Law:

Harvard, Other Top Law Schools Drop Grades As Classes Go Online
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Facing Uncertainty, Law Firms Seek Credit, Brace for Less M&A
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As bankruptcies loom, Skadden is telling clients to ask these four questions
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What alternatives to the July bar exam are being considered in light of COVID-19? • Will New York Administer A Bar Exam This Summer? This Task Force Will Decide.
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Recommendations for Making and Responding to Requests for Credit Accommodations
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Biglaw Coronavirus Policy Tracker: Which Firms Will Let Lawyers Work From Home?
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Lawyer Suspended After Submitting An Inflated Résumé To A Biglaw Firm
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K&L Gates Loses Dismissal Appeal in Conflict Case
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10 tips for working from home with your kids there, from a freelancer who's been homeschooling her kids for 3 years
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Sen. Klobuchar's Husband, a Baltimore Law Prof, Tests Positive for COVID-19 • Amy Klobuchar’s Law Professor Husband Diagnosed With COVID-19
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Why Homeschooling During the Pandemic Has Given This Big Law Partner and Dad of 7 a New Perspective
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Cuomo Suspends Statute of Limitations, Marks Defines 'Essential' Court Services
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Appeals court won't review Trump Twitter case
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California police to use Chinese-made patrol drones with night-vision cameras during coronavirus lockdown
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Bill Barr Will Save America By Quarantining The Constitution
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House Democrats Postpone AG Barr's Oversight Hearing Until COVID-19 'Crisis Abates'
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AG Barr Still Wants Federal Employees to Travel as COVID-19 Pandemic Consumes Nation
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Pa. Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Wolf shutdown order
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NH: Judge upholds governor's power to ban large gatherings
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DOJ Seeks Power to Defer Statute of Limitations Over Coronavirus
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Texas, Ohio orders on surgeries prompt new abortion fight
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U.S. Supreme Court lets states bar insanity defense • Traditional insanity defense isn’t constitutionally required, SCOTUS rules
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Teenagers Filmed Themselves Coughing Near Produce, Others at Grocery Store, Police Say
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'Trapped on Rikers': Jails and prisons face coronavirus catastrophe as officials slowly authorize releases
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New Jersey to Release County Jail Inmates Over Coronavirus
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U.S. Prison Union Official Warns of Coronavirus Spread by Inmate Transfers From Outbreak Hotspots
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Attorneys Are Asking for Murder Suspect Clients to Be Let Out of Jail Amid Pandemic
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Defiant Staten Island Newlyweds and Their Church Could Face Legal Consequences
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Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear for Their Safety
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Man Said He Pulled Gun on 2 Women Because He Thought They Could Give Him Coronavirus: Cops
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Judges:

BK DE Issues Protocol Order For Taking Remote Witness Testimony When Required BY "Compelling Circumstances"
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How coronavirus is crippling courts and raising concerns among civil liberties advocates
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Justices healthy and trying to stay that way
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Back at Work but Not on the Bench, Supreme Court Issues 3 Major Opinions
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Because Of Coronavirus, The Supreme Court Is Taking A Break From Tradition
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Court Delays May Grow Lawsuit Funders’ Returns, or Spur Disputes
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News from The Third Circuit
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New York Courts Halt Many Filings, Launch Skype Hearings
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Ohio Supreme Court temporarily bars Cleveland judge who ignored rules to limit cases during coronavirus surge from hearing cases
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Wall Street:

Rally in U.S. Futures Reaches Limit-Up Bands Amid Global Rebound • Dow futures surge 900 points — hit ‘limit up’ — on optimism a coronavirus rescue bill is close
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'The Fed has opened all the taps': Stocks and oil tumble despite the Fed ramping up asset purchases and rolling out credit facilities
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This was the fastest 30% sell-off ever, exceeding the pace of declines during the Great Depression • The ‘mind-bending stat’ that puts this disastrous market in perspective
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The 'Trump bump' in stocks has been erased as the US scrambles to contain the coronavirus
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Goldman Sachs Paid New Top Lawyer $8.37 Million in 2019
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Layoffs:

GE Aviation will layoff 10% of U.S. workforce, furlough others
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Fashion retailer H&M weighs tens of thousands of job cuts because of coronavirus
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Healthcare:

