The unexpected decrease in unemployment last week followed by confirmation that the U.S. economy officially went into a recession in February held mortgage rates in check this week. According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the …
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Jackie Drees – 15 hours ago Print | Email. Share. New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health and Cleveland-based University Hospitals’ venture arms joined a $12 million Series B funding round for Conversa, a virtual care and communication platform, …
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Advocacy groups slammed Amazon’s announcement that it’s implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software as a “public relations stunt” from the e-commerce giant. As issues of systemic racism in U.S. policing have been …
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(CNN) A medicine that may treat and prevent Covid-19 is now being tested in patients in multiple sites around the United States, according to an announcement Thursday from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. It is the first trial of a Covid-19 antibody cocktail in …
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(Adds shares). LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) – British engineering company Babcock deferred a decision on its final dividend and did not give financial guidance for the year ahead due to COVID-19 uncertainty. Babcock, whose biggest customer is Britain’s …
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