Airlines, oil companies, tire manufacturers, book publishers and insurers are among the industries where tens of thousands of layoffs have been announced. Infections jumped almost 17% over the past week as the number of new cases increased in 38 states and Washington, D.C. In the final weeks of his reelection campaign, President Donald Trump is facing harsh polling in key states and a major financial disadvantage, plus a pandemic that has left more than 220,000 Americans dead and millions in dire economic straights. The other side: Biden campaign spokesperson Andrew Bates said in an emailed statement, "Donald Trump tanked the strong economy he inherited from the Obama-Biden Administration by continually discounting and attacking warnings from the scientific and medical experts working around the clock to save lives. The day before, at a rally in Carson City, Nevada, Trump mocked Biden by saying hell listen to the scientists.
In an emailed statement, the EVP blamed the pandemic for losses.
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In an emailed statement , the EVP blamed the pandemic for losses .
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