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Stemming the flow of international students could cost US colleges $41 billion

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, undergraduates can no longer study abroad, and many international students cannot come to the U.S. It could cause a major disruption in our college system.

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How to think like Jeff Bezos and become a digital powerhouse, from a former Amazon exec

A former Amazon executive reveals some of Jeff Bezos' out-of-the-box strategies that led to the tech giant's historic success.

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Ford to shut Spanish factory for one week due to coronavirus outbreak

Ford said on Sunday it would shut its Spanish plant in the eastern region of Valencia for one week starting on Monday after three employees tested positive for coronavirus.



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Kraft Heinz ask employees to work from home; provide travel restriction

Kraft Heinz Co said on Sunday it has asked office employees to work from home as the coronavirus continues to spread.



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Oil giants set health checks for critical staff, work-from-home rules

Major energy companies in the United States imposed work-from-home rules for office staff and began health checks for remote or critical workers as coronavirus spread and threatened an industry reeling from falling demand and profits.



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Op-Ed: Don't try to 'call a bottom' for the whole market, instead pick stocks for the long term

"Pick your companies carefully as you re-enter the market," Michael Farr says.

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LVMH to make disinfectant gels to aid French coronavirus fight

Louis Vuitton owner LVMH said on Sunday that its cosmetics unit would manufacture large quantities of hand disinfectant gel to help stave off a nationwide shortage across France as the coronavirus rapidly spreads.



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Germany tries to stop U.S. poaching German firm seeking coronavirus vaccine

Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States, prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine.



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Thursday’s Market Madness Strained Ethereum’s Killer App: DeFi

Coindesk | William Foxley | March 13, 2020 So many people were trying to use the Ethereum blockchain during Thursday’s market meltdown that many applications simply stopped working as intended. The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector was hit particularly hard. The decentralized services that feed price information into these headless lending platforms – known as “oracles” in the

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Crowdfunding: Fundamental Cases, Facts, and Insights

Elsevier | Douglas Cumming and Sofia Johan | March 15, 2020 Crowdfunding: Fundamental Cases, Facts, and Insights presents fundamental knowledge about a maturing economic field. Assembling and arranging datasets, case analyses, and other foundational materials on subjects associated with crowdfunding, it systematically, comprehensively, and authoritatively provides access to a consistent body of crowdfunding research. With

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Your Insurance Checklist for Coronavirus Losses

Cooley | March 13, 2020 With the constantly changing landscape and the obvious need for us all to prioritize the health and well-being of our employees, clients and business partners, it can be difficult to focus on the next steps businesses need to take to protect themselves. Cooley recently published two blog posts on the

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Gasoline becomes more affordable, just when Americans don't need it

At two gasoline stations in Scarsdale, a wealthy suburb of New York City not far from one of the nation's worst outbreaks of coronavirus, attendants whiled away the minutes on a rainy Friday morning at what would normally be their busiest time of day.



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Revolut lets your purchase gold | SoFi hires Amazon exec to lead deposit, card businesses

American Banker | Kevin Wack | March 12, 2020 The latest high-level hire at Social Finance is a former Jeff Bezos deputy who will oversee the San Francisco firm’s deposit, credit card and brokerage units. Maria Renz, who spent 21 years at Amazon, joined SoFi on Wednesday as an executive vice president and group business

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Goldman downgrades U.S. growth forecast for first and second quarter due to coronavirus

Goldman Sachs Group Inc has downgraded its U.S. growth forecast for the first and second quarters in the wake of the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.



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Even the world's biggest hedge fund was caught flat-footed by the coronavirus market sell-off

The Financial Times reported Bridgewater's flagship fund is down about 20% for the year following the swift plummet from all-time highs into a bear market from stocks.

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