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US dollar rises, but off highs, as Fed measures weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose against the euro and the Swiss franc on Tuesday but was off its highs, modestly pressured by the weight of Federal Reserve measures meant to ensure there was enough liquidity in the global financial system.
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Bank of America: Coronavirus will not lead to any layoffs in 2020 In response to the coronavirus outbreak, thousands of companies across the U.S. are announcing layoffs and hiring freezes. But Bank of America claims they hired more than 2,000 new employees in March alone and raised their U.S. minimum hourly wage to ...
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New York Attorney General Seeks Investigation Over Fired Amazon Warehouse Worker New York's attorney general is calling for a federal labor investigation into the firing of an Amazon warehouse employee who helped organize a worker walkout on Monday. A group of warehouse workers walked off their jobs in Staten Island to demand that ...
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Here's Warren Buffett's First Move in the Coronavirus Bear Market The stock market has fallen sharply because of the coronavirus pandemic, and value investors are licking their lips at all the opportunities they suddenly have to pick up stocks of their favorite companies at bargain prices. As the quintessential value investor, ...
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GRAINS-Corn drops after USDA pegs US plantings above expectations ... * USDA forecasts largest U.S. corn acres in 8 years. * Soybean plantings estimate below trade expectations (Rewrites throughout with U.S. market open, adds quote, updates prices, changes byline, changes dateline from HAMBURG). By Karl Plume and ...
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Marriott data breach exposes over 5 million people: Latest major security hack The Marriott Hotel group suffered its second major data breach in two years. SOPA Images. Data breaches can still happen even in the midst of a pandemic. Hackers can take advantage of any vulnerabilities like a health crisis, loopholes in institutions' servers ...
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US dollar rises on quarter-end flows NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar climbed against major currencies on Tuesday amid quarterly and fiscal year-end demand from portfolio managers and Japanese firms. Analysts said the steep fall in U.S. equity markets during the month of March led to ...
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Average Gas Prices Are Below $2. A Few Stations Are Even Selling For Under $1 Gas prices are dropping — to less than $1 per gallon in a few locations — but most Americans aren't supposed to go anywhere. That's the irony of the coronavirus lockdown. The national average price for a gallon of gas is now $1.997, according to AAA, and ...
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Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.
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Ford factory restart postponed indefinitely; GM says situation 'fluid' as COVID-19 stalls industry Ford confirmed Tuesday that it plans to again postpone restarting its automobile production in North America "to help protect its workers" with no restart date scheduled. The decision comes after news that a third member of the United Auto Workers union ...
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Coronavirus has more Americans turning directly to farms for food Farmers who sell boxes of meat, dairy, fruits and vegetables directly to consumers are seeing a huge spike in orders as the coronavirus outbreak changes how people buy food. Food delivery businesses run by local farmers across the country are flourishing ...
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Oklahoma company planned to dock stimulus money, abandons plan after backlash Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A second company planned to dock coronavirus relief money from its workers' paychecks, but has since rescinded the plan, Fox News has learned. Over the weekend ...
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US Consumer Confidence Sinks as Virus Begins Having Impact WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence tumbled this month to its lowest level in nearly three years as the impact of the coronavirus on the economy began to be felt. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its confidence index dropped to a reading ...
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Judicial Ruling Guts Amarin (AMRN) Stock; What's Next? If after seeing Amarin (AMRN) stock tumble 35% over the past year, you consoled yourself with the knowledge that "at least it can't get any worse" -- surprise! It just got worse. On Monday, a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada ...
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Mall Owner Simon Property Group Furloughs 30% of Workers Macy's. Kohl's. The Cheesecake Factory. These are just a few of the retail and restaurant companies, in a string of mall denizens, that have announced they will furlough workers as stores closed because of the coronavirus in recent weeks. But now the mall ...
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Coronavirus Stockpiling Pushes Up Conagra's Sales Conagra Brands Inc. said it is adjusting its supply chain to meet a surge in demand for its food as more people are staying home during the coronavirus pandemic. The Chicago-based food maker said Tuesday that its sales ballooned in March as consumers ...
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Michigan AG opens coronavirus price-gouging probe into seller of hand sanitizer Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced a coronavirus price-gouging investigation into a business suspected of jacking up the price of hand sanitizer ...
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MTA boss Pat Foye: Low ridership 'makes homeless situation appear bigger' It's all in your head. The number of homeless people seeking refuge in the subway system amid the coronavirus pandemic isn't as high as it seems, MTA Chairman Pat Foye claimed Monday — it just looks bad because there are fewer other straphangers.
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Judge dismisses Under Armour shareholders' lawsuit over Port Covington dealings A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Under Armour Inc., its board of directors and Sagamore Development that alleged improprieties surrounding the planned redevelopment of Port Covington. Two shareholders filed separate federal lawsuits last ...
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Man faces felonies for threatening to spread coronavirus at grocery store GENESEE COUNTY, MI – A man is facing up to 20 years in prison after alleging he had COVID-19 and touching several items at a Michigan grocery store. Prosecutor David Leyton will seek a false report of terrorism charge -- punishable by up to two decades ...
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Urban Outfitters Says It Won't Pay Rent During COVID-19 Pandemic In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, as retailers close their doors to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, making rent is becoming an issue. Last week, The Cheesecake Factory pled for "help" and "understanding" from landlords, saying that without ...
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Kohl's extends temporary closure of stores amid COVID-19 pandemic MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. In its ongoing support to slow the spread of COVID-19, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) today announced that it will extend the duration of its temporary store closures until further notice. Due to the significant impact to the business, Kohl's is ...
