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Amazon To Hire 100K Workers To Handle Demand Spike

Amazon To Hire 100K Workers To Handle Demand Spike
Amazon To Hire 100K Workers To Handle Demand Spike
March 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Amazon said it is looking to add 100,000 jobs during the coronavirus scare as demand for delivery services continues to increase across the nation, according...

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Romney Calls For Cash Stimulus To Ease Financial Pressure From Coronavirus
Romney Calls For Cash Stimulus To Ease Financial Pressure From Coronavirus
March 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

To help reduce the financial pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney is advocating for the idea of providing each adult in the...

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Ford, Goldman Let Customers Skip March Loans, Credit Payments
Ford, Goldman Let Customers Skip March Loans, Credit Payments
March 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Goldman Sachs has announced that customers of Marcus, its online bank, as well as Apple Card customers can have an additional month to make payments...

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Kenya Prioritizes M-Pesa Digital Money During Coronavirus Scare
Kenya Prioritizes M-Pesa Digital Money During Coronavirus Scare
March 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Safaricom, the largest telecom company in Kenya, said that it was going to waive fees for M-Pesa, the country’s largest digital money service, to help...

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Coronavirus Testing Platform Verily Halts Appointments
Coronavirus Testing Platform Verily Halts Appointments
March 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

After reaching its full volume on its inaugural day, an Alphabet-run site to screen individuals for the coronavirus is no longer taking appointments. The Verily...

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Fed Promises Flow Of Credit To Homes And Businesses
Fed Promises Flow Of Credit To Homes And Businesses
March 16, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

The U.S. Federal Reserve has announced that it’s prepared to use its “full range of tools” to help households and businesses and stay on top...

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India’s Shop101 Secures $3.9M To Boost Social Commerce
India’s Shop101 Secures $3.9M To Boost Social Commerce
March 16, 2020  |  Investments

Shop101, the social commerce startup, has raised $3.9 million in a Series C funding round. Its current investors Kalaari Capital, Vy Capital, Unilever Ventures and...

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Uber Pledges Free Food Delivered To Medical Providers
Uber Pledges Free Food Delivered To Medical Providers
March 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Uber is pledging to deliver free meals to first responders and healthcare workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic across the U.S. and...

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US Airlines Ask For Up To $50B In Financial Assistance
US Airlines Ask For Up To $50B In Financial Assistance
March 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As carriers face the impacts of plummeting bookings, airlines in the United States are reportedly in discussions with the government to receive up to $50...

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