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Jeff Bezos' deal for Paul Allen's undeveloped land falls through
L.A. Times - 28 Mar 2020 03:10The Coronavirus Will Cost U.S. Sports Leagues At Least $5 Billion
Forbes - 28 Mar 2020 02:24
With play suspended until at least May, empty stadiums and no games to broadcast mean huge losses from ticket sales, concessions, sponsorships and TV rights fees. If play doesn't return, the cost to major U.S. sports lea...
Fox Business Host Who Ranted About Coronavirus ‘Scam’ Gets Axed
TPM - 28 Mar 2020 19:04
Fox Business announced on Friday that Trish Regan, the host of the network’s “Trish Regan Primetime” program, has been let...
Medical Device Entrepreneur Designs Emergency Ventilator, At $10,000 Price Point, To Battle Coronavirus
Forbes - 28 Mar 2020 03:12
A medical-device entrepreneur has a slimmed-down design for a $10,000 ventilator that he hopes to mass produce to fight COVID-19, pending FDA approval.
Who Is Eligible For Small Business Loans In The Economic Stimulus Package?
Forbes - 28 Mar 2020 02:41
The law provides clear guidelines on what small businesses are eligible, and what their loans will look like.
WHO Must Push For Lower Speed Limits To Ease Pressure On Virus-Impacted Hospitals, Urge Experts
Forbes - 28 Mar 2020 21:18
Medics and other experts are calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to recommend that national governments should lower speed limits on their roads as a means of reducing hospital admissions during the coronaviru...
Key Words: As coronavirus ravages his native New York, media mogul David Geffen observes a sunset from his $400 million superyacht: 'I'm hoping everybody is staying safe'
Market Watch - 28 Mar 2020 20:19
If ever there was a doubt about how the uber affluent are faring amid a pandemic for the ages, billionaire David Geffen wants to make it abundantly clear that, for his part, he's doing just fine -- and he wishes us all t...
Coronavirus In Russia: New Policy, New Nervousness?
Forbes - 28 Mar 2020 13:59
Russia is beginning a "non-working week" in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The consequences for public health and politics could be significant.
Singapore Allows Crypto Companies to Operate Without a License for 6 Months
Bitcoin.com - 28 Mar 2020 06:30
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has granted an exemption from holding a license to a number of cryptocurrency companies operating in the country under the new Payment Services Act. Among the companies benefiting from...
GM reaches settlement over lost vehicle value from defective ignition switches
Reuters - 28 Mar 2020 03:30
General Motors Co has reached a $120 million settlement with owners who claimed that their vehicles lost value because of defective ignition switches, which have been linked to 124 deaths.
Fox Business Parts Ways With Host Trish Regan
Wall Street Journal - 28 Mar 2020 02:44IRS Continues To Limit Operations Due To Coronavirus Crisis, But Will Still Issue Tax Refunds
Forbes - 28 Mar 2020 02:07
Some Internal Revenue Service (IRS) call centers and services are temporarily shutting down in response to COVID-19.
American consumers, once bulwark of the economy, are rapidly losing confidence
L.A. Times - 28 Mar 2020 01:22
In another warning sign of how hard the coronavirus crisis may punish the U.S. economy, American consumer confidence in March saw its sharpest drop since the Great Recession in 2008.
WHO and game companies launch #PlayApartTogether to promote physical distancing
Venture Beat - 28 Mar 2020 23:40
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the video game industry have teamed up on #PlayApartTogether, a campaign that encourages physical distancing.
Candor: 267 companies have frozen hiring, 44 had layoffs, 36 rescinded offers, 111 are hiring
Venture Beat - 28 Mar 2020 21:50
The coronavirus has taken a toll on the workforce, and now you can see a list of who's hiring, freezing hires, laying off people, or rescinding job offers.
A leading South Korean doctor says Trump's 'pride' and 'ego' are putting the world's health at risk
Business Insider - 28 Mar 2020 20:22
Getty President Donald Trump's pride and ego will have "global repercussions" for tackling the coronavirus pandemic, said a South Korean doctor whose aggressive approach to tackling the virus was a model for the country'...
Ashley Madison: Affairs in the time of coronavirus
Venture Beat - 28 Mar 2020 19:25
Ashley Madison recovered from a devastating hack in 2015, and now it has more than twice as many "married dating" members as it did before the breach.
Laugh Away The Apocalypse With Coronavirus Memes: Part 2
Forbes - 28 Mar 2020 19:24
"If we take everything a little bit too seriously, then we find it incredibly difficult to recover," says Ben Soffer, creator of @boywithnojob.
Founders, This Is Your Martian Moment. Help Isn't Coming.Survive.
Forbes - 28 Mar 2020 18:53
"At some point, everything's going to go south on you. 'You're going to say, this is it. This is how I end.' Now you can either accept that... Or you can get to work."
Our post-coronavirus world: How tech is influencing which new habits will stick
Venture Beat - 28 Mar 2020 17:45
Once the coronavirus pandemic is over, we won't just quickly snap back to normal. Some of the new habits we're learning will be permanent.
How Entrepreneurs Are Pivoting Their Businesses During Crisis
Forbes - 28 Mar 2020 17:40
Entrepreneurs need to think differently about how their operate their businesses during this unprecedented time. Learn the top 10 must-do's on how to pivot your business during a crisis.
Coronavirus, Economic Meltdown And The World Of Impact: Insights From Marc J. Lane, Attorney And Social Enterprise Advocate
Forbes - 28 Mar 2020 17:26
Attorney and social enterprise advocate Marc J. Lane discusses how the current crisis is affecting impact companies, the need to conserve cash and how their challenges differ from those facing other businesses.