Hospitals trying to figure out how they would ration ventilators
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Women face childbirth without partners amid coronavirus outbreak
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I’m 26. Coronavirus Sent Me to the Hospital.
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Testing blunders crippled US response as coronavirus spread
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'Trump kept saying it was basically pretty much a cure': Woman whose husband died after ingesting chloroquine warns the public not to 'believe anything that the president says'
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Which Covid-19 Drugs Work Best?
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Doctors Turn to Social Media to Develop Covid-19 Solutions in Real Time
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There are 40+ potential coronavirus vaccines in the works
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Why Surgeons Don't Want to Operate Right Now
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Hoping to escape coronavirus, city dwellers are fleeing to California's deserts and mountains
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California to Close Lots at State Parks After Surge in Crowds
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Don't Stop Social Distancing. Just Do It Right • Three-pronged distancing most effective at controlling COVID-19 - study
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New York has more coronavirus cases than South Korea • New York coronavirus cases surge 38% overnight to 20,875 • U.S. Now Has Second Largest Number of Coronavirus Cases Outside China
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Coronavirus Pandemic Is Accelerating, WHO’s Tedros Says
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New York governor Cuomo orders hospitals to increase capacity by 50%
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U.S. CDC reports 33,453 coronavirus cases, 400 deaths
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One chart shows where coronavirus cases have surged over time as Europe and the Americas became the pandemic's new epicenters
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One map shows how many coronavirus tests each US state has done so far
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Gov. Newsom: California will need an additional 50,000 hospital beds to respond to coronavirus
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New York, New Jersey coronavirus ‘attack rate’ is 5 times higher than rest of US
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Louisiana Governor says his state has the fastest growing cases of coronavirus in the world
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Will Texas or Florida be 'the next Italy'? Red states lag blue in stay-at-home orders
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Why America's Coronavirus Caseload Looks Worse Than China's
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The CDC Should Stop Prioritizing VIP's for Virus Tests
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A photo shows crowds of food-delivery workers lined up outside of a posh NYC Italian restaurant, and it highlights both how the city's containment measures are working — and failing
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De Blasio presses for medical supplies on phone call with Trump, Pence
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Doctors and nurses "scared to come to work" to treat coronavirus patients because of supply shortages
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Trump Refused to Order Coronavirus Supplies Because Big Business Complained
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3M CEO: ‘Disappointing’ to see N95 masks at retail stores instead of hospitals
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Governors to urge feds for more funding, testing, equipment
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Billionaire David Tepper says US must mass produce ventilators now
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GM accelerates 'Project V' to build ventilators in Indiana • German Carmakers Pledge to Help Build Medical Equipment • Elon Musk Says About 1,200 Ventilators Ready for Distribution This Week • Elon Musk has delivered 1,000 ventilators to help California hospitals treat COVID-19 patients, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom • Elon Musk said he sourced 1,255 ventilators from China and shipped them to Los Angeles as US worries about a shortage in the face of coronavirus • Fiat Aims to Make 1 Million Masks a Month in China for the U.S. • Sen. Cruz calls on Trump to address medical supply shortages by invoking Defense Production Act • Corporations Successfully Lobbied Trump Not to Use Defense Production Act to Fight Coronavirus • Trump Bets Business Will Answer Call to Fight Virus, but Strategy Bewilders Firms • ‘Heavy Hand of Government’ Is Just What Crisis Needs
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Roche CEO: Widespread coronavirus testing in US is ‘weeks, if not months out’
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Coronavirus Patients in Limbo as Gilead Suspends Emergency Drug Access
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Wuhan Still Finding Symptom-Free Virus Cases, Caixin Reports
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Hunt for medical gear to fight virus becomes all-consuming
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‘The CDC actually said to use scarves and bandanas if we are out of masks,’ says emergency room doctor on the front lines of coronavirus fight
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FDA eases rules for ventilator production, but hurdles remain
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Medical Students, Sidelined for Now, Find New Ways to Fight Coronavirus
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How South Korea Flattened the Curve
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Florida college students test positive for coronavirus after going on spring break • 'It's Gen Z you want': Millennials are defending themselves from accusations that they're out partying and ignoring warnings amid the coronavirus pandemic
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Global coronavirus cases cross 350,000, death toll passes 15,000
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How the US stacks up to other countries in confirmed coronavirus cases
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Loss of smell, taste may be hidden symptom of COVID-19
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The Covid-19 risks for different age groups, explained
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Far more people in the U.S. have the coronavirus than you think
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Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine May Reach Some as Soon as This Fall
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The coronavirus isn't alive. That's why it's so hard to kill.
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Eleven States Now Letting Uninsured Sign Up for Obamacare • Obamacare Turns 10 Today. Here’s a Look at What Works and Doesn’t.
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‘I’m going to keep pushing.’ Anthony Fauci tries to make the White House listen to facts of the pandemic
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MI Gov. expected to issue "stay at home" order • Disaster expert: Houston area needs shelter-in-place now • More states issue stay-at-home orders amid coronavirus outbreak • 4 More States Issue Stay at Home Orders • Millions in India under coronavirus lockdown as major cities restrict daily life • Poland made an app that forces coronavirus patients to take regular selfies to prove they're indoors or face a police visit • Hungary Considering Some Type of Lockdown, Orban Says • World’s Biggest Lockdown Triggers Record Stocks Crash in India • CA: School closures at LAUSD and other districts extended to at least May 1 • South Africa to implement a 21-day lockdown from midnight Thursday • Trapped in Paradise: Tourists Stranded by Virus Seek Visa Extensions • Corona-hit Denmark extends lockdown until April 13 • Tunisia orders army into streets to enforce coronavirus lockdown • Cyprus to Impose Lockdown to Contain Spread of Coronavirus
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Time will tell, but so much of it together could mean higher birth or divorce rates
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Asia steps up virus efforts as second wave of infections strikes
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College students are still going out despite coronavirus warnings
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An intensive-care expert broke down one person going out can quickly infect 59,000 people
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Surgeon general on coronavirus: "This week, it's gonna get bad"
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There is a wide misconception of what a 'mild' case of COVID-19 looks like. It can be ugly and brutal.
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Walmart just opened its first drive-thru coronavirus testing sites. Here's what they look like.
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Coronavirus: Kentucky Couple Throw Fit Over Not Being Able to Buy 552 Cans of Mountain Dew at Kroger
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Tech billionaires including Tim Cook, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg promised 18 million masks to fight COVID-19
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Older relatives are being moved from assisted living centers
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Unprotected and unprepared: Home health aides who care for sick, elderly brace for covid-19
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Trucking:

