Monday, August 10, 2020 GoLocalProv News Team Larger + view RI ranks 9th highest for cumulative COVID-19 cases per 100,000 children A new study finds at least 97,000 children were recently infected with the coronavirus in the United States. And, the numbers of Rhode Island are particularly concerning. The percentage …
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Boeing Is the largest contributor to the Dow today. Here’s why.
Text size Shares in commercial airline Boeing shares were up 5% Monday afternoon, adding 57 points to the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 330 points gain, making it the largest single participant in the Dow index. The reason for this is the Boeing stock market (ticker: BA) is obviously Covid-related. The …
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Facebook Inc. has a new payment group with a familiar face. David Marcus, co-creator of the company’s Libra cryptocurrency project, will lead Facebook Financial, an initiative to run all payment projects, including Facebook Pay, a feature it plans to build in all has apps. Former Upwork Inc. UPWK, -2.94% Chief …
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If Microsoft were to complete a purchase of TikTok, it would get a company with a lot of potential for revenue growth. But with such a purchase, Microsoft would also adopt a whole new slate of problems. Microsoft announced on August 2 that it was in talks to buy TikTok’s …
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