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The Virus Is Coming to Myanmar, but the Pain Has Already Begun
The New York Times - 27 Mar 2020 09:50
Economic fallout from the pandemic has upended lives in the impoverished country, where the first coronavirus cases are only now being reported.
Wall Street drops after three-day surge as virus threat intensifies
Reuters - 27 Mar 2020 16:48
Wall Street fell more than 3% on Friday, following the S&P 500 and the Dow's best three-day run in nearly a century, as fears about the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic returned to the forefront.
Wall Street slumps after three-day rally as virus threat intensifies
Reuters - 27 Mar 2020 18:02
Doubts about the fate of the U.S. economy in the face of the coronavirus hammered Wall Street again on Friday, halting its best three-day bounce in almost a century as the number of cases across the country skyrocketed.
Big banks reassure staff about potential job cuts
Reuters - 27 Mar 2020 03:15
Big banks are postponing decisions about staff cuts as the coronavirus outbreak hits their businesses hard, with executives saying they are unsure how long the outbreak will hurt the economy and worried about being unpre...
Fed balance sheet tops $5 trillion for first time as it enters coronavirus war mode
Reuters - 27 Mar 2020 01:18
The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet soared past $5 trillion in assets for the first time this week as it scooped up bonds and extended loans to banks, mutual funds and other central banks in its unprecedented effort...
Dow wraps up strongest three days since 1931
Reuters - 27 Mar 2020 01:07
The Dow Jones Industrial Average wrapped up its strongest three days in nine decades on Thursday as record weekly U.S. jobless claims came in below investors' worst fears and the focus stayed on an unprecedented $2 trill...
What The Coronavirus Stimulus Means For Student Loan Forgiveness
Forbes - 27 Mar 2020 20:48
Here's what you need to know.
House passes $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, which includes direct payments to Americans and business loans
Business Insider - 27 Mar 2020 19:35
Win McNamee/Getty Images The House passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act on Friday, sending the bill to the White House for President Donald Trump to unleash $2 trillion in stimulus for...
Drake, The Weeknd, Future And Dua Lipa: Roddy Ricch's 'The Box' Has Blocked Them All From Hitting No. 1
Forbes - 27 Mar 2020 16:10
Several hit singles pushed by some of the biggest names in the world have attempted to dethrone the streaming giant, but none have been able to...at least not yet.
Combating The Curse Of Retail Inventory Shrinkage
Retail Touch Points - 27 Mar 2020 14:51
Real-time inventory data management has been a game changer in the retail industry. However, one of the biggest data issues is knowing the status of inventory at any given point of time -- from the factories and warehous...
China's 4% GDP Plunge Is Trump's Nightmare
Forbes - 27 Mar 2020 13:50
Trump's hopes of getting a traumatized economy "opened up" again by the time of the April 12 Easter holiday are due for a Chinese reality check. The U.S. is losing a $14.1 trillion market for American goods.
Pandemic Upends Testing of New Drugs
Wall Street Journal - 27 Mar 2020 11:30Singapore Airlines obtains $13 billion rescue package amid coronavirus shock
Reuters - 27 Mar 2020 04:55
State investor Temasek Holdings and others will inject as much as S$19 billion ($13.27 billion) of liquidity into Singapore Airlines (SIA) in the single biggest rescue for an airline slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Almost half of all Americans have been ordered to stay at home. This map shows which cities and states are under lockdown.
Business Insider - 27 Mar 2020 02:10
Ruobing Su/Business Insider 22 states have issued stay-at-home orders, encouraging isolation measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Other metro areas, such as Anchorage, Alaska; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; an...
Creating Hope In Time Of Crisis: JPMorgan Chase Leads Positive Change In Response To COVID-19
Forbes - 27 Mar 2020 23:02
With the economy in crisis, we need more examples of positive change and impact from leading companies
Dispensed: NYC's hospitals brace for more cases, what the stimulus bill means for the healthcare industry, and the changing ways Americans are getting care amid the pandemic
Business Insider - 27 Mar 2020 22:40
Maimonides Medical Center Hello, Welcome to Dispensed, Business Insider's weekly healthcare newsletter, coming to you from one of the centers of the coronavirus pandemic.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW ...
Huxton: Simple, High Quality And Easy To Use Cannabis Products
Forbes - 27 Mar 2020 22:20
That side of the business is constantly evolving and changing, and we really rely on our partners to do the work to find the fit that's best for them.
The RetroBeat: Games Done Quick will hold a special marathon to help with COVID-19 relief
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2020 22:03
Games Done Quick announced today that it will be hosting a mini-marathon, Corona Relief Done Quick.
What It Means To Be A Leader Right Now
Forbes - 27 Mar 2020 22:01
Like many of you, I'm just a business owner trying to navigate an unforeseen crisis. I don't have the answers. What I do have is many years of experience learning how to be a good leader, and I call on that experience to...
iPad multitasking still stinks after 10 years -- here's how Apple could fix it
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2020 21:05
Apple's had a decade to bring iPad multitasking up to speed with Macs or PCs, but hasn't. What's needed is a new multitasking UI... better yet, an old one.
We Must Flatten The Curve For Small Businesses Too
Forbes - 27 Mar 2020 20:43
Small businesses contribute nearly half of the national GDP and employ 47% of the private sector workforce. Read how employee ownership offers a path to economic resiliency.
With A New PBS Documentary And A Third Michelin Star, The Inn At Little Washington Looks Toward The Future In These Troubled Times
Forbes - 27 Mar 2020 20:12
Chef Patrick O'Connell knows how to dust himself off and get dinner on the table through thick and thin, recession and flood, hurricane and power blackout, better than anyone. Micah Solomon visits with him on the eve of ...