U.S. Truckers Enjoy Demand Surge But a ‘Scary’ Shakeout Looms
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Cruise Lines:

Coronavirus Traces Lingered in Vacated Cruise Cabins for 17 Days
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Royal Caribbean Adds $2.2 Billion Credit Line Amid Shutdown
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Virus Explosion in Australia Exposes Cruise Ships’ Hidden Menace
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Private Equity:

Wary Private Equity With $2 Trillion War Chest Sits Out Carnage
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Mail:

As Postal Workers Fall Sick, Colleagues Keep Working. And Worrying.
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Utilities:

PG&E to plead guilty to lethal crimes in 2018 wildfires
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PG&E's Fate May Rest With One Of Its Sharpest Critics
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Celebs:

RHONJ’s Joe Giudice tells fans ‘be strong and courageous’ on four-year anniversary of being jailed for bankruptcy fraud
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Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson Say They Feel Better After Being Treated for Coronavirus
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When Socially Isolating Means Hiding Out in a Five-Star Resort
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Corporate Governance:

COVID-19 Directors’ Duties of Oversight: Reporting and Monitoring
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Entertainment:

Regal Says Coronavirus Puts VIP Cinema's Ch. 11 Plan In Peril
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Pharma:

Drug Cos. Want Slow SF Opioid Case Timeline Amid COVID-19
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Economy:

