Dow Jones futures changed little on Thursday night, along with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures, with Nike earnings and overnight bank stress tests. The recovery in the coronavirus stock market showed resistance against negative Covid-19 headlines, recovering from initial losses to move forward. X Early in the day, Tesla (TSLA) …
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White House plan to cut federal funding for coronavirus testing sites causes rejection
The Trump administration announced that it will cut federal funds from 13 coronavirus test sites spread across five states on June 30, and the move is now drawing rejection from both political parties. “The federal government is not ending funding or support for the COVID-19 test sites,” Assistant Secretary of …
Read More »College football teams struggle with the ethics of reporting positive coronavirus tests during game weeks
In the week leading up to a Power Five conference game last November, a featured program hit the road with a plane full of flu-infected players. “We didn’t tell him [the opponent] who was sick and who was not, “that school’s athletic director told CBS Sports.” It just doesn’t do …
Read More »Impact Wrestling ends Tessa Blanchard’s contract
Impact Wrestling terminated Tessa Blanchard’s contract and stripped her of the Impact World Championship, according to PWInsider. Tessa was originally going to defend the Impact World title in Slammiversary on July 18 against Eddie Edwards, Ace Austin and Trey. The match was to be their first match since COVID-19. She …
Read More »Macy’s to cut 3,900 jobs as coronavirus continues to affect sales
Macy’s announced Thursday that it is laying off 3,900 corporate jobs, or 3 percent of its total workforce, in a move to cut costs as its business has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The department store chain said it expects to save about $ 365 million through layoffs in …
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