Apple acquires popular weather app Dark Sky
Apple has acquired the popular weather app Dark Sky in a move that could turn the iPhone and smartwatch maker into the exclusive provider of an app…
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Stocks fall to end worst quarter since 2008
NEW YORK, NY — Stocks fell Tuesday to close out Wall Street’s worst quarter since the most harrowing days of the 2008 financial crisis. The…
Continue Reading Facebook feature lets neighbors volunteer to help each other during pandemic
Facebook is rolling out a new tool that lets its users offer or request help from their neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, the…
Continue Reading How some investors have profited from the stock market’s huge losses
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman appeared on CNBC earlier this month tearfully begging for a nationwide shelter in place because he thought…
Continue Reading The coronavirus pandemic could push 11 million people in Asia into poverty, World Bank warns
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could drive an additional 11 million people into poverty in East Asia and the Pacific unless…
Continue Reading What happens to our food supply if American farmers can’t farm?
American farmers are concerned. The coronavirus pandemic is posing a threat to their livelihoods, as it is for many others across the globe. But…
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What is Houseparty and is someone trying to sabotage it?
Houseparty, one of the video calling apps keeping people connected around the world during the coronavirus pandemic, has offered a $1 million reward…
Continue Reading What is Houseparty and is someone trying to sabotage it?
Houseparty, one of the video calling apps keeping people connected around the world during the coronavirus pandemic, has offered a $1 million reward…
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Denver Mattress Company now making face masks for medical facilities
EL PASO, Texas — Denver Mattress Company, the factory-direct mattress retailer that has a huge store at 11835 Gateway Blvd W in El Paso, is now…
Continue Reading Amazon fires warehouse worker who led Staten Island warehouse walkout
Amazon has terminated an employee based in the company’s Staten Island, New York, warehouse after he participated in a worker walkout…
Continue Reading Walmart will start taking employees’ temperatures and let them wear masks
Walmart added to its worker safety policies Tuesday as protections for retail and grocery store workers come under greater public scrutiny. Walmart…
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Doctors turn to Twitter and TikTok to share coronavirus news
Ali Raja spends his nine-hour shifts in the emergency room at Massachusetts General Hospital treating gunshot wounds, sprained ankles, heart attacks…
Continue Reading Doctors turn to Twitter and TikTok to share coronavirus news
Ali Raja spends his nine-hour shifts in the emergency room at Massachusetts General Hospital treating gunshot wounds, sprained ankles, heart attacks…
Continue Reading Masa Son’s global tech empire is being rocked by the pandemic. Don’t count him out just yet
Japanese billionaire Masa Son cast himself as a bold, visionary investor betting on the future. Now he’s playing defense as the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Today is Equal Pay Day for women and it’s not a day to celebrate
We’re three months into 2020 — yet this is how long American women must work into the year to earn the same salary as men did in 2019.…
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It will be a devastating week for the US economy. There is no playbook — and stimulus must come fast
The economy is cratering deeper than we have seen in our lifetimes. Layoffs are coming so quickly, the state unemployment offices can’t keep…
Continue Reading It will be a devastating week for the US economy. There is no playbook — and stimulus must come fast
The economy is cratering deeper than we have seen in our lifetimes. Layoffs are coming so quickly, the state unemployment offices can’t keep…
Continue Reading Taco Bell will hand you a free taco today — following proper social distancing protocol
It’s easy to forget which day of the week it is when you’re cooped up in your home for weeks on end. But please, don’t forget Taco…
Continue Reading The Dow has spiked nearly 4,000 points in a week. That doesn’t mean the crisis is over
The US stock market is racing back to life. The Dow has skyrocketed 3,736 points, or 20%, over the past week. The stunning rally is raising hopes…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs now expects US unemployment to hit 15%
After a dismal winter, China’s economy is showing signs of life. But a recovery in Asia won’t paper over problems in the United States…
Continue Reading Global stocks and US futures move higher after China’s economy shows signs of life
Global stock markets and US futures moved higher Tuesday after data showed that manufacturing activity in China rebounded from record lows in March,…
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As El Paso virus cases rise to 46, new restrictions being finalized & small biz relief fund created
EL PASO, Texas — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in El Paso County grew to 46 as of Monday evening as officials said they were working on…
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El Paso distillery goes from making rum to much-needed hand sanitizer: Find out how to buy it
EL PASO, Texas — Sun City Distillery is now whipping up 100 gallons of hand sanitizer every week. “Right now it’s scarce,” owner Ryan Carrillo said.…
Continue Reading Mercedes F1 engineers help make a breathing aid for coronavirus patients in less than 100 hours
Formula One engine manufacturer Mercedes has teamed up with clinicians and university engineers in London to design a breathing aid for coronavirus…
Continue Reading Here’s why Amazon and Instacart workers are striking at a time when you need them most
Workers helping to get household essentials to people across the country during the coronavirus pandemic are fed up with the companies they work for.…
Continue Reading Ford to build 50,000 ventilators in 100 days
Ford plans to make as many as 50,000 simple ventilators for coronavirus patients within 100 days and plans to continue producing 30,000 per month…
Continue Reading Portland’s iconic Powell’s Books rehires 100 laid-off workers to meet online surge in orders
Powell’s Books, the legendary Oregon-based bookstore, announced it has rehired more than 100 of its workers amid the flood of online orders it…
Continue Reading Oil crashes to fresh 18-year low as demand suffers unprecedented drop
The great oil crash of 2020 ain’t over yet. US crude plunged nearly 7% and finished at an 18-year low of $20.09 a barrel Monday as the…
Continue Reading These companies are racing to roll out COVID-19 treatments
Big Pharma companies and biotechs are racing to come up with an effective treatment for the Covid-19 novel coronavirus. Several high profile…
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John Krasinski and Steve Carell gave us a mini ‘The Office’ reunion
Bless you John Krasinski for bringing us “Some Good News.” That’s the title of Krasinski’s new YouTube show in which he tries…
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