Fed announces unlimited bond-buying, sets up program to stimulate companies and local governments in order to combat the coronavirus fallout • Fed unveils aggressive measures to shore up economy • The Federal Reserve just pledged asset purchases with no limit to support markets • Fed announces unlimited bond purchases in unprecedented move to help U.S. economy weather coronavirus meltdown • Fed bombards credit markets with limitless pledge, but investors barely respond • The Fed’s Message: The Money-Printing Presses Are Fired Up and Ready to Go • Fed Sidesteps Congress’s Bickering With Sweeping Rescue Plan • The Fed's Emergency Measures Explained
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The Fed Should Never Lend to Anyone Other Than Banks
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Fallen Angels Are Coming and the Fed Can’t Save Them
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Dollar Sheds Status as King After Fed Ushers in Return of Risk
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Fed is helping the markets more now than it did during the financial crisis
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Japan Banks Tap Fed For Over $150 Billion in Just One Week
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The Fed Says 'Helicopter Money' Is Here
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Fed’s Bullard Calls for Declaration of Three-Month Work Break
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No Respite for U.S. Rates Turmoil as Fed, Treasury Plans Collide
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We Need a Hard Pause, Then a Soft Start
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Mnuchin says G20 prepared to coordinate globally as needed
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U.S. businesses see big hit from coronavirus, Fed survey shows
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IMF sees pandemic causing global recession in 2020; recovery in 2021 • IMF: This Could End Up Worse Than 2008 • IMF Sees a Recession at Least as Bad as Global Financial Crisis
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Trump ally Tom Barrack warns coronavirus downturn could rival the Great Depression unless the government relaxes banking rules and boosts market liquidity
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How the Covid-19 recession could become a depression
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Buddy, can you spare a dime? Echoes of ’30s in viral crisis?
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An economic crisis like we’ve never seen
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COVID-19 Pandemic Could Cost U.S. $7 Trillion, Professor Estimates
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National Debt Could Surpass $25 Trillion With Coronavirus Spending
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Satellite images show world cities before and after coronavirus pandemic spread
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Senate GOP aid bill doesn't help American workers
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Everything the government has done to limit coronavirus economic pain
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Central bankers and EU leaders think it’s time for ‘corona bonds’
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"It’s no wonder there is a huge demand for government bailouts all over the world. After all, the last thing that a country’s ailing economy needs is a series of corporate bankruptcies that result in even higher joblessness, loss of pensions and more"
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Senate to resume talks on massive economic stimulus bill for coronavirus after Democrats block vote on legislation • Pelosi’s $2.5 Trillion Virus Bill Delays Mortgage, Car Payments • Congress is getting closer to a deal on the massive coronavirus stimulus bill • Procedural vote on coronavirus stimulus fails for 2nd time in 24 hours • Outrage as Senate Stimulus Bill Fails Again • Why Did Senate Democrats Block the Coronavirus Stimulus Bill? • Democrats Again Block Action on Rescue Plan, Seeking Restrictions on Corporate Aid • 5 policy disagreements holding up the Senate coronavirus stimulus • The Senate GOP’s leverage on the coronavirus bill is shrinking • The single greatest threat to the global economy couldn't be more clear right now, and Congress is headed straight for it • ‘Excuse me!’ Elizabeth Warren unloads on Bloomberg host after he blames Dems for stalled virus bill • Manchin erupts into shouting match with McConnell: You’re ‘more concerned about the health of Wall Street’ • Dow drops 700 points as Senate fails for a second time to advance a coronavirus stimulus bill • House Democrats to introduce a coronavirus stimulus plan as Senate bill stalls
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The likely $1,200 coronavirus checks, explained
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House Democrats Consider Digital Wallets for Crisis Payments
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Business bailouts will not stop economic fallout of coronavirus, Jim Cramer says
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Big Bailouts Need Fierce Watchdogs
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GOP Stirs Echoes of 2008 Backlash With Scant Virus-Aid Oversight
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Citigroup is giving employees $1,000 for working through coronavirus pandemic
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U.S. banks hand out bonuses to staff as coronavirus crisis intensifies
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Uber CEO asks Trump to support gig workers impacted by the coronavirus
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Over 1.5 billion globally asked to stay home to escape virus
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How small businesses are coping with COVID-19 pandemic
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How to lead your team when everyone's working from home, according to a president who's managed more than 350 remote workers for over a decade
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The coronavirus economy will devastate those who can least afford it
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Cratering Small Businesses Seek Immediate Relief, Find Red Tape
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Coronavirus forces states to order nearly one in three Americans to stay home
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Trump advisor Kudlow admits he was wrong about coronavirus being ‘contained’
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Cuomo warns NY: Coronavirus could last months • Epidemiologist predicts recurring COVID-19 lockdowns for months — here’s why
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I live in San Francisco and I'm in the middle of a 3-week shelter-in-place order to contain the coronavirus. Here's what it's been like.
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Coronavirus has left us with nothing good to say about the economy
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Trump went on a Twitter spree urging the US economy to go back to business as usual starting as early as next week
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Trump signals an economic pivot on coronavirus shutdowns • Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months • Governors Clamp Down as Trump Considers Easing Virus Plans • Trump Says Coronavirus Cure Cannot ‘Be Worse Than the Problem Itself’ • Trump eyes a back-to-work plan despite coronavirus • Trump's huge coronavirus gamble • Fear in New York, but Trump says coronavirus restrictions could ease soon • Trump Thinking About Reopening America • Trump flirts with a less-aggressive coronavirus response, echoing Fox News • The virus shows the danger of a president who cares only about the stock market • Trump signals growing weariness with 'social distancing' and other steps advocated by health officials • Tensions brewing inside the White House over economic consequences of coronavirus response
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Texas Lt. Gov. says coronavirus restrictions are worse than dying and America needs to 'get back to living,' despite what public health officials have said • Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick thinks grandparents should be willing to sacrifice their lives to save the economy • Hospitals may run out of beds by late April if Gov. Abbott doesn’t order Texans to stay at home, hospital group warns
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We Will Regret Not Taking the Economic Effects of Mass Quarantine More Seriously • Two Reasons the Worst-Case Scenarios for COVID-19 Seem Unrealistic
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Economic Shutdown Is Estimated to Save 600,000 American Lives
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Europe’s Labor Market Better Placed to Face Virus Than U.S.
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Public-health experts are warning Trump officials against sending Americans back to work too early to jumpstart the economy
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Bill Ackman makes US$2.5B 'recovery bet' amid coronavirus tumble
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Lindsey Graham: "There is no functioning economy unless we control" coronavirus
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Coronavirus economic relief proposals are overlooking the 57 million Americans who are self-employed
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway may have racked up $80 billion in coronavirus losses on its 10 biggest investments
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Work From Home: Employees at home are being photographed every 5 minutes by an always-on video service to ensure they're actually working — and the service is seeing a rapid expansion since the coronavirus outbreak
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Here's the difference between an 'essential' business and a 'nonessential' business as states and cities announce coronavirus-related closures
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World Bank could deploy $150 billion over 15 months in coronavirus battle
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Western supply chains buckle as coronavirus lockdowns spread
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Digital Jobs Will Insulate Some U.S. Areas From Covid-19 Shock
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Emerging Economies Outside China to Flatline This Year, IIF Says
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The Pandemic Could Transform Informal Labor
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:

