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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE
It is the start of a bumper week of U.S. corporate earnings and one that will tell us more about the devastating impact of coronavirus on the economy. See full story.
Stimulus checks need to arrive faster so Americans can get all the coronavirus money Washington has promised
Protect relief checks from debt collectors and allow for immediate deposit, writes Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez. See full story.
Bill Gates says for the U.S. to safely reopen, it needs testing, testing, testing
Gates warned that areas that have not had major outbreaks yet are still at risk, and a second wave of outbreaks remains possible if states reopen too soon and travel resumes. See full story.
Welcome back, cubicles? Longtime Silicon Valley CEO says coronavirus could kill the open office
Nothing will be the same whenever corporate America goes back to the office, and one casualty could be the open office, said longtime tech chief executive Carol Bartz See full story.
Tech’s trillion-dollar valuations are about to be tested by coronavirus-tainted earnings
Only four U.S. companies have ever been valued at $1 trillion or more without adjusting for inflation, and all four will describe how their businesses have been weathering the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming week. See full story.
MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE
‘The coronavirus exposed a weakness almost universally across the wedding and event industry: legal concerns during a pandemic.’ See full story.