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Amid the coronavirus crisis, women have disproportionately cut back on job hours to care for their children, which could cause the gender wage gap to grow.

Softbank announced a $100 million Opportunity Fund that will invest only in companies led by people of color. It's one of the first large funds created in response to nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper is expected to deliver his remarks Wednesday, a day after he garnered strong criticism for his participation in President Donald Trump's Monday night photo op in front of St. John's Church.

The reported total was well below the 8.75 million estimate from economists surveyed by Dow Jones. The reason for the wide disparity was not immediately clear.

Remote work may be the lasting legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a Conference Board survey released Wednesday.

If Covid-19 acts like other coronaviruses, "it likely isn't going to be a long duration of immunity," Dr. Fauci warns.

The numbers get stronger each week as homebuyers rush back into the market, hoping to get their hands on what few homes there are for sale. Another record-low mortgage rate didn't hurt.

Gorsky made his comments a day after announcing that J&J is committing $10 million over the next three years "to fighting racism and injustice in America."

While President Donald Trump did not specify in his tweet where the convention will be moved, multiple governors and GOP officials from places such as Texas and Georgia have already offered up their states as potential hosts.

Black Americans have taken the brunt of the coronavirus damage and are more concerned about the pandemic than other racial groups.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Campbell Soup, Coty, Tiffany, Zoom, and more.

The news comes as epidemiologists and public health specialists worry the mass protests, which have engulfed the nation, could allow the coronavirus to take off again in the U.S.

Lyft said rides are still down about 70% compared with a year ago.

Michael Seres was one of the first patient inventors to get clearance for a medical device. He died from a sepsis infection after a lifelong battle with Crohn's Disease.

Tech CEOs have been vocal in their outrage at the death of George Floyd, but almost none of them are black. Here's what the CEOs of Rocket Lawyer and ShotSpotter have to say.

Zoom has been a darling of the work-from-home culture brought on by coronavirus, and the company's revenue growth accelerated in its most recent quarter.

Central bank economist Yi Wen said more aggressive fiscal and monetary measures will be needed for the U.S. recovery.

Powerful GOP donor Paul Singer is founder and co-CEO of a hedge fund with a seat on Twitter's board. But that doesn't mean he can influence the social media giant's policies to be more sympathetic to his party.

In a contentious call with the nation's governors Monday, Trump described Joint Chiefs Chairman U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley as "a warrior" with "a lot of victories and no losses," according to audio obtained by NBC.

"Our embassy in the United States will approach the relevant authorities, and Channel Seven will also provide us with their views on how they wish to deal with it," Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Tuesday.