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Shutdown Spotlights Economic Cost of Saving Lives
Eduardo Porter, Jim Tankersley//36 views/2 comments
President Trump and others have asked if halting normal life and commerce to fight the coronavirus is worth the cost. Here’s how economists figure it. Can we me...
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Drivers Say Uber and Lyft Are Blocking Unemployment Pay
Noam Scheiber//30 views/2 comments
States like New York and California have made gig workers eligible for jobless benefits and sick days. But the companies have resisted complying. In a typical w...
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Stanley Sporkin, Bane of Corporate Corruption, Dies at 88
Sam Roberts//33 views
As the S.E.C.’s enforcer, he targeted firms that made illegal campaign contributions in the U.S. and bribed officials to gain business in other countries. Stanl...
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Medicare Is Updating Coverage to Help in the Coronavirus Crisis
Mark Miller//37 views
retiring With its beneficiaries among the most at risk for Covid-19, the agency is relaxing some rules. Older Americans are at a high risk for serious illness f...
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The Stock Buyback Binge May Be Over. For Now.
Matt Phillips//32 views
Companies are hitting the pause button on share buybacks, which have suddenly become politically and financially unpalatable. The coronavirus pandemic has broug...
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As Businesses Close, WeWork Tries to Lure Workers Back
Peter Eavis//36 views/1 comments
The shared office space company is offering its workers $100-a-day bonuses to go to its locations amid the coronavirus crisis. In the fight against the spreadin...
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To Fight the Coronavirus, Cut the Red Tape
Sendhil Mullainathan, Richard H. Thaler//27 views
Economic View Two economists suggest suspending these 5 types of regulations because they are slowing the medical response to the pandemic. And they are asking ...
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Some Doctors Stockpile Trial Coronavirus Drugs for Themselves, States Say
Ellen Gabler//38 views/2 comments
Doctors are hoarding medications touted as possible coronavirus treatments by writing prescriptions for themselves and family members, according to pharmacy boa...
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The Evening News Is Back
John Koblin//33 views
The network newscasts had lost relevance, thanks to cable and digital media. Now, the coronavirus has put tens of millions of viewers back in the 6:30 p.m. habi...
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Coronavirus Spurs a Wave of Suspect Websites Looking to Cash In
Michael H. Keller, Taylor Lorenz//34 views/2 comments
Hundreds of e-commerce sites are popping up daily to sell virus-fighting products. Many are being shut down for making exaggerated claims or selling phantom pro...
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In World’s Most Vulnerable Countries, Coronavirus Pandemic Rivals the 2008 Crisis
Peter S. Goodman, Daniel Politi, Suhasini Raj, Lynsey Chutel, Abdi Latif Dahir//36 views/1 comments
As capital flees emerging markets, those countries are absorbing the most potent economic shocks of the coronavirus outbreak. In New Delhi, a fruit vendor whose...
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Bohemian or Business: Identities Collide in Miami’s Coconut Grove
Jane Margolies//29 views/1 comments
Square Feet The city’s development boom has finally caught up to a lush haven of shade trees and cafes. Some worry the neighborhood growth is too fast. With its...
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Restarting the Economy Is About Lives Versus Livelihoods
Frederick Hernandez//33 views/1 comments
Want this in your inbox each morning? Sign up here. President Trump signaled yesterday that he’s open to lifting restrictions soon on social distancing in an ef...
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Is Pausing Contributions to SEP I.R.A.s a Good Move?
Ann Carrns//32 views/2 comments
Self-employed workers use the vehicles to save for retirement. As the coronavirus concerns build, taking a break could be smart. “I’m self-employed. Given econo...
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One City’s Road to Recovery Offers Lessons, and Hope
Eduardo Porter//27 views
Lawrence, Mass., once an industrial power, set out to reverse a long decline with the Federal Reserve’s help. Now it faces a new economic challenge. Lawrence, M...