Tag: covid-19
You can ask to skip your Apple Card payment for March, Apple tells customers
Apple and Goldman Sachs will allow Apple Card holders to skip their March payment without incurring interest by signing up for a Customer Assistance Program, Apple is informing its customers. Existing cardholders were alerted to the option via an email sent out over the weekend which explains that, in light…
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All major indices take a hit as COVID-19 pandemic continues
All major indices fell sharply Monday as the COVID-19 pandemic continued its spread, prompting airlines to slash capacity and state and local officials to close schools and businesses like restaurants and bars. Stocks accelerated their fall in the waning minutes before the markets closed Monday as Wall Street reacted to…
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Amazon is looking to hire 100,000 employees to keep up with demand
Amazon is looking to hire 100,000 new employees for its warehouse and delivery operations in the U.S. to keep up with demand during the current coronavirus outbreak, the company said today. Workers in its U.S. fulfillment centers will also get an extra $2 per hour through the end of April.…
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White House says to avoid gatherings of 10 or more, Trump suggests US coronavirus pandemic could last until August
The White House held another press briefing on Monday to provide an update on its response to the continued coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. President Trump opened by identifying new guidelines in place to mitigate and slow the spread of COVID-19. These include advice to begin homeschooling kids wherever possible,…
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Bay Area counties announce lockdown through April 7
Six Bay Area Counties — San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa and Alameda — announced a “shelter in place” order. The lockdown, unveiled at a press conference earlier, starts at 12:01 AM Tuesday. It’s not a full lockdown, but it’s quite sweeping and strict nonetheless, as North…
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To slow coronavirus spread, EU countries and Russia join the list of countries officially closing their borders to all but essential travel
One of the defining characteristics of the European Union has been its strong policy of taking an open approach when it comes to borders in the region: the EU may be a collection of individual countries, but it works as one, and so when you travel from one to the…
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