Avie Schneider

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'Black Boxes,' Wreckage Located In Indonesia Air Crash; No Signs Of Survivors

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Authorities said they know the location of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of the Boeing 737-500 that went down in the Java Sea with 62 people on board.

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Morocco Becomes Latest Arab Country To Normalize Ties With Israel

Thursday, December 10, 2020

It's the fourth such pact brokered by the Trump administration in recent months between Israel and Arab countries in the Middle East and Africa.

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Minneapolis Shifts $8 Million In Police Funding, But Keeps Force At Current Level

Thursday, December 10, 2020

The City Council votes to expand other services, including violence prevention and mental health crisis response teams. But, facing a veto threat, it rejects proposed cuts in the police force.

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Airbnb Now A $100 Billion Company After Stock Market Debut Sees Stock Price Double

Thursday, December 10, 2020

The short-tem rental company says it's actually seeing an increase in its business because people are less inclined to stay at hotels and are choosing to "work from any home" during the pandemic.

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Boeing Lands 1st 737 Max Order Since Troubled Plane Was Cleared To Fly Again

Thursday, December 03, 2020

Just two weeks ago, U.S. regulators cleared Boeing's 737 Max to fly following the deadly crashes of two of the planes in 2018 and 2019. Now Boeing is reporting an order for 75 of the aircraft.

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Losing Jobless Benefits Is Not Only Stressful, It Might Be Harmful To Health

Thursday, December 03, 2020

Those getting jobless benefits had fewer symptoms of depression and lower anxiety, according to a new study. But losing that aid could result in deaths that are not directly from the coronavirus.

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Enough Already: Multiple Demands Causing Women To Abandon Workforce

Friday, October 02, 2020

Women left jobs at four times the rate of men in September. The burden of parenting and running a household while also working a job has created a pressure cooker environment that's pushing women out.

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Stocks Tumble On Big Banks' Role In Money Laundering Report, Fears Of Relief Delay

Monday, September 21, 2020

The Dow falls more than 500 points as a report says large global banks were involved in transactions flagged as possible money laundering and hopes dim for Congress to pass another relief measure.

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Apple Is Worth $2 Trillion — 1st American Company To Hit Milestone

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Apple first crossed the $1 trillion mark just two years ago. The iPhone maker and a handful of other tech giants propelled the S&P 500 index to a new record this week.

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The Big Comeback: S&P 500 Closes At Record High 6 Months After Coronavirus Plunge

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

After plummeting 34% from its prior peak, the stock index has staged a steady recovery — gaining more than 50% since March, when lockdowns shut down much of the economy.

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Jeff Bezos To Washington: 'My Dad's Name Is Miguel. He Adopted Me When I Was 4'

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are set to testify about whether their companies have too much power. Jeff Bezos begins his prepared remarks with a personal story.

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Job Picture Worsens: Millions More File For Unemployment, In Reversal

Thursday, July 23, 2020

New claims for unemployment benefits rise to 1.4 million, a sign that the labor market is deteriorating as businesses close their doors again after the pandemic intensifies.

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'We Still Face Much Uncertainty': Pandemic Hammers Big Banks

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The dramatic collapse of the U.S. economy is pummeling America's largest banks. Wells Fargo has posted its first quarterly loss since 2008 and JPMorgan Chase has set aside billions to cover bad loans.

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1.5 Million File For Unemployment, But Continuing Claims Decrease Slightly

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Another 1.5 million people file for unemployment benefits for the first time, but the number who are continuing to seek the payments continues to decline as workers return to their jobs.

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Justice Department Proposes Rolling Back Legal Protections For Online Platforms

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

The Justice Department's proposed legislation follows a May executive order by President Trump to limit protections for social media after Twitter began adding fact checks to some of his tweets.

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Stocks Soar After Strong Retail Sales And Reported Trump Infrastructure Plan

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 526 points after reports that retail sales rebounded strongly in May and that the Trump administration is preparing an infrastructure plan to boost the economy.

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Stocks Rebound As Fed Begins Buying Corporate Bonds

Monday, June 15, 2020

U.S. stock indexes fell earlier on Monday, but they turn higher after the Federal Reserve announces it will start buying corporate debt.

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Dow Gains 477 Points After Dramatic Plunge Spurred By A Spike In Coronavirus Cases

Friday, June 12, 2020

Major stock indexes bounce back a day after the Dow lost 1,861 points amid spikes in new cases in states that had reopened their economies.

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Another 1.5 Million File For Unemployment As States Continue To Reopen Economies

Thursday, June 11, 2020

The pain in the job market continues as an additional 1.5 million sought unemployment benefits last week. In the past 12 weeks, more than 44 million new claims have been filed.

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Amazon Is Offering To Keep 125,000 Workers It Hired For The Pandemic

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Amazon has hired 175,000 temporary workers to deal with a spike in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic. Now it's offering most of them permanent jobs.

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