Dr .. Michelle Schultz Bayes, shifts overnight at St. Lucas Health System Hospitals near Idaho, treating several hundred critically ill Covid-19 patients filling hospital beds in her state during the most severe epidemic period so far. She, like many other health care workers, faces another challenge in light of the …
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American stocks tumbled on Wednesday, pulling back from Tuesday’s record highs, rising cases of coronavirus and a slowdown in private sector job creation weighed on investor sentiment. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% a day after the benchmark hit its 27th closing record of the year. The Nasdaq Composite also fell …
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OTTAWA – Canada’s deficit is growing at the fastest rate in developed countries as it seeks to boost its economy during the Covid-19 epidemic. Canadian officials are betting that the aggressive approach will pay off, focus on the number of jobs already received, and argue that the country can finance …
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Investors in stocks can be forgiven for some of the fatigue that is appearing on Monday, the last day of what has been a blockbuster month for stocks. S&P 500 SPX, + 0.24% And Dow Industries DJIA, + 0.12% Down has been set for its best November since 1928, with …
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Treasury Secretary Steven Munuchi refused to extend some of the emergency loan programs jointly established with the Federal Reserve, which is due to expire on December 31. The Fed’s corporate credit, municipal financing and main street financing programs will not be renewed, Mr. Muchin said Thursday. The central bank expressed …
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