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It's International Bath Day, when we ask why bathtubs are so bad

They have not changed much since Archimedes' time.




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Seen at the Interior Design Show 2020: More killer bathtubs

These things should be banned, or at least they should come with a real warning.





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Hate your job? Pack it up, pack it in - it's time to head out West - Monster and Brandwatch break down exactly how Americans are feeling about their jobs

Monster and Brandwatch break down exactly how Americans are feeling about their jobs.






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Study: Small Business Owners Are Not Taking Full Advantage of Available Resources - Kala Gibson Video

Kala Gibson, Head of Business Banking at Fifth Third Bank, discusses the importance of small businesses to our economy and communities




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May is the perfect month for kids to observe birds

Turn them into little citizen scientists by giving them a backyard tally sheet.




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Viva® Brand and Monica Potter Team Up with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Ventura to Unleash Clean for Families in Need - Viva® and Monica Potter Unleash Clean Event Video

Viva® and Monica Potter Unleash Clean Event Video




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Viva® Brand and Monica Potter Team Up with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Ventura to Unleash Clean for Families in Need - Viva® and Monica Potter Unleash Clean Event Video

Viva® and Monica Potter Unleash Clean Event Video




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Troy Carter's Atom Factory Set to Welcome Second Cohort to Smashd Labs in Fall 2016 for Startups That Can Influence Culture - Atom Factory Presents: Smashd Labs Season 2

SMASHD Labs Season 2 is a 10-week accelerator program based out of Los Angeles talent firm Atom Factory. We are inviting companies at the intersection of entertainment, technology, and culture to work alongside our team to accelerate their growth. Join us and our roster of world-class mentors for a masterclass in hustle.





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Study: Small Business Owners Are Not Taking Full Advantage of Available Resources - Kala Gibson Video

Kala Gibson, Head of Business Banking at Fifth Third Bank, discusses the importance of small businesses to our economy and communities





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New Study Shows Inner-City Asthma Care Program Reduces Student Absenteeism by up to 20 Percent - Building Bridges for Asthma Care

Building Bridges for Asthma Care is a GSK-funded school-based collaboration that addresses the risk of asthma-related absenteeism and its impact on academic achievement for inner city students.





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Amgen Foundation Announces New $4 Million Commitment to Bring Hands-On Biotechnology Labs to Secondary School Students - The Amgen Biotech Experience in the classroom

The Amgen Biotech Experience empowers teachers to bring biotechnology into their classrooms to spark students’ love of science and features a hands-on curriculum that introduces students to the excitement of scientific discovery.





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Japan jumps more than 2% as Asia stocks rise ahead of US jobs report

The U.S. employment report for April is expected to be out at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday. Economists expect that more than 20 million jobs were lost last month, according to Dow Jones.




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These 8 fast-growing jobs will be in demand after Covid-19—and can pay up to $136,000 per year

Experts expect these jobs will be in-demand and pay well in a post-coronavirus pandemic economy. From nurses to developers, here are eight to look for as the country recovers from the pandemic.




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Amazon and Microsoft trade barbs over JEDI contract appeal

The JEDI, or Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, deal worth up to $10 billion has become one of the most tangled contracts for the Department of Defense.




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This chart shows how coronavirus jobs losses dwarf those in prior recessions

Jobs losses related to the coronavirus dwarf employment declines seen during prior U.S. recessions.




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Wealthy New Yorkers are fleeing to the suburbs, driving up prices

CNBC's Robert Frank takes a look at how the luxury real estate market is changing during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Coronavirus: Wealthy New Yorkers flee Manhattan for suburbs and beyond

Brokers say buyers and renters coming from the city are asking for the same thing: more space and more distance from neighbors and crowds.




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Consumer confidence plunges in April as millions lose jobs

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its confidence index tumbled to a reading of 86.9, the lowest level in nearly six years and down from 118.8 in March.




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April's jobs report showing millions out of work looms large in the week ahead

In the week ahead, the April jobs report is expected to show the highest unemployment since 1939.




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NY Gov. Cuomo says he won't sacrifice human lives to reopen the economy: The argument is 'absurd'

"This is not a situation where you can go to the American people and say, 'How many lives are you willing to lose to reopen the economy?' We don't want to lose any lives," Cuomo said.




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Trump shrugs off the brutal jobs report, focuses more on Michael Flynn case

Trump said he's not to blame after the Labor Department reported a devastating loss of more than 20 million jobs in the coronavirus crisis last month.




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Here's why restaurants reopening could be good news for summer jobs

Prior to the pandemic, a historically tight labor market was pushing employers to get creative to find and keep talent. Now, it's enhanced unemployment benefits that are causing a challenge.




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UBS' Hodulik: Disney's next quarter is going to be dramatically worse than Q1

John Hodulik, telecom analyst at UBS, talks Disney's first-quarter results.




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Why one host is striking back at Airbnb by building her own direct booking website

Polina Raygorodskaya, the co-founder and CEO of direct booking site Wanderu, discusses her and other hosts' frustration with Airbnb policies, and why she decided to build her own site in an effort to diversify her business.




