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  • Medical staff in Spain celebrate as COVID-19 infection rates slow.
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    Countries in Europe start to relax COVID-19 restrictions to revive economies. Are oil production curbs enough to tackle price slumps? Entertainers make ends meet by working in local grocery stores.

  • The Federal Reserve's lending system is much more like printing money than it is borrowing.
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    Innovation from the likes of Amazon and WeWork to make the COVID-19 workplace function. Wholesale food businesses turn to door-to-door delivery. Where does the Federal Reserve find $2.3 trillion?

  • OPEC and Russia have reached a deal on oil production. But can that stop the downward price trend?
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    OPEC and OPEC-adjacent Russia have reached a deal to cut oil production by 10 million barrels a day. State workers process the millions of unemployment claims. Have you done a puzzle lately? You’re not alone.

  • Cyclists near the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany.
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    Eurozone finance ministers agree on protections worth $590 billion for businesses and workers. Russia tells OPEC it will cut oil production. Wholesale food businesses rush to sell directly to consumers.

  • The number of people filing for unemployment is starting to sound more intense than even the Great Recession of a dozen years ago.
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    More than 6.6 million Americans have filed for unemployment claims in the past week, and they’re spreading into new industries. The Fed will make $2.3 trillion more available to backstop the economy. President of the Boston Fed surveys the economy.

  • Dhanwantari Foundation International members serve food to homeless people on a street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Hyderabad, India, on April 9, 2020.
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    Warnings that the pandemic could push half a billion people into poverty. Nobel laureate Esther Duflo offers advice for aiding the poor. We’re in for another awful report on layoffs in the U.S. today.

  • Italy calls on united economic action from EU countries.
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    Italy’s Prime Minister says European countries must agree over debt sharing. Sub-Saharan African nations face their first recession in 25 years. Brazil’s top companies agree on no job cuts for 60 days.

  • Won't company profit reports for the first quarter just be one big asterisk given the COVID-19 pandemic?
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    Some rebounding for U.S. markets; less confidence for those in Europe. Honda, Nissan and Tesla on the list of car companies triggering mass furloughs of factory workers. An update on the extra $600 in unemployment benefits.

  • Those affected by the coronavirus can draw funds from retirement savings without penalty now.
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    New rules on tax-protected retirement plans, so people can take their money out without penalty and put it back when cash flow returns. TJX the latest retailer to trigger mass furloughs. Slow ramp-ups for Chinese cities after lockdowns.

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