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While many face unemployment, Amazon ramps up hiring during COVID-19

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 17, 2020
Some companies are hiring people to go to work, so that others can avoid going out as much as possible.
Amazon says it will pay workers at least $17 an hour to work during the pandemic.
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Seeing empty grocery store shelves? Here's why.

by Kristin Schwab
Mar 17, 2020
The grocery industry has up to four months’ supply of staples like beans, rice and canned goods.
One agriculture economics professor says we might have to change what we eat if grocery store supply chain disruptions continue.
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Let's take a deep breath

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Mar 17, 2020
Why you shouldn't panic (and why that's easier said than done)
Financial markets plummeted Monday as the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak deepened.
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The best investment portfolio for these times is the one you can live with

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Mar 17, 2020
What if you need your money in two years, 10 years or 25 years? It makes a huge difference about how to think about this coronavirus quarter.
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Mass telecommuting is an opportunity for hackers

by Scott Tong
Mar 16, 2020
As more people work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the bad guys are out. Even if your laptop is secure, your home network might not be.
As more people work from home during the coronavirus pandemic, they're more vulnerable to being hacked.
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How the Federal Reserve's "discount window" works

by Amy Scott
Mar 16, 2020
The Fed's cut to its short-term, emergency loan rate is meant to keep credit flowing to households and businesses.
The Fed also announced a cut in the discount rate in an attempt to stimulate the economy during the downturn caused by COVID-19.
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As COVID-19 spreads, Manhattan’s Chinatown contemplates a bleak future

by Nina Roberts
Mar 16, 2020
Sales have dropped by as much as 85%.
The Grand Shanghai House on Pell Street in New York City already temporarily closed its doors "due to current situation," reads a sign.
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For supply chain companies, U.S.-Mexico border closures could be catastrophic

by Andy Uhler
Mar 16, 2020
Mexico’s deputy health minister says he’s worried about people coming into Mexico from the United States.
Two-thirds of Mexico’s export business is with the United States. And 70% of that passes through Texas.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Working parents in China struggle with online schooling during the COVID-19 outbreak

by Jennifer Pak
Mar 16, 2020
Online classes are difficult for working Chinese parents with young children.
Ada Lu learned to ride a bicycle outside her apartment complex during the COVID-19 virus outbreak in Shanghai.
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With COVID-19 slowing local economies, cities and towns may need to tap rainy day funds

by Marielle Segarra
Mar 16, 2020
Municipalities may find their tax revenues declining.
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