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Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan said Sunday health-care procedures to combat the coronavirus were just as important as government funding for the nascent economic recovery and, to date, these efforts to reduce coronavirus infections have been “uneven.” See full story.
Asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus appears to be worse than SARS or influenza — 5 reasons you should care
Asymptomatic transmission ‘is the Achilles’ heel of COVID-19 pandemic control, one study says. See full story.
It’s like the Wild West with ‘get-rich-quick crowd’ vs. Wall Street pros, but it’s too easy to blame retail investors for ‘rampant speculation’
Tales of out-of-work 20 and 30-somethings using coronavirus-stimulus checks to scoop up stocks on Wall Street with reckless abandon are emerging fast and furiously, but the reasons behind the recent fervor for investing is, perhaps, far simpler. See full story.
Lindsey Graham praises Joe Biden in what might be ‘the best campaign ad ever,’ according to Harvard prof
According to previous versions of Sen. Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump is “a race baiting, xenophobic religious bigot,” while Joe Biden is “as good a man as God ever created.” See full story.
The new tech hubs: With more employees working from home, companies could diversify workforces
A confluence of factors tied to COVID-19, the thriving work-from-home economy, and social protests could be accelerating momentum in Atlanta and other destinations far from Silicon Valley. The events have put a spotlight squarely on the hiring patterns of U.S. corporations during a slice of time when the physical location of prospective employees isn’t crucial, and when most organizations are actively supporting social causes with donations, pledges of support, and vows to do more on diversity and inclusion. See full story.
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Many black taxpayers aren’t in a financial position to access the tax code’s ‘special aspects.’ See full story.
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