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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

News in Numbers


$2.9 billion

The amount that Uber lost in the first quarter of the year as ride-hailing and travel significantly decreased amid coronavirus fears. The company will offload its scooter business, Jump, and is laying off 3,700 full-time workers.
MAY 11, 2020
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33 Million or about 20% of the U.S. workforce

The total job losses since mid-March that have been attributed to coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown. The unemployment numbers for April will be released today, May 8.
MAY 8, 2020
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115

The number of years since the last time that the New York subway system was shut down overnight. The system was closed for thorough disinfecting, and will close each night for the foreseeable future from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. for more disinfecting.
MAY 7, 2020
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2,292

The number of coronavirus cases in the Navajo Nation. Officials have administered a total of 14,351 tests within the community.
MAY 6, 2020
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5,000

The number of nasal swabs, a necessity for COVID-19 testing, that Dr. Jeffrey James is 3-D printing daily at Augusta University’s dental college where he teaches. Dr. James originally had a single printer that produced 300 nasal swabs daily but then was asked to increase the production by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Now there are seven printers that run all day to meet the daily amount.
MAY 5, 2020
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2 comments:

  1. Look into buying bicycle and scooter stocks. People in cities are going to be reluctant to use Uber and public transportation. I made a nice hit by buying Peloton beginning of March right when the stuff was beginning to hit the fan and gyms were required to close.

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  2. A society reset. A world reset.

    Well so be it since the damage is done - just need a national plan and execute.

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