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U.S. stock futures fell sharply on Thursday on jitters over a second wave of coronavirus infections and a grim forecast for the economy from the Federal Reserve.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said drivers under Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), which include ride-hailing services such as Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc , would be considered employees under the state's work law.

Layoffs in the United States are abating, but millions who lost their jobs because of COVID-19 continue to draw unemployment benefits, suggesting the labor market could take years to heal from the pandemic even as businesses resume hiring workers.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd has agreed to sell a portfolio of over-the-counter and prescription drugs marketed in the Asia Pacific region to South Korea's Celltrion Inc for $278 million, it said on Thursday

College students returning to school, or just entering, this fall may be wondering what, if anything, they should do to adjust in the light of the coronavirus pandemic. One option may be to reconsider their choice of major.

Anglo-Dutch Unilever plans to become a single holding company based in Britain, unwinding a dual-headed structure which has been in place for 90 years.

Democrats and Republicans in Congress are butting heads over the extension of enhanced unemployment payments past July, when they're scheduled to expire.

U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday with the Nasdaq falling after a four-day rally on fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections and a grim economic forecast from the Federal Reserve.

Protests against police brutality are shining a light on the issue of systemic racism. Will companies finally take steps to address the racial pay gap?

Ackman, whose New York-based hedge fund has more than $10 billion in assets under management, is working with investment banks Jefferies, UBS Group AG and Citigroup on the IPO, referred to on Wall Street as a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the sources said.

PayPal Holdings Inc said on Thursday it was pledging $530 million to support black and minority-owned businesses in the United States and foster diversity, amid worldwide protests over racial injustice.

The amount you pay out of pocket through Medicare could climb well into six-figure territory over the course of your retirement, depending on your specific coverage and your use of the health-care system.

Billionaire investor William Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has filed confidentially with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering (IPO) of a blank-check investment vehicle that could raise more than $1 billion and be the biggest of its kind, according to people familiar with the matter.

Drivers working for ride-hailing services such as Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc will now be considered employees under California's new gig worker law, the state's public utilities agency said on Thursday.

"I think you just kind of have to let it come down and see whether there's anything left of the day traders after they have their margin calls," said "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer.