Business News
In Market Rout, ETFs Are Where the Action Is
Wall Street Journal - 15 Mar 2020 13:00
In the first week of March, exchange-traded products powered more than a third of equities trading on U.S. exchanges, up from 24% in the month-prior period.
Breakdown of Bedrock Relationship Tests Investors' Nerves
Wall Street Journal - 15 Mar 2020 11:30
Investors wading back into tumultuous markets this week face an unusual challenge: playing unruly stock indexes while cracks are visible in the world's largest market for interest rates.
How much will oil crash impact Elon Musk's e-car company Tesla?
New York Post - 15 Mar 2020 04:42
Tesla stock is being battered along with the rest of the market, but how significantly will the crash in the price of oil impact the electric-car company? Alternative fuel plays almost always head south when oil gets che...
Trump fixates on whether to pardon Michael Flynn as coronavirus-linked infections and deaths skyrocket
Business Insider - 15 Mar 2020 20:45
George Frey/Getty Images President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he's "strongly considering" pardoning his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. "So now it is reported that, after destroying his life &...
How To Invest Safely Amidst The Coronavirus Market Meltdown
Forbes - 15 Mar 2020 17:35
Fear is rampant. Investors are reverting to their worst behavioral biases and habits in such an environment. You need to do better than the crowds and continue to invest rationally. Here is how.
Quantum computing, AI, China, and synthetics highlighted in 2020 Tech Trends report
Venture Beat - 15 Mar 2020 16:30
AI, synthetic food and data, quantum computing, and a military-tech industrial complex are listed in the 2020 Tech Trends report.
How to think like Jeff Bezos and become a digital powerhouse, from a former Amazon exec
CNBC - 15 Mar 2020 16:01
A former Amazon executive reveals some of Jeff Bezos' out-of-the-box strategies that led to the tech giant's historic success.
US State Wants to Legally Seize Unclaimed Cryptocurrencies Left at Custodians
Bitcoin.com - 15 Mar 2020 15:45
The U.S. state of Illinois has advanced a bill to consider unclaimed cryptocurrencies at custodians abandoned after five years. The coins will then be liquidated and the proceeds remitted to the State Treasurer. The cryp...
This innocent oversight can torpedo your credit scores
L.A. Times - 15 Mar 2020 14:00U.S. airlines start cutting flights due to UK, Ireland restrictions
Reuters - 15 Mar 2020 03:38
United Airlines Co said late Saturday it would begin cutting flights to the United Kingdom after Washington expanded travel restrictions to Britain and Ireland, and Southwest Airlines moved toward flight cuts as the coro...
How To Drive Long-Term Startup Success In Turbulent Times
Forbes - 15 Mar 2020 03:01
Studies show that opportunity recognition and innovation in tough economic periods are stronger determinants of startup success than in periods of economic prosperity. Here are three key imperatives that startups should ...
Factories shift operations in scramble to restock supermarket shelves
Reuters - 15 Mar 2020 23:34
With supermarkets stripped of food and many other essentials, consumer product companies halted factory runs of niche items such as scented bleach in order to speed up production of more basic merchandise that is in high...
Don't Count Yet On A Market Bottom
Forbes - 15 Mar 2020 23:14
The stock market plunge last week was devastating for investor confidence as many averages dropped into bear market territory. The rebound on Friday helped calm investors but was it really enough?
'Homeland' Season 8: Carrie Mathison Met Her Match In Costa Ronin's Russian Operative
Forbes - 15 Mar 2020 21:01
Costa Ronin talks about his role as Russian operative Yevgeny Gromov on Showtime's hit drama 'Homeland'.
EZ Texting Tries to Take Pain Out of SMS Messages for Business
Small Business Trends - 15 Mar 2020 21:00
Customers keep saying they don't mind getting marketing text messages.
Oil giants set work-at-home rules for offices, health checks for critical staff
Reuters - 15 Mar 2020 16:28
Major energy companies in the United States imposed work-from-home rules for office staff and began health checks for remote or critical workers as coronavirus spread across the United States and threatened an industry r...
Germany tries to stop U.S. from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine
Reuters - 15 Mar 2020 16:04
Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States, prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on an...
Oil-Price Crash Raises Risk for Banks, Commodity Traders
Wall Street Journal - 15 Mar 2020 16:00
An important corner of trade finance is becoming riskier for banks and traders dealing with fallout from the coronavirus-inspired market rout and the recent crash in oil prices.
Nike will temporarily close all US retail stores for 2 weeks to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (NKE)
Business Insider - 15 Mar 2020 15:33
Business Insider/Jessica Tyler Nike is closing many of its stores across the world due to the coronavirus pandemic. Starting on March 16, Nike stores in the US, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand will sta...
The plumbing behind world's financial markets is creaking. Loudly
Reuters - 15 Mar 2020 15:16
The coronavirus panic is jolting stock markets, with steep drops in major indexes grabbing the public's attention. But behind the scenes, there is less understood and potentially more worrying evidence that stress is bui...
Coronavirus Social-Distancing Forces Painful Choices on Small Businesses
Wall Street Journal - 15 Mar 2020 15:00Germany tries to stop US from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine
Reuters - 15 Mar 2020 14:37
Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States, prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on an...