies in Guam after virus outbreak aboard carrierApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - A sailor aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which docked in Guam after cases of the coronavirus began spreading on the aircraft carrier, has died after receiving treatme...
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Stocks slump before foggy earnings season beginsApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - U.S. stocks slumped before the start of one of the most uncertain earnings seasons on record as the coronavirus pandemic rattles the global economy. After its best week ...
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Restaurant workers got masks. They'd also like a permanent raise.Apr 12, 2020 6:00 am - Some U.S. fast-food workers are finally getting face masks and emergency sick days to help get them through the coronavirus outbreak. Now the challenge for labor activis...
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Google data centers' secret cost: billions of gallons of waterApr 11, 2020 6:17 am - In August 2019, the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association built a 16-foot pyramid of jugs in its main entrance in Phoenix. The goal was to show residents of this des...
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Cascading job losses shred U.S. safety net: 'We were unprepared'Apr 11, 2020 6:16 am - In Michigan and New York, you can only call on certain days of the week, depending on your last name. In New Jersey, it's hourly slots based on your social security numb...
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Demand for health gadgets surges in lockdown, likely to lastApr 11, 2020 6:15 am - Fitness-tracking gadgets are selling out, home exercise classes have never been more popular and industrial robot designers are pivoting to making sanitation bots. The c...
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Third week of big U.S. jobless claims sees 6.61 million filingsApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - Americans applied for unemployment benefits in massive numbers for a third straight week, bringing the total to about 16.8 million during the coronavirus pandemic's econ...
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S&P 500 rallies to fresh bull territory; oil risesApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - U.S. stocks climbed back into bullish territory on optimism for another round of stimulus and an eventual move toward reopening the economy. Oil surged amid expectations...