Monthly Archives: July 2020

Schlumberger is cutting staff as virus hits revenue

Text size David McNew / Getty Images Oil services company Schlumberger is cutting 21,000 jobs after a disastrous quarter. Analysts are optimistic. Schlumberger’s (ticker: SLB) second-quarter results, released Friday morning, were grim at first glance: a 35% year-over-year revenue decline and a plan to cut a quarter from staff. But …

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What if more of us have fought COVID-19 than we think?

So-called serological research looks for antibodies in the blood that fight the disease and how many of us have them. Other research looks at how long these antibodies last. The latest results from these studies are said to show us two kinds of bad news: that immunity after exposure to …

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Yankees Giancarlo Stanton impacting in multiple ways

WASHINGTON – The Invisible Man of the 2019 Yankees has been their most visible player of 2020. Aaron Boone’s crew suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday as James Paxton, sporting a diminished fastball, scored just three outs in a 9-2 loss to defending champion Nationals at Nationals …

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