May 26, 2020

Back to work at the NYSE

Face masks, social distancing and no handshakes: These are among the new rules for NYSE traders. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

About 25% of traders are returning to the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Costco's first-quarter results are in this week. How does the retailer see the road ahead? And, two years of Europe's online privacy law, the GDPR.

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COVID-19

Traders return to the floor of the NYSE for the first time since late March

by Nova Safo

May 26, 2020

About 25% of brokers are back.

Brokers have to sign waivers limiting the NYSE's liability if they’re infected with the novel coronavirus while on the job.

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COVID-19

Costco, hit especially hard by social-distancing rules, sees 90% bump in online sales

by Andy Uhler

May 26, 2020

The company's sales dropped for the first time since 2009 in April.

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The Bargain Store Dolly Parton

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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