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Uber to lay off 3,000 workers in second cut this month

Uber Technologies Inc will cut about 3,000 jobs, in addition to the 3,700 it had announced earlier this month, as coronavirus-led restrictions sap demand for ride-hailing services, Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to employees on Monday.



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SoftBank's Son hopes 'winged unicorns' can save crumbling tech empire

SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday pinned his hopes on a small group of "winged unicorns" to save the performance of his $100 billion Vision Fund - although he gave few clues on which ones they would be.



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Global shares, oil rally as lockdowns ease, vaccine hopes

A gauge of global equity markets surged more than 2% on Monday and oil rallied to highs last seen in mid-April as data from a potential COVID-19 vaccine trial lifted both sentiment and hopes of a faster recovery from the coronavirus-driven economic slump.



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Coronavirus devastating small businesses: One-third won't reopen, 55% won't rehire same workers, finds Facebook survey

Facebook surveyed 86,000 small and mid-size businesses with the World Bank and OECD.

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Amazon's French warehouses to resume work with 30% of staff on Tuesday: unions

Amazon's French warehouses are set to re-open on Tuesday with about 30% of employees, three union officials said, following an agreement with staff representatives last week.



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WeChat live Streaming pumps life into local business in China

Techcrunch | Rita Liao | May 8, 2020 China is showing renewed interest in live streaming. As the coronavirus swept through the country and shut down premises in droves, businesses are turning online to drive sales. Many have adopted live streaming, a model that predates the short videos that dominate many of our mobile screens

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J.C. Penney to permanently shut about 242 stores as part of bankruptcy plan

J.C. Penney Co Inc plans to trim its store count by 29% to about 604, as the U.S. department store chain looks to focus on those more profitable, a regulatory filing showed on Monday, two days after it filed for bankruptcy protection.



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Uber to focus on core rides, delivery business as cuts more jobs

Uber Technologies Inc will concentrate on its core businesses in ride-hailing and food delivery, Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to employees on Monday, announcing the company's second round of job cuts during the coronavirus pandemic.



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Coronavirus devastating small businesses: One-third won't reopen, 55% won't rehire same workers, Facebook survey finds

Facebook surveyed 86,000 small and mid-size businesses with the World Bank and OECD.

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Walmart trailed supermarkets amid peak panic-buying: data

Americans increased their visits to supermarkets far more than to Walmart Inc stores as panic-buying peaked in mid-March, a Reuters analysis of foot traffic to retailers in the United States shows.



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Oil futures on track for two-month highs as lockdowns ease

Oil prices jumped on Monday, with both U.S. and Brent benchmarks on track for their highest settles in two months, supported by optimism about resumption in economic activity and steady output cuts from major producers.



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Tech has an ageism problem: 3 things to do if you’re over 40 and want to stay relevant

FastCompany | Lisa Smith | May 14, 020 Zapier’s engineering manager points out that unless you’re Gen Z, you’re closer than you think to being old—or you’re already there—and you need to have a plan. I’m Lisa Smith, I’m an engineering manager for Zapier’s developer platform, and I’m an Old. I’ve been working in tech

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Costs have skyrocketed for retirees. Here's why Social Security benefits aren't keeping up

Retirees who rely on Social Security may feel their monthly checks aren't stretching as far as they used to. And they're not wrong. Benefits have lost 30% of their buying power since 2000.

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Stimulus, vaccine hopes drive S&P 500 to 10-week high

U.S. stocks surged on Monday, with the S&P 500 hitting a 10-week high, as encouraging early data from a potential coronavirus vaccine trial boosted sentiment, with investors also hoping for stimulus to cushion the economic blow from the pandemic.



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Total calls off plan to buy Occidental Petroleum's Ghana assets

Total has called off a plan to acquire Occidental Petroleum's assets in Ghana, which was conditional on the completion of the acquisition of Occidental's other assets in Algeria, the French energy company said on Monday.



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