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Apr 22, 2020

Racial disparities among those losing jobs

The worst job and income losses are happening to black and Hispanic workers. Netflix added nearly 16 million new customers in the first quarter. Earnings for pizza delivery companies are expected to be flat or up a bit.

The economic pain is wide and deep. But it’s not spread equally. — The economic pain is wide and deep. But it’s not spread equally.
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Studies show financial pain from COVID-19 is not spread equally
by Mitchell Hartman
Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
Black and Hispanic workers are seeing the worst job and income losses.
Everybody’s watching: Netflix sees subscriber surge of 16 million with COVID-19 lockdowns
by Nova Safo
Netflix via Getty Images
The company says it has enough new content for months to come.
Pizza companies vie for bigger slice of COVID-19 dine-at-home business
by Scott Tong
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Domino’s earnings may start to paint a picture of how competitive the company is in an industry now betting on contactless delivery.

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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director