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Women in China are losing out in the workforce — that's bad news for the economy

China's rise as a global economic power over the last few decades has worsened gender inequality and put women at a disadvantage in the workforce, a report by Peterson Institute for International Economics said.

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Asia Pacific stocks turn positive as Peter Navarro says U.S.-China trade deal is still in place

Stocks in Asia Pacific turned positive in Tuesday morning trade during a turbulent session as White House advisor Peter Navarro clarified that the U.S.-China trade deal is not over.

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Google employees petition company to cancel police contracts

Google employees are circulating an internal petition to stop the company from selling technology to police forces.

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Elon Musk tweets Tesla will have to postpone its annual shareholder meeting

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted late Friday that the company will have to postpone its annual shareholder meeting which was scheduled for July 7 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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U.S. Treasury, SBA to disclose names of most businesses taking PPP loans

The U.S. Treasury Department and Small Business Administration said on Friday they would disclose names and other details about businesses that take Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 or more.

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Tesla tells employees merit awards are on hold after Covid-19

Tesla also told employees that there's a new round of performance reviews, called Performance Acceleration 2020, that will be completed by July 27. The company has sometimes cut staff at or around reviews.

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