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FDA issues alert about accuracy of Abbott rapid COVID-19 test

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
May 15, 2020
The concern is that it could be returning false negative results.
For now, negative results from the Abbott test should be confirmed with another more sensitive test.
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For some, pawnshops are a lifeline, especially during an economic crisis

by Andy Uhler
May 15, 2020
With tens of millions of people filing for unemployment since the outbreak of COVID-19, pawn shops have seen a modest uptick in business, becoming essential to some communities.
A woman wearing mask walks past a pawn shop on May 7.
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Should employers report employees who don't go back to work?

by Jack Stewart and Justin Ho
May 14, 2020
It could mean workers scared of COVID-19 are kicked off unemployment benfits.
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Hazard pay ends soon at Amazon and other major companies

by Janet Nguyen
May 14, 2020
Amazon employees will start receiving their normal pay rates in June.
Workers at Amazon's Staten Island warehouse on strike in March.
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Here comes the bankruptcy wave

by Kimberly Adams
May 14, 2020
Experts expect more business and personal bankruptcies as the economic crisis intensifies.
A temporarily closed J.Crew store in New York. The chain went bankrupt this month.
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Consumers are buying less while shopping online more

by Mitchell Hartman
May 14, 2020
The Marketplace-Edison Research Poll finds that 40% of those who shopped online before the pandemic now do it more.
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How will reality TV work now that reality feels unreal?

by Kristin Schwab
May 14, 2020
Shows have been doing remote production, and for many of them that works. But for how long?
Kris Jenner, left, her daughter Kim Kardashian and bocce ball instructor Jackie Savitt film an episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" in 2008.
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Graduating into this mess stinks

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 14, 2020
Recession grads make less money, and it takes 10 to 15 years to catch up in terms of income.
Graduation will be different this year.
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Many high school seniors in the "class of COVID" are rethinking their college plans

by Samantha Fields
May 14, 2020
Some are choosing cheaper schools, taking gap years, or staying closer to home. Others are hoping that, if college is online in the fall, tuition might be lower.
With all the economic uncertainty, and lack of clarity over whether college campuses will open in the fall, many high school seniors are still deciding what to do next year.
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Why some gig workers are getting less in unemployment benefits

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
May 14, 2020
They're eligible for assistance due to the pandemic, but a snag in the system may keep them from getting it.
Gig workers have received unemployment benefits many would not have been entitled to before pandemic assistance began.
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