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Dollar General announces ten percent discount to medical, guardsmen and first responders SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - In a way of giving back to some American heroes in this pandemic, Dollar General made the decision to provide a 10 percent discount on all qualifying purchases. This sale deduction is available for all medical personnel, first ...
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Notification to banks points to T-Mobile/Sprint merger closing Wednesday A group of 16 banks will have to provide $23 billion of loans to T-Mobile US Inc. in order to allow the mobile carrier to close its planned acquisition of Sprint Corp., after the Covid-19 outbreak disrupted plans to sell the debt to third-party investors. The banks ...
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Coronavirus forces SeaWorld to furlough over 90% of employees Furloughed employees will not be paid by the company but will be eligible for unemployment benefits. Facebook; Twitter; Comments; Print; Email. By Daniella GenoveseFOXBusiness. close. FOX Business' Lauren Simonetti on how Gap and SeaWorld are ...
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Command Alkon acquired by California firm Birmingham's Command Alkon has been acquired by a San Francisco-based equity firm. Thoma Bravo today announced an agreement to acquire Command Alkon from Quilvest Capital Partners, its owner, for an undisclosed amount. The deal is subject to ...
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State relaxes rules as unemployment claims reach historic high WASHINGTON — More than 133,000 workers in Washington state filed for unemployment in the last week as the covid-19 pandemic takes an economic toll. The number of claims filed to the Washington State Employment Security Department from March 15 ...
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Comcast experiencing much heavier internet traffic, but company says speed remains Colorado's largest internet provider, Comcast, says traffic on its network has gotten much heavier as more people stay at home. But it isn't to the point that speeds are slowing or significant bottlenecks are developing. "Usage is on the rise as more people are ...
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Atlanta-based Tropical Smoothie to donate 100000 smoothies to health care workers Amid coronavirus, brands are finding ways to say 'thank you' to health care workers on the frontlines. Atlanta-based Tropical Smoothie Cafe has pledged to giveaway 100,000 smoothies to health care workers and first responders amid the coronavirus ...
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Food Lion donates $3.1 million to fight hunger, fund COVID-19 research CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina grocery chain Food Lion announced Tuesday that it will donate $3.1 million to "address critical community needs" amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Funding from the donation will go to fight hunger, research for ...
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FDA requests federal court extend premarket application deadline on e-cigarettes to September Tobacco manufacturers may gain a 120-day extension for filing premarket applications for electronic cigarettes and other next-generation products. The current application deadline is May 12, set in a federal court-mandated order, for manufacturers to be ...
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Hy-Vee offering hour of online shopping for high-risk individuals Hy-Vee said it will be reserving one hour of Hy-Vee Aisles Online shopping time slots each day for customers who are considered "high-risk," and is offering free delivery through DoorDash. Starting Thursday, the reserved Aisles Online time slots will be from 7 ...
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TC Energy to proceed with Keystone XL pipeline after US$1.1 billion investment from Alberta government Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video. More videos from. Share. Include playlist. An error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try ...
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New York attorney general looks Into Zoom's privacy practices FILE -- Rev. Alison Buttrick Patton leads an online Fellowship hour with parishioners using the Zoom videoconferencing app, from her office at Saugatuck Congregational Church in Westport, Conn., March 22, 2020. Zoom, whose traffic has surged during the ...
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Two more Minnesotans die from COVID-19; new cases confirmed in area counties MANKATO — Two more Minnesotans have died from COVID-19, bringing the state's total to a dozen. The Minnesota Department of Health added the latest fatalities Tuesday. Total confirmed cases rose from 576 to 629, with 56 people still hospitalized.
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Uber warns drivers against avoiding 'disadvantaged' areas Uber has warned some drivers in California that they may be kicked off the platform for avoiding customers in "disadvantaged" areas, after the company said some were using a new booking policy to circumvent low-income patrons. Starting ...
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Space Coast satellite manufacture OneWeb files for bankruptcy, furloughs most of staff OneWeb Satellites, a company that aims to build internet connectivity around the globe, announced Monday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and furloughed many of its 200 employees. The company, which has a manufacturing center at Kennedy Space ...
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Ginnie Mae to use natural disaster program to help struggling mortgage servicers Nonbank mortgage lenders, who are bracing for a massive cash crunch as borrowers across the country seek loan forbearance because of the coronavirus crisis, are set to get some relief thanks to a government program reserved for natural disasters.
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Did You Manage To Avoid European Residential Real Estate Investment Trust's (CVE:ERE.UN) 18% Share Price Drop? This week we saw the European Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (CVE:ERE.UN) share price climb by 13%. It's not great that the stock is down over the last year. But it did better than its market, which fell 22%. See our latest analysis for European ...
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Miami Coronavirus Update: Second Publix Supermarket Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19 In South Florida MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Publix Supermarket has confirmed a second worker has tested positive for the coronavirus at one of its South Florida stores. The second case involves an employee who works at their West Boca store, located at Clint Moore Road and ...
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Fox Corp. Joins Other Media Cos. in Suggesting Pandemic May Affect Results Fox Corporation joined other media companies like Walt Disney and ViacomCBS Tuesday with an acknowledgement that the continuing coronavirus pandemic may have an effect on its financial operations. "While the Company's national news ratings remain ...
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Intermountain Healthcare planning limited pay cuts due to COVID-19 demands No one is more important in the current fight against COVID-19 than healthcare professionals, many of whom are putting their own health at risk to care for the ill during this pandemic. Yet according to the Salt Lake Tribune, a message was sent to staff at ...
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WATCH: Amazon worker SPITS on package before leaving it on customer's front porch A VIDEO emerged on social media over the weekend showing an Amazon delivery driver spitting on a parcel before leaving it on a customer's front porch. The shocking footage was taken from a customer's front door spy camera, and shows the delivery man ...
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