Mar 6, 2020

The jobs report before the COVID-19 storm

The data from Friday's February jobs report was collected before the coronavirus news escalated. Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

February jobs report shows no signs of COVID-19. What a state of emergency declaration actually means. How the T-Mobile-Sprint merger could affect cheaper, prepaid phone plans.

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COVID-19

"State of emergency" isn't as alarming as it sounds

by Jack Stewart

Mar 6, 2020

They're legal tools to help cut through red tape in a disaster, like the COVID-19 outbreak.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about COVID-19 at the California Department of Public Health on Feb. 27, 2020 in Sacramento, California.

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