Month: June 2020

Kenneth Frazier‘s resume is impressive.  Not only does he have a degree from Harvard Law School, but he climbed the corporate ranks at pharmaceutical giant Merck to hold positions from senior vice president and general counsel to president and now CEO and chairman of the board. Frazier, 65, also sits on boards including Weill Cornell Medicine, Exxon Mobil
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Deaths from excessive force by police should be investigated like medical mistakes or airline … [+] crashes, says a law professor who studies organizational accidents. Getty While the police officers involved in the death of George Floyd face criminal charges, those consequences for excessive force by police are unusual. After analyzing data on police prosecutions,
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The recently renewed push to privatize mortgage enterprises Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could spur … [+] higher interest rates, limited mortgage products and higher down payments, if the process is successful. The Washington Post via Getty Images The recent renewal of the efforts to release the government-backed mortgage buyers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae
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People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 18, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 7:55 am: AstraZeneca no longer interested in Gilead Sciences, report says London-listed AstraZeneca has abandoned tentative, early interest in merging with Gilead Sciences, the American
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday expressed concern about the stock market’s recent rally getting too far ahead of the economy’s recovery from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic. “Where are the sellers?” Cramer asked. “It’s almost as if people decided Covid is over. It’s a ‘V-shaped’ rally, and you better get on board.” The Dow
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An airline employee walks past empty American Airlines check-in terminals at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on May 12, 2020. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS American Airlines has recently detailed severance packages for high-level employees if they are laid off when the terms of federal aid expire in the fall, people familiar with the matter said.
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Around the world, businesses closed amid the Covid-19 pandemic have slowly started the process of reopening. But even reopening comes with some risk, so many businesses have come up with creative and safe ways to reduce the likelihood of transmission. From plexiglass barriers separating customers from employees, to parking lot waiting rooms, here’s what you
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