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[Fox News] COVID-19 strands thousands of cruise ship workers at sea At least 120 ships are stranded in U.S. waters with crew members prevented from disembarking; insight from cruise ship performer Ryan Driscoll. A group of crew members aboard Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas ship reportedly staged a hunger strike until […]
[The Motley Fool] It’s not going to be business as usual for Caesar’s, Wynn, or MGM, but at least there are signs of light at the end of the tunnel. Las Vegas has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. The city relies on tourism, conventions, and other big gatherings to […]
[CNN] The US coronavirus death toll passed 80,000, far and away the most reported deaths of any country in the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.America marked that grim death toll Monday as almost every state, except for Connecticut and Massachusetts, have made plans to partially reopen some businesses.In […]
[The New York Times, Chris Carlson/Associated Press] At least 28,100 residents and workers have died from the coronavirus at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities for older adults in the United States, according to a New York Times database. The virus so far has infected more than 153,000 at […]
[CNN] Fauci starting ‘modified quarantine’ after exposure (CNN)Coronavirus infection and hospitalization rates in New York are down to where they were nearly two months ago, and parts of the state will be able to reopen on Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.In the past day, 488 coronavirus patients were admitted […]
[Coindesk, ggTravelDiary / Shutterstock] Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) says record trading activity for its bitcoin derivatives reflects a strong institutional interest in the imminent halving event. In a note sent out late on Sunday, the derivatives exchange said a strong “ramp up” in volumes over the past week showed institutional investors were getting […]
[CCN] Bitcoin endured a rough weekend, dropping over 10% on Sunday alone. The fall is a notable one with the upcoming 4-year halving event. | Source: Shutterstock.com In less than 10 hours, the Bitcoin halving will be activated. But, whales seem to be taking the opportunity to dump on the […]
[CNBC, Getty Images] Here’s what you need to know: Industry insiders are debating what effect the so-called bitcoin “halving” might have on the cryptocurrency market. The amount of bitcoins rewarded to miners is set to get cut in half on Monday This takes place roughly every four years to cap […]
[Investopedia] Bitcoin Halving Bitcoin and its blockchain are basically a collection of computers, or nodes, around the world that all have Bitcoin’s code downloaded on them. Each of these computers have all of Bitcoin’s blockchain stored on them. This means that each computer has the entire history of Bitcoin transactions, which ensures […]
[Reuters] Hyatt Hotels Corp said late Monday it would lay off 1,300 people globally as it tries to cope with the coronavirus crisis, which has virtually halted global travel by keeping people indoors. Hyatt said it had also cut pay for senior management, board members and all employees in corporate […]