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• Uber to give U.K. drivers minimum wage, retirement plan and more

  by David Brancaccio and Victoria Craig

  

  Uber’s regional general manager said payment for these added benefits won’t come from higher fees for passengers.

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• Investors are expecting the economy to start heating back up. You can see it in interest rates.

  “Coming into the year, that 10-year [Treasury] interest rate was well below 1%. Right now, it’s at 1.67%. That’s a huge move,” said Susan Schmidt, head of U.S. equities at Aviva Investors. “It’s unlikely that the chairman of the Fed, today, will change their messaging, which is that they’re not going to move interest rates at all. But the market is certainly anticipating a move eventually.”

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• Complex, enduring economic factors put Latinx people at high risk for COVID

  by Adam Rayes

  

  In one Colorado county, many Latinx people work in “essential” jobs and live with roommates or relatives, making them vulnerable.

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