Verizon (VZ) – Get report It posted better-than-expected Q2 earnings and sales on Friday as stability in its subscriber base linked to people’s need to stay connected through the pandemic helped offset a drop in demand for new hardware. . The New York-based company said it earned $ 1.18 per …
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Congress is moving toward a showdown over federal unemployment benefits, with millions of Americans in the balance. As part of the March $ 2.2 trillion coronavirus bill, Congress agreed to a $ 600 per week increase in unemployment benefits, but they will begin to expire in a matter of days. …
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The federal moratorium on evictions signed in March as part of the CARES Act will expire on Friday night at midnight, creating the possibility of a wave of evictions amid a pandemic that President TrumpDonald John Trump Pelosi says Trump’s decision to reverse the fair housing rule is a “betrayal …
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(Reuters) – Devon Brumfield could hear his father breathless on the phone. FILE PHOTO: Devon Brumfield holds a photo of his father Darrell Cager Sr., who died March 31 of complications from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in this undated image. Devon Brumfield / Brochure via REUTERS Darrell Cager Sr., 64, had …
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The number of active COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts has increased in the past week and new coronavirus infections are outpacing recoveries, according to data released Wednesday by the Department of Public Health. Last week, there were 2,586 people isolated with confirmed cases of COVID-19, and DPH said this week there …
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