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Dow closes more than 200 points lower to end down week amid concern over rising Covid cases

Stocks fell on Friday as rising new coronavirus cases, coupled with questions around central-bank funding for key emergency programs, cast doubt on a swift economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 219 points, or 0.8%. The S&P 500 dipped 0.7%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.4%, erasing an earlier gain. Boeing and Salesforce were… Read […]

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12 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits the day after Christmas

Retailers have been particularly hard-hit by the coronavirus-induced recession forcing many stores to close, resulting in layoffs. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images Unemployed Americans have seen their benefits shrink over the past few months, and the holiday season will bring yet another financial blow — and it’s not related to shopping for presents.

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The Fed: Fed’s Evans says he’s disappointed by Treasury decision to end emergency loan programs

Charles Evans, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, speaks during a conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on June 04, 2019 Scott Olson/Getty Images Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said Friday he was disappointed that the Treasury Department decided not to extend some Fed emergency loan programs to small businesses […]

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Commodities Corner: COVID infections, vaccine prospects play ‘tug of war’ with oil as traders look to OPEC+

Oil’s playing a tug of war game between rising COVID-19 cases and promising vaccine developments. MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies are expected to extend oil production cuts into the new year in an effort to avoid a global glut of inventories. But with Covid-19 cases accelerating in […]

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Gene experts claim they identified human genes that can protect against Covid-19

COVID-19 Coronavirus molecule, March 24, 2020. CDC | API | Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images A team of CRISPR scientists at the New York Genome Center, New York University and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai say they have identified the genes that can protect human cells against Covid-19, a disease that has infected over… Read […]

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Deepak Chopra: We’re experiencing 3 pandemics right now. Here’s how to cope

Americans are experiencing three pandemics right now, according to wellness expert and best-selling author Deepak Chopra. The first is the Covid-19 pandemic and loss of life associated with the virus, he said. The second is the concurrent financial crisis hitting people across the country. “The third pandemic is anxiety and stress and fear of death,”… Read […]

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