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Private-sector companies shed a whopping 20.2 million jobs in April as many were forced to shutter during a nationwide shutdown to slow the coronavirus, underscoring the biggest crisis for the U.S. labor market in nearly a century, according to a new ADP report. See full story.
Trump says reopening may result in more deaths, but ‘we can’t sit in the house for the next three years’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday admitted it’s “possible” that reopening the country for business will result in additional coronavirus deaths, but said that the economy has to get going again. See full story.
Why BlackRock says it’s time to reduce the government bonds, and take on more risk, in your portfolio
Is it worth changing the composition of your portfolio? Vivek Paul, senior portfolio strategist at BlackRock Investment Institute, the research arm of fund-manager BlackRock, argues yes. See full story.
Heathrow, Britain’s biggest airport, is testing out coronavirus-beating tech to get the world flying again
Heathrow airport will trial new technology in a push to combat coronavirus and boost confidence in flying. See full story.
‘For me, the uncertainty generated by coronavirus isn’t new’ explains this 21-year-old Oxford University student tackling stage 4 cancer
Olivia Downes says death has become part of her daily routine: ‘But the same is now true for us all: death is unavoidable. It is at the top of every newspaper article, the bottom of every television screen, alongside other mundanities, like the time and the weather.’ But she asks, ‘when lockdown ends will our death denial resume itself?’ See full story.
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‘I don’t want to be Mr. Doom and Gloom,’ the president said. See full story.
