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Analysis: Coronavirus shakes colleges, but 529 plans stand firmJun 08, 2020 12:57 pm - Colleges face an uncertain future as the coronavirus disrupts U.S. higher education. How should parents, especially those with younger children, set money aside for coll...
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Illinois becomes first to tap Fed loansJun 08, 2020 8:18 am - Illinois, which has faced escalating penalties in the bond market as the coronavirus batters its finances, is poised to become the first state to borrow from the Federal...
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Americans desperate to travel are buying up 'COVID campers'Jun 04, 2020 6:30 am - Floor traffic at Mike Regan's two RV dealerships outside Austin, Texas, is up 30% compared with last May. And the reason is fear. Cooped-up Americans desperate to get ou...
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Facebook ran multi-year charm offensive to woo state prosecutorsJun 02, 2020 5:12 am - Sheryl Sandberg's schedule was packed as the Facebook chief operating officer arrived in Portland, Oregon, for a summer forum of state prosecutors who were meeting to ta...
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Salaries get chopped for many Americans who manage to keep jobsJun 02, 2020 8:28 am - Companies across the U.S. are cutting salaries as they fight to survive the coronavirus, upending a key assumption in modern economics and raising another hurdle to rapi...
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Commentary: The robots-are-taking-our-jobs threat gets realJun 02, 2020 5:12 am - If there was ever a good time for the robots-taking-over-jobs argument, this may be it. Not just because factory owners don't want to pay for rising labor costs, but bec...
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Analysis: The coronavirus doesn't have to be the end of your careerMay 26, 2020 8:57 am - For the hotel chef who can't afford his nine prescriptions, losing a job could be a matter of life and death. Even among the employed, fear of what's around the corner i...
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Analysis: Goldman sounds the death knell for high-yield savings accountsMay 26, 2020 7:53 am - Goodbye, high-yield savings accounts. We hardly knew you. For years, the oxymoronic products were a resounding success for both consumers and financial institutions alik...
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Reopening U.S. economy will mean creating all kinds of new jobsMay 27, 2020 8:10 am - Thermal scanners in Utah and Maryland. Contact tracers in San Francisco. Decontamination technicians in Miami. Meet the people needed to keep the post-COVID-19 economy r...
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Opinion: Google and Twitter are right. Workers should stay home.May 26, 2020 7:53 am - The more I read and hear about what offices will be like as they reopen, the more dystopian it sounds: empty desks, no meetings, everyone keeping their distance from one...