Oct 2, 2020

Trump’s positive COVID test sends markets tumbling

Trump tweeted news of his test results just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks had come down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

There are a lot of unanswered questions here, including whether the president is showing any symptoms. Plus, troubling trends for women in the workforce during the pandemic. And, teachers crowdfund to get COVID supplies for classrooms.

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Financial markets take risk off the table and sell stocks with that news that Trump has tested positive for COVID

Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer has more.

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1 in 4 women are considering leaving the workforce, survey finds

by Meghan McCarty Carino

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Recent gains that women have made rising to senior management positions could be wiped out this year, the Lean In CEO says.

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Teachers turn to crowdfunding for pandemic supplies

by DJ Cashmere

Oct 2, 2020

In-person schooling? Remote learning? Either way, teachers say they need more supplies.

Teachers need supplies for remote learning: headphones, laptops, tablets, cameras. They also need safety equipment for in-person learning: air purifiers, face masks, hand sanitizer, and thermometers.

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