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  • Feb 27, 2020

    Technology keeps improving, but we keep working more

    A man walks in front of the New York Stock Exchange in the early hours of the morning.
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    Europe’s markets down hard over the ebbing and flowing of concern around COVID-19. The rural areas in America seeing a business boost. Why the American workweek is not shrinking.

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  • Feb 27, 2020

    Markets continue to feel COVID-19 chill

    Markets continue to feel COVID-19 chill

    Global markets still feeling coronavirus fears. Northern Italian towns remain on lockdown. South Korea keeps interest rates on hold, despite coronavirus spread and a weakened economy.

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  • Feb 26, 2020

    Unionizing is about to get harder for some workers

    FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - MAY 23: People gather together to ask the McDonald’s corporation to raise workers wages to a $15 minimum wage as well as demanding the right to a union on May 23, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The nation wide protest at McDonald’s was held on the day of the company’s shareholder meeting.
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    Uncertainty over how COVID-19 will affect near-term bottom lines. National Labor Relations Board plans to make it harder for certain workers to unionize. The $24-billion industry of secondhand clothing.

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  • Feb 26, 2020

    With COVID-19 fear comes U.S. consumer confidence decline

    Amid developing news on COVID-19, U.S. consumer confidence has fallen back to its level at the start of 2020.
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    U.S. consumers primarily view the coronavirus as a risk to global economic growth. Companies in the travel business are managing the fallout from COVID-19. Some financial innovation geared toward retirement plans.

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  • Feb 26, 2020

    COVID-19 fears force markets even lower

    A pedestrian walks past a display showing information of global stock markets outside a securities office in Tokyo, Japan, 26 February 2020.

    Global markets down again on fears of coronavirus spread. Hong Kong dishes out cash to its residents. South Africans brace for a crucial budget. Why European banks keep losing chief executives.

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  • Feb 25, 2020

    Looking for a COVID-19 vaccine

    There are at least 18 companies hard at work looking for something to knock down or vaccinate against COVID-19.
    Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images

    The 10-year Treasury yield briefly falls below its record closing level. HHS Secretary Alex Azar appears at four congressional hearings this week. The race is on for a COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Feb 25, 2020

    Dow, S&P 500 erase all 2020 gains

    Traders work during the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 24, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City.
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    U.S. stock index futures steady after Monday meltdown. The consequences of campaign fundraising. A window into the world of car insurance pricing.

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  • Feb 25, 2020

    Markets steady after big sell-off

    Global markets have recovered slightly after Monday's big losses.
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    From the BBC World Service… Global markets recover slightly after Monday’s big losses. The race for a coronavirus vaccine. President Trump promises comprehensive trade deal with India.

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  • Feb 24, 2020

    Markets worldwide slide with new coronavirus cases

    An Italian soldier patrols by a check-point at the entrance of the small town of Vo Vecchio, situated in the red zone of the COVID-19 the novel coronavirus outbreak, northern Italy, on February 24, 2020.
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    Bahrain, Kuwait and Afghanistan report first-time infections, while South Korea and Italy see sharp increases in cases. Lowe’s and Home Depot will be releasing their quarterly earnings. SCOTUS hears a case over the contested $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

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  • Feb 24, 2020

    What happens when foreign aid is stolen

    Aid workers receives flood relief supplies in Gonaives, Haiti September 21, 2004.
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    Sharp increases in the number of coronavirus cases worldwide wreak havoc on markets. New U.S. immigration rules take effect today. An economics professor estimates that between 5% and 8% of international aid is diverted to offshore accounts.

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