Update for Mortgage Lender Operations in California
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Mortgage Servicing in the Time of COVID-19
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Mortgage Firms Brace for Wave of Missed Payments
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Economist: ‘We’re gonna have a shutdown in the housing market’
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Mortgage Bonds Rattle Wall Street Anew With Rush of Urgent Sales
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Detroit landlord's small-business survival plan: Free rent until July
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Potential wave of mortgage delinquencies could bankrupt the payment system
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Mortgage Industry Proposes Plan for One-Year Payment Deferrals
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Fannie, Freddie to offer forbearance to multifamily owners who halt evictions - regulator • Landlords Granted U.S. Mortgage Relief If They Delay Evictions
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Municipalities:

Impact of COVID-19 on Municipal Finance: Restructurings Inevitable (Part 1)
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How the Coronavirus is Changing Las Vegas
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Puerto Rico unveils record $787M package to fight COVID-19
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Oil/Gas:

Sheridan Holding Company And Affiliates File Prepack In BK SD TX - First Day Dec
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Occidental Becomes Biggest Fallen Angel After Fitch Downgrade • Carl Icahn Not Above A Little Help From A Frisky Little Virus
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'Can't even give it away': Gasoline at US$1 is warning for U.S. economy
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Gasoline Futures Hit 50 Cents a Gallon For First Time Since 2001
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Chesapeake Energy Could Finally Be Headed Into Ch.11 Bankruptcy
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Gambling:

Las Vegas mayor and Nevada governor spar over casino closures amid coronavirus outbreak
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Tech:

Apple’s Value Drops Below $1 Trillion, While Microsoft Holds On
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Sports:

