The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/finance/)
More than 176,000 people have died from COVID-19 and 5.6 million people have contracted the virus in the United States. In Tompkins County, 241 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and there have been two reported deaths.
The CARES Act funds “may have saved the University from spending more of its own resources,” Ehrenberg said.
“The roiling U.S. labor market was already in a transitional outlook pre-pandemic as a result of external forces,” Israel said.
“You look at the floor, and it looks diverse. But there’s really no interaction with diverse team members — [they] aren’t going to lunch together, they aren’t collaborating together, they are not called on in team meetings …They’re kind of isolated.”
“Given I had never worked for a really large company, I had the image of these large firms as really well-oiled machines where everything was operating smoothly. It was reassuring and almost calming to see that there are mistakes along the way and no one’s perfect.”
While Lee had to quickly respond to the market crash, Song’s investments were already completely safe due to pure chance. He had liquidated his portfolio right before the crash with the intent of constructing a new one.
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“At the end of the day, I had to take a job I didn’t really want coming out of school at a pay rate that I probably didn’t want either,” Nolan said. “But I suppose that’s part of what made me an attractive candidate.”
“Recruiters like to see candidates who possess musical and athletic talent, or a good work experience to accompany a strong GPA,” Pak said.
“I knew I was smart, and I knew I could work hard. So why wasn’t it working for me?”