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Hospitals tell doctors they'll be fired if they speak out about lack of gearMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Hospitals are threatening to fire health care workers who publicize their working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic - and have in some cases followed through. M...
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Dow average suffers worst quarter since 1987Mar 31, 2020 1:00 am - U.S. stocks sank, bulging the Dow Jones Industrial Average's loss in the quarter to a level not seen since 1987 as the pandemic almost certainly plunged the American eco...
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U.S. set to report millions more unemployment claims this weekMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits is forecast to set a record for the second straight week following 3.28 million in last week's data, with the da...
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U.S. stocks rebound with health care adding boostMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - U.S. stocks rallied as investors saw glimmers of optimism in efforts to deliver rapid testing for the new coronavirus. The dollar rose. The S&P 500 Index climbed for the...
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American parents now have the world's most distracting co-workersMar 29, 2020 6:18 am - On Monday, Amanda Goetz found herself stuck alone inside her 1,000-square-foot Manhattan apartment with three kids under 7. The coronavirus had canceled school for her 2...
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Analysis: Virtual trading may outlast the virusMar 29, 2020 6:17 am - In Hong Kong, bankers have learned to win stock offerings by video chat, and Morgan Stanley is hosting a virtual meeting for a thousand-plus attendees. At Swiss giant UB...
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Analysis: Working at home should finally bury emailMar 28, 2020 6:18 am - There's nothing good about the coronavirus pandemic, but maybe there can be collateral benefits. For example, it's already forcing people to use the technology that ever...
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Analysis: Bored, isolated citizens are a win for FacebookMar 28, 2020 6:09 am - The tension between the media and technology industries has long been characterized as a fight for users' attention. The more of it they have, the greater the opportunit...
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Almost overnight, the $100 billion fitness industry went virtualMar 28, 2020 6:00 am - Reese Scott started boxing 17 years ago and dreamed of setting up her studio for almost as long. In 2018 she started Women's World of Boxing, the first female-owned boxi...
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stimulus propels stocks to best week since 2009Mar 27, 2020 1:00 am - U.S. stocks weathered a late-Friday plunge to post their best week in over 10 years, buoyed by an unprecedented stimulus package meant to blunt the economic impact of th...