An Olympics delay due to coronavirus feels inevitable • Canada and Australia pull out of Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus • Pressure is rising to postpone the Olympics • Swiss Olympic Joins Calls for Postponing Tokyo 2020 Games • IOC Member Pound Says Tokyo Olympics to Be Postponed - Report •2020 Olympic Games Postponed Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
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Politics:

The new town hall: Anxiety, fear and few satisfying answers
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U.S. House Should Not Allow Remote Voting, Panel Says in Report
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Sen. Susan Collins is Criticized for Pandemic Hypocrisy After Dire Speech on COVID-19 Bill
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Washington’s reputation for expertise has been one of the greatest sources of its power. The coronavirus pandemic may end it for good
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Trump's top infectious-disease expert described his battle to stop the president from making false coronavirus claims: 'I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down' • ‘He is furious’: White House aides fear Trump is on a collision course with Anthony Fauci • ‘Going to get millions of people killed’: In all-caps tweet, Trump again undermines expert warnings on coronavirus
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Trump’s distrust of experts is why Jared Kushner is now overseeing the pandemic response: columnist • Trump feels he can ignore Dr. Fauci after hearing Jared Kushner’s ‘conspiracy theories’ about coronavirus: report
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Trump says China “should have told us” about coronavirus. He removed the official meant to do that.
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Biden: Trump's 'failure of planning and preparation' worsened coronavirus crisis
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Rhode Island is latest state to delay primary due to coronavirus
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Democratic Convention planners look at contingency options
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The story behind Ron Johnson's stock sale
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Paul, R-Ky., criticized for mingling with other senators while waiting for virus results • 'Absolutely irresponsible': Rand Paul's colleagues are calling him out for reportedly going to the gym after being tested for the coronavirus • Sen. Rand Paul kept working for six days after virus test
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US Rep. Sharice Davids reflects on life in quarantine
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In coronavirus tweet storm, Trump touts suspect ‘cure’
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Democrats see coronavirus stimulus as last, best chance for vote-by-mail push
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Amy Klobuchar says her husband has been hospitalized with coronavirus
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Secret Service employee tests positive for coronavirus
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The Cavalry Isn't Coming: Governors and Mayors Take Lead on Coronavirus Pandemic
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The U.S. is responding well to covid-19; the federal government, not so much
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Trump, Biden face off on a dramatically altered political landscape
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Mike Bloomberg Spent $1B Running For President And All He Got Was This Lousy Class-Action Suit
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President Trump after hearing of Mitt Romney’s isolation due to coronavirus exposure: ‘Gee, that’s too bad’
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Art:

Arts groups have never been very flush with cash. Now, they're facing an even bigger battle for survival.
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Fraud:

Feds: Virus frauds spread, preying on Medicare recipients
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Autos:

Auto industry urges U.S. lawmakers to ensure 'sufficient liquidity'
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Daimler to halt production in Alabama, South Carolina for two weeks
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Virus Forces Most U.S. Auto Plants to Stop Assembly
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Ford and Toyota are shutting down plants in Asia and India, and BMW will idle its US factory during the coronavirus pandemic
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Ford Cut By Fitch as Coronavirus Batters Economy
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Solar:

U.S. Solar Workforce Could Be Cut in Half By Virus, Group Says
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Coal:

Iconic plant's end spells doom for struggling coal industry
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Pensions:

Mercer: Pension Plan Funding Relief Needed ASAP
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Hotels:

Airbnb Targeted by States Suspecting Tax-Collection Shortfalls
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Nursing Homes:

US health officials say 147 nursing homes have at least one resident with coronavirus
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (16 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy Lawyers Gird for an Onslaught of Battered Companies
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Understanding the New "Fast-Pass" Small Business Bankruptcy Process
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Contracts:

Surviving a Pandemic: Dust off the Force Majeure Clause
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Retailing:

