February 2020

Coronavirus: Shares face worst week since global financial crisis

Business /

Image copyright Getty Images Stock markets across the globe are suffering their worst week since the global financial crisis of 2008. Asian markets have reacted badly as the coronavirus outbreak spreads across Europe and unsettles investors. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones index fell almost 1,200 points yesterday – its biggest daily points-drop in history. […]

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Unions Push F.T.C. to Study if Amazon Warps the Economy

Technology /

In their 2018 contract negotiations, UPS and the Teamsters agreed to create a new job type, with lower pay, to service demand for weekend e-commerce deliveries, a trade-off that some union members resisted. In their petition, the unions ask the F.T.C. to study whether Amazon forces its third-party merchants to buy its delivery fulfillment services

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David Beckham Says He’s Proud Of Friend Prince Harry ‘For Growing Up’

Entertainment /

“I haven’t spoken to Harry about him moving. We speak as friends and that’s the most important thing for me,” Beckham said. “I think he’s enjoying being a young father for the first time and that’s what we always spoke about. When you are a parent, it changes everything for you. He always needs to

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