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Amazon workers at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse strike in demand that the facility be shut down and cleaned after one staffer tested positive for the coronavirus on March 30, 2020 in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images An Amazon warehouse employee in Minnesota has accused the company of retaliating against her and

U.S. government debt prices ticked higher Friday, as investors digested the fact that the number of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. shows no sign of slowing. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was lower around 0.6037% in early trading, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond slipped to around 1.2975%. Bond yields fall as their prices

Mark Zuckerberg and Anthony Fauci Source: Facebook Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday criticized President Trump’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying he was disappointed by the administration’s response.  “At this point, it is clear that the trajectory in the U.S. is significantly worse than many other countries and that our government and this administration

Johnson & Johnson products on a shelf in a store in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Johnson & Johnson’s second-quarter profit slid 35% from the same time last year as the coronavirus pandemic forced hospitals to postpone elective surgeries, hitting the company’s medical device business hard. This is a developing story. Please check back for

A member of a ground crew walks past American Airlines planes parked at the gate during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, April 5, 2020. Joshua Roberts | Reuters American Airlines‘ top executives on Wednesday backed an effort to extend billions in federal aid to protect aviation jobs through March

David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2020. Adam Galacia | CNBC Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $3.78 per share, a 35% decline from a year earlier, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $9.75

Travis County in Texas has voted to give Tesla tax breaks worth a minimum of $14.7 million to build a new car plant, and eventually employ thousands, near the Austin airport.  The site where Tesla has proposed to build its next “Gigafactory,” is known as the Austin Green development. Tesla still has to purchase the

Cooper Neill | Reuters 3M and researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced Tuesday a partnership to develop a rapid coronavirus antigen test they say will be widely available in the U.S. With new cases of Covid-19 surging across much of the country, major test manufacturers and laboratories have warned of delays in processing.

Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., gestures whilst speaking during a news conference in London, on Monday, July 18, 2016. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images SoftBank has hired Goldman Sachs to explore both an initial public offering and a sale of U.K. chip designer Arm Holdings, according to

Pepsi soft drinks are displayed at a convenience store in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images PepsiCo on Monday reported that its quarterly revenue fell as fewer consumers bought its drinks at restaurants or convenience stores amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company did report growth for its food items, such as Cheetos and oatmeal,

A group of medical providers gathering at the Gallup Indian Medical Center Source: Nate Teismann Dr. Jeanne Noble has worked all over the world as an emergency medicine physician. So when the hospital where she works, UC San Francisco, asked if anyone was willing to fly out to the Navajo Nation and help with an

Direxion is doubling down on buy-and-hold bets. The firm launched three new exchange-traded funds in early June meant for long-term investors: the Direxion High Growth ETF (HIPR), the Direxion Dynamic Hedge ETF (DYHG) and the Direxion Fallen Knives ETF (NIFE). For David Mazza, head of product at Direxion, ”what HIPR is really about is how do

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, leaves the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in Russell Building on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Saturday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of Roger Stone, calling it “unprecedented, historic corruption.” “An American president commutes the

Roger Stone leaves Federal Court after a sentencing hearing February 20, 2020, in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Roger Stone says President Donald Trump saved his life by commuting his prison sentence Friday night. “The president has saved my life,” Stone said, “And he’s given me the opportunity to fight for vindication.” He

One room at a temporary hospital is viewed at the Georgia World Congress Center, Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia. Ron Harris | Pool | AP Georgia is planning to reopen a field hospital at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center as the state struggles with increasing hospitalizations and record-breaking new Covid-19 cases, according to

RJ Scaringe, founder and chief executive officer of Rivian Automotive Inc., unveils the R1T electric pickup truck, left, and R1S electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) during a reveal event at AutoMobility LA ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images As shares of electric truck maker Nikola

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launches carrying the Es’hail-2 communications satellite for the country of Qatar on November 15, 2018 at  the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images United States space companies are hoping to get more help against foreign competitors through financing from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a federal

U.S. President Donald Trump walks to the White House residence after exiting Marine One on the South Lawn on June 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said it will announce the last of the decisions from its current term on Thursday, which almost certainly means the