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Mass. jobs data underscore need for more federal relief funds

Unemployment in hard hit sectors will outlast the latest round of government aid

Baker seeks relief for employers on unemployment insurance taxes

Governor Charlie Baker wants to spare employers a $1.3 billion increase in unemployment insurance taxes over the next two years and instead sell bonds to shore up the fund used to pay jobless benefits.

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Are you considering retiring early? Has the pandemic caused you to reassess how long you want to continue working or what you want to do for the next chapter of your work life? If so, we'd like to hear your story.

Somerville is delaying its reopening. Will it make a difference?

With the announcement, Somerville claimed its place at the leading edge of resistance to Baker’s four-phased reopening plan.

Stocks rise on jobs data, S&P 500 ends week with solid gain
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors welcomed a report showing the US job market continues to climb out of the crater created by the coronavirus pandemic.

Stocks rebound on US plan to delay some China tariffs
The latest turn in the US-China trade war helped the market make up much of the losses from the previous two days, snapping a two day losing streak for the S&P 500.

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Wall Street just chalked up its worst day of 2019

Here’s who won, who lost, and why.

Technology stocks shine

Tech stocks were the standouts in an otherwise sluggish day of trading on Monday, as investors gear up for the arrival of the heart of earnings reporting season.

Stocks extend losses as railroads sink industrial companies

Railroad operator CSX had its biggest drop in 11 years, pulling other industrial companies down with it.

Stock indexes end lower, breaking a 5-day winning streak

Technology companies fared the worst, weighed down by a 1.3 percent drop by Microsoft and a 1.9 percent slide from Intel.

US stocks gain, breaking a short losing streak

Gains by energy and Internet companies helped drive stocks broadly higher Thursday, snapping a two-day losing streak in an otherwise choppy week of trading.

Escalating US-China trade threats stagger global markets

Escalating US-China trade threats stagger global markets; Dow slumps more than 400

US stocks fall on mixed earnings, trade tensions; oil slumps

Lowe’s and Nordstrom were among the biggest decliners in the S&P 500 after the retailers reported quarterly results that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations.

Tech rebound powers US stocks higher, snaps 2-day S&P slump

The rally followed the US government’s decision to temporarily ease off proposed restrictions on technology sales to Chinese companies.