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Tech Companies thriving despite pandemic
With the unemployment rate nearing 8% we see how much of an economic hit our country has taken after coronavirus. However, big tech giants such as Amazon have been thriving throughout the pandemic. Their stock price reaching highs. This tells us the direction that our country is currently moving in and how reliant we are on technology. Could convenience stores, grocery stores, bookstores start to go out of business as we are moving into a technology-reliant society? Will the unemployment rate ever recover or will the types of jobs change
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