Modell’s Halts Liquidation Because Shoppers Can’t Go Shopping
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Neiman Marcus Considers Bankruptcy to Ease Crushing Debt Load • Neiman Marcus in bankruptcy talks with lenders: Report
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Retail stocks see worst month ever, and chart analyst warns of more pain
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US retail faces an uncertain future as nonessential stores close due to the coronavirus pandemic
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Retailers are dangling deals online amid coronavirus, but shoppers may not show up
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Hobby Lobby founder reportedly told employees a message from God informed his decision to leave stores open amid the coronavirus outbreak • Hobby Lobby Orders Stores To Stay Open, Citing HR Memo From Jesus Christ
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Amazon suspends almost 4,000 seller accounts over price gouging
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Amazon Prime delivery delays are now as long as a month
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Amazon and Walmart are ramping up hiring to add 250,000 new jobs. Here's how to apply and whether you can expect an interview • CVS, Walmart, and 12 other 'essential' businesses are hiring thousands of employees to meet overwhelming demand in the face of the coronavirus pandemic
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Leaked voicemail: An Amazon warehouse worker in Oklahoma was diagnosed with coronavirus
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CVS plans to hire furloughed workers from its customers as companies get creative during coronavirus pandemic
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Tens of thousands of layoffs could hit H&M employees as the coronavirus causes 'significant negative impact on sales'
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Personal Finance:

Washington may protect your credit score during the coronavirus pandemic
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Congress may let you take $100,000 from your 401(k). What you should know
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These banks are offering coronavirus financial aid
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Coronavirus Makes Daily Life Confounding. Here Are Some Answers.
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Why Are You Panic-Working? Try This Instead
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Aviation:

Airlines ground flights, count mounting costs of the coronavirus shock
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Flights Down 38% For Biggest Airlines With Virus Cutting Travel
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U.S. Domestic Passenger Flights Could Virtually Shut Down, Voluntarily or by Government Order
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Looking for Places to Park the Unused Jets
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GE Aviation cutting 10% of its US workforce as coronavirus hurts air travel
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Norwegian Air Buys Time by Unlocking $27 Million of State Aid
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President Trump Says Boeing Will Need ‘Help’ From Virus Impact
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House stimulus draft reflects Democrats’ views on airline aid
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Boeing is temporarily closing its factories across Washington state after an employee died of COVID-19
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Airbus sees airlines seeking to defer or cancel orders
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Alitalia to Relaunch With Much Smaller Fleet: Sources
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Boeing will remain in business as flight travel will be ‘popular as ever’ after coronavirus, Goldman Sachs says
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UK considering measures to salvage ruined airline industry
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U.K. Need for Ventilators, Virus Tests to Spur Cargo Flights 50%
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Food/Beverage:

Casual dining chains face difficult choices: temporarily close and layoff hundreds or bet on curbside pickup to survive
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Virus sends a nation of restaurant-goers back to the kitchen
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Old Restaurant Chains Get a Second Look From Quarantined America
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What fast-food workers at chains like McDonald's and Taco Bell wish customers knew about working through a pandemic
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Brewers and Distilleries Are Hit Hard by the Pandemic
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Insurance:

Businesses at Risk of Covid-19-Related Lawsuits Should Consider Providing Notice of Circumstance Under Current Claims-Made Liability Policies
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Student Debt:

Trump administration needs to forgive student debt amid pandemic, critics say
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UK:

UK wakes up to life under lockdown after government tightens coronavirus restrictions
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Coronavirus Pushes British Companies Into a Record Slump
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U.K. Virus Stimulus Exceeds Boost During Financial Crisis
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Now that the UK is in lockdown, what do the new measures mean for UK businesses? • The impact of the announcement that the UK is now locked down on businesses and insolvency appointments • UK businesses must plan for a total lock down – what should they be doing today?
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BOE Evaluating Repo Operations After Liquidity Demand Surges
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UK healthcare boss slams stockpilers for 'selfish shopping' that's leaving stores bare and healthcare workers unable to buy food after long shifts
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London volunteers feed nurses for free as virus deaths surge
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McDonald's is closing all of its restaurants in the UK as the coronavirus pandemic rages on
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U.K. Advises All British Travelers to Immediately Return Home
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EU:

Europe Dragged Into Record Recession in Battle to Halt Virus
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Euro-Zone Economy Crashes on Coronavirus Business Shutdowns
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Directors’ Duties of Financially Distressed Companies in the Time of COVID-19
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EU urges nations to unblock borders, let freight cross in 15 minutes
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Governments Endorse Suspension of EU Limits on Borrowing Amid Epidemic
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Covid-19’s Economic Pain Is Universal. But Relief? Depends on Where You Live.
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Euro-Area Consumer Confidence Plunges Most on Record
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PIIGS:

