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The U.S. regained 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment rate fell to 13.3%, confounding Wall Street expectations for another big wave of layoffs and signaling the economy began to revive last month after arguably the worst economic crisis in American history. See full story.
Dow surges nearly 1,000 points after jobs report shows surprise jump in payrolls, fall in unemployment rate
Stocks trade sharply higher Friday after the U.S. May jobs report showed a surprise 2.5 million jump in payrolls and a drop in the unemployment rate to 13.3% as businesses began to reopen from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. See full story.
George Floyds and Christian Coopers are all around you — they are your neighbor, teacher, co-worker and friend
Black men say this is just the latest chapter in America’s long history of demonized African American males. See full story.
Trump’s protest response undermines U.S. fight against China’s Hong Kong crackdown, Democrats say
The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing Thursday on potential U.S. sanctions against Hong Kong for China’s recent approval of legislation that could undermine democratic freedoms in the region, but Democrats and expert witnesses argued a first important step is President Trump to lead by example. See full story.
Slack was judged by Zoom standards, and it didn’t end well
After Zoom Video reported one of the most spectacular quarters in enterprise software history, investors expected a lot from Slack Technologies Inc. Too much, it turns out. See full story.
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This CEO and CFO have let down their guard — and employees have responded. See full story.
