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A new tool to give workers the upper hand over automation
Feb 4, 2021

A new tool to give workers the upper hand over automation

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Some good news and bad news about the future of jobs in this pandemic recovery with Philadelphia Fed President and CEO Patrick Harker. Plus, Bayer has reached a deal to resolve future legal claims involving the weedkiller Roundup. And, a new study on whether taking different COVID vaccines for your first and second doses will work.

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Bayer reaches $2 billion deal over future Roundup cancer claims

Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer has more.
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New study in U.K. seeks to understand if mixing vaccine first and second doses from different brands still offers effective protection against COVID-19

Oxford University Professor Matthew Snape, who leads the research, spoke with our editorial partners at the BBC.
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COVID & Unemployment

How people without college degrees can find higher-paying jobs

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Feb 4, 2021
Half of workers could earn more for similar work, says Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker.
There's a real "need to rescale and upskill people for the new economy that's going to be coming post-pandemic," says Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker.
Courtesy of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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