Business Stories from March 21, 2020 (Change date)
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Low-wage workers could be especially hard hit by this recessionMar 21, 2020 6:19 am - The coronavirus recession is likely to do something that we haven't really seen before: It's going to hammer services, like restaurants and retailers, first. The closing...
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Coronavirus means many US workers are making no-win choicesMar 21, 2020 6:18 am - When Javier Parodi returned home from a nightmare vacation in Egypt complete with several days of quarantine on a coronavirus-infested ship, he yearned to go back to wor...
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Microsoft Teams adds new features just in time for new world of work from homeMar 21, 2020 6:17 am - Microsoft unveiled new features for its Teams corporate-chat software, timed to the product's third anniversary and arriving amid a surge of interest in digital workplac...
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Scam robocalls are pitching fake coronavirus tests to vulnerable AmericansMar 21, 2020 6:11 am - The deadly coronavirus outbreak has shuttered schools and businesses, wreaked havoc on the stock market and left some grocery store shelves bare. And if that isn't enoug...
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One approach to coronavirus: Staffers work 20 hours a week, get paid for full-timeMar 21, 2020 6:11 am - As employees across the country juggle remote work and childcare, the nonprofit that operates Wikimedia has told workers they can work just 20 hours a week and continue ...
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Big Tech swallows most of the hot AI startupsMar 21, 2020 6:00 am - In 2016, Seattle-based startup Turi was helping almost 100 customers create and manage software that uses machine learning, a powerful type of artificial intelligence. I...
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The webcam will see you now: Doctors urge patients to replace in-person visits with appsMar 21, 2020 6:00 am - If you're sick, you should see a doctor. But not in person, if you can avoid it. Instead, visit the doctor through an app. During the coronavirus outbreak, using your sm...
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Suburban gun shops see increase in gun, ammunition salesMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - Like grocery store shelves without toilet paper and disinfecting wipes, so too are suburban gun store owners finding it difficult to keep their shops stocked with firear...
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2020 campaigns go digital amid fears of coronavirus spreadMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - No more rallies. No more door-knocking. And no more in-person fundraisers, raking in dollars from dozens of millionaires at once. The coronavirus has disrup...
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Many meetings canceled, but municipal business goes onMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - Regularly scheduled meetings of municipal governments aren't so regular in light of the new coronavirus. Many public bodies, such as the village boards or city councils...
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