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Fed's James Bullard says the jobs report on Friday will be one of the worst ever

Bullard's comments came minutes before ADP reported that private payrolls shed more than 20 million jobs in April amid coronavirus shutdowns.




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Payroll processor ADP CEO says hiring data indicate the jobs market has begun to 'stabilize'

After weeks of record unemployment claims across the country, "we have seen a couple of indicators of some bottoming," ADP CEO Carlos Rodriguez told CNBC.




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Coronavirus has taken millions of jobs, but here's where they're coming back

While some jobs won't be coming back after the lockdown, most, at least for now, will.




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The Week That Was: 20.5 million jobs lost in April, unemployment near 15%

CNBC's Dominic Chu looks ahead to what are likely to be next week's top business and financial stories.




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New York Times expects ad revenue to plummet 50% in Q2, but broke its record for net new subscriptions in a quarter

The New York Times Company said it expects advertising revenue to fall between 50-55% year-over-year in the second quarter as impacts of the pandemic are hitting demand for advertisers. But the media company, which gets two-thirds of its revenue from subscriptions, said it added more than half a million net new digital subscriptions.




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Op-ed: How the US can use the Covid-19 crisis to reimagine the energy world, save jobs and stabilize markets

The U.S. role as the world's leading oil and gas producer doesn't feel as empowering as it recently did, with oil prices heading into negative territory for the first time ever this week.




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This is how many furloughed Main Street employees will get jobs back

As the economy reopens from the coronavirus shock, not all small business jobs held on Main Street will be coming back, not even by a long shot, according to the Q2 2020 CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey.




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Coronavirus live updates: New jobs emerge from the pandemic; Amazon and sellers struggle to adapt

Covid-19 has infected more than 3.8 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 269,881 people.




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Uber cuts 3,700 jobs, CEO foregoes salary due to uncertain pandemic impact

Uber will lay off 3,700 employees, the company announced in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday. The cuts to its customer support and recruiting teams represent about 14% of its 26,900 employees, based on Uber's most recent headcount. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will also forgo his base salary for the rest of the year, which was $1 million in 2019.




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UBS's McCartney: I'm directing clients to plan for post-coronavirus world

Alli McCartney of UBS Private Wealth Management and Darrell Cronk of Wells Fargo Investment Institute join "Squawk on the Street" to discuss the markets and investing amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Virgin Atlantic cuts more than 3,000 jobs to mitigate 'devastating' coronavirus impact

Virgin Atlantic announced it will cut 3,150 jobs, becoming the airline to announce a reduction in headcount because of the coronavirus crisis.




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This is the jobs number that will show how fast the labor market can heal

Economists are looking at continuing unemployment claims data as the best labor market barometer as states reopen.




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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Raytheon, ViacomCBS, Moderna, JetBlue & more

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Raytheon, ViacomCBS, Moderna, JetBlue, and more.




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April employment report is expected to show more than 20 million lost jobs and depth of pain as US economy shut down

April's jobs report will be horrific, and with the worst job losses ever, it should provide a critical look into the economy's collapse.




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Some hope for the recovery in the dismal jobs report: 78% of workers say their layoff is temporary

Nearly 4 in 5 people who lost their jobs in the coronavirus crisis told the government they see their layoffs as temporary.




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What isn't the jobs report telling us?

CNBC's Steve Liesman on what's missing from the jobs report. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Brian Kelly and Jeff Mills.




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Royals and politicians observe two-minute silence to mark 75th VE Day anniversary - video

Britain observed a two-minute silence on Friday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day, marking the end of the second world war. Charles, the Prince of Wales, and the Duchess of Cornwall led the ceremony from Balmoral in Scotland. Political leaders also paid silent tribute at 11am along with the rest of the nation. Nazi commanders surrendered to allied forces in a French schoolhouse 75 years ago to the day.

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Xbox Game Pass subscriptions hit 10 million

Pay-monthly service sees huge surge in players and gaming time due to Coronavirus lockdown

Microsoft has announced that its Xbox Game Pass subscription service has passed 10 million members. The initiative, which adopts a similar model to Netflix and other streaming platforms, gives subscribers unlimited access to more than 100 Xbox and PC games for a monthly fee.

Commenting on the figure, Xbox chief Phil Spencer said that use of Game Pass, as well as the company’s online multiplayer gaming service Xbox Live, had increased substantially in recent weeks due to Covid-19. “Since March, Xbox Game Pass members have added over 23 million friends on Xbox Live, which is a 70% growth in friendship rate,” he said. “Game Pass members are also playing twice as much and engaging in more multiplayer gaming, which has increased by 130%.”

We saw record engagement in gaming this quarter:
• Xbox Live has nearly 90 million monthly active users
• Xbox Game Pass has more than 10 million subscribers
• Project xCloud has 100s of thousands of active users in preview across 7 countries, with more coming

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Coronavirus outbreak could put 500K summer restaurants jobs in jeopardy

Restaurants across the U.S. are slated to reopen during the summer season as coronavirus restrictions are lifted. CNBC's Kate Rogers reports on what that could mean for restaurant jobs.