Tempers flare in Italy as coronavirus toll keeps climbing
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Italy May Set Heavier Fines for Coronavirus Lockdown Violations
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Italy Virus Cases 10 Times Higher Than Reported, Repubblica Says
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Coronavirus deaths slow in Italy, while trade unions vow to strike
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Italy records smaller increase in virus cases for 2nd day • Italy Virus Deaths Fall for Second Day as Germany Weighs Help
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Italy's medics at 'end of our strength' as they too fall ill
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Spain’s Banks Worry Payday Brings Infection Risk to Pensioners
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Spain Records Worst Day of Outbreak With Another 514 People Dead
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Coronavirus crisis slows down Spain's economy 'significantly'
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Madrid to use ice rink as morgue for coronavirus victims
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Canada:

Health officials to give update, as Ontario closes all non-essential businesses amid COVID-19 outbreak
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No Relief Seen in Canada’s Stock Market After Fed’s QE Signal
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Consumer sentiment takes record dive on Canada jobless spike
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Justin Trudeau in Home Isolation: ‘Daddy’s on an Important Phone Call’
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'Enough is enough': Unhappy Trudeau tells Canadians to go home and stay home
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Bank of Canada restates authority to buy company debt
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Customers respond to Glebe bookstore’s blunt appeal for help
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Australia:

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Important Temporary Relief in Insolvency Law
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Revolutionary variation of Australia’s insolvency system for coronavirus era – novel times certainly do lead to novel measures
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Key points on the new Federal Government economic stimulus package for SMEs
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Australian sports finally decide to shut down amid coronavirus
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Australia Unemployment to Soar to 11.1% by June: Westpac’s Evans
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France:

France Reports 186 More Coronavirus Deaths, Raising Total to 860
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Macron Against Total French Lockdown, Easter Likely Canceled, Source Says
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In Paris, the French scramble to make sense of a chaotic situation — with paperwork
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France Points to Aeronautics, Car Sectors as Priorities for Help
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French Economic Activity Collapses on Coronavirus Containment
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Netherlands:

Dutch Government Bans Public Gatherings Until June 1 Due to Coronavirus
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MENA:

Shattered by years of war, Syria braces for coronavirus spread
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Abu Dhabi's Etihad says only UAE citizens or diplomats to board its flights from overseas - tweet
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Iran Should Pay $202 Million to Iraq Victim’s Family: U.S. Judge
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China:

China’s economy could shrink 10% in the first quarter, survey shows
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Wuhan finally loosens coronavirus restrictions after two-month lockdown
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First coronavirus case in U.S. traced back to Wuhan
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Germany:

Germany Imposes Tougher Restrictions
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Germany Mulls Stimulus Package to Boost Post-Virus Economy
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German Economy Heads for Steep Recession on Coronavirus Impact
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Coronavirus Less Deadly in Germany Because of Youthful Patients
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Africa:

African finance ministers call for $100 billion stimulus, debt holiday
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South Africa Orders Three-Week Lockdown to Curb Virus Spread • South Africa Orders Mines to Close in 21-Day Virus Lockdown • S. Africa Considering Establishing ‘National Disaster Benefit’
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Nigeria Shuts Borders for Four Weeks to Curb Coronavirus
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Failed Bond Sales Signal Funding Strains for African Governments
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Kenya Seeks More Than $1 Billion From IMF, World Bank Amid Virus
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India:

Covid-19 outbreak: PM Modi exhorts industry bosses not to cut workforce
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India lockdown may be ‘too slow’ to stop millions of coronavirus infections
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Automakers in India halt production due to coronavirus
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Indian States Take the Lead in Stimulating Virus-Hit Economy
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Hong Kong:

‘Third wave’? Hong Kong thought it had a handle on coronavirus — it doesn’t • Hong Kong appeared to have the coronavirus under control, then it let its guard down
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Venezuela:

Venezuela prohibits company layoffs and suspends credit collections over coronavirus
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Sweden:

Swedes Try Laissez-Faire Model in Controversial Virus Response
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Singapore:

Singapore bankruptcies started surging even before virus outbreak
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Vietnam:

Mounting difficulties may lead half of Vietnam textile-garment firms to bankruptcy
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Banks face difficult choices during Covid-19 outbreak
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