Netflix CEO Reed Hastings delivers a keynote address on January 6, 2016 at the CES 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robyn Beck | AFP | fake pictures Netflix reported its second-quarter 2020 earnings after the bell on Thursday, the full first quarter to reflect the impact of …
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More than 20 countries, including Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain and Thailand, will see their number decrease by at least half by 2100, according to projections from a major study. China’s population will drop from 1.4 billion people today to 730 million in 80 years, said the study …
Read More »Retail sales in the United States decline; high unemployment, COVID-19 rise looms over recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US retail sales rose more than expected in June as consumers bought high-priced items like motor vehicles and went out to dinner, but a resurgence in new COVID cases- 19 is impacting the budding recovery, keeping 32 million Americans unemployed benefits. FILE PHOTO: People line up outside …
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