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FedEx delivers 91 percent cut to CEO's pay
New York Post - 3 Apr 2020 23:31
FedEx said on Friday it would slash its chief executive's pay and draw down $1.5 billion from a credit facility as parcel delivery services take a hit from coronavirus-led lockdowns across the globe. The company also pla...
Retail Companies On Death Watch Is Growing Fast, As COVID-19 Puts Non-Essential Retailers On Life Support
Forbes - 3 Apr 2020 12:58
Fitch and S&P just downgraded credit ratings for 11 major retail brands as coronavirus causes massive retail closures. BDO's David Berliner says that means one thing: retail bankruptcies are in the offing.
U.S. small banks have processed more than 700 small business relief loans for $2.5 million: Mnuchin
Reuters - 3 Apr 2020 16:22
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that community banks have processed hundreds of small-business loans aimed at shoring up the economy during the global coronavirus pandemic, and sounded a positive no...
Airbnb lowers internal valuation to $26 billion as coronavirus hits bookings: source
Reuters - 3 Apr 2020 04:15
Airbnb lowered its internal valuation by 16% to $26 billion, as the U.S. home rental firm grapples with a slowdown in bookings due to the global spread of the coronavirus pandemic, a source familiar with the matter told ...
SEC Charges 2 With Fraudulent Water-Backed Token Sale
Coin Desk - 3 Apr 2020 21:33
The SEC charged a former Texas pastor and his wife for allegedly defrauding hundreds of investors through an alkaline water-backed cryptocurrency TeshuaCoin.
The 5 Safest Dividend Stocks In The S&P 500
Forbes - 3 Apr 2020 17:42
In our search for the five safest dividend stocks around, we've looks for investments with a unique mix of characteristics, including being S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases, n...
The Bare Necessities You Need for a Bear Market
Wall Street Journal - 3 Apr 2020 16:00
Remain calm. Get big. Move sideways, slowly. A lot of advice for surviving a falling stock market will sound familiar to backwoods hikers who've had grizzly encounters.
Bill Gates is funding new factories for 7 potential coronavirus vaccines, even though it will waste billions of dollars
Business Insider - 3 Apr 2020 11:13
REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates told The Daily Show that his foundation is funding the construction of factories for seven different candidates for a coronavirus vaccine. Gates said that...
Amazon bans the public from buying N95 and other face masks during the COVID-19 crisis
Fast Company - 3 Apr 2020 08:30
Such products will be strictly reserved for hospitals and government agencies—and require registration and approval to buy. If you’re hoping to get your hands on any face masks (especially the coveted N95), large-vol...
Oil futures pare record gains as doubts creep in on Trump's Saudi-Russia output deal
Reuters - 3 Apr 2020 04:04
Oil prices fell on Friday, coming off their biggest one-day gains in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut output, but made no offer to ...
Anatomy of an Outbreak: How Coronavirus Swept Through JPMorgan's Trading Floor
Wall Street Journal - 3 Apr 2020 23:22
For JPMorgan, the consequences of keeping some employees in the office have been swift and painful.
Richmond Fed's Barkin: Employment numbers to get worse before getting better
Reuters - 3 Apr 2020 21:41
U.S. employment numbers will get worse amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak before getting better, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said in an interview with Bloomberg News.
Memo to bankers: Don't attack SBA program, make it better
American Banker - 3 Apr 2020 19:56
Yes, the Small Business Administration's emergency funding program for the coronavirus crisis is off to a rocky start, but that shouldn't stop banks from helping customers in need.
The DeanBeat: Subspace emerges with $26 million to fix internet bottlenecks for multiplayer games
Venture Beat - 3 Apr 2020 17:00
The DeanBeat: Subspace emerges from stealth with $26 million in funding to fix internet bottlenecks for games and entertainment.
Hop On These 6 Workplace Trends To Give Your Business A Boost
Forbes - 3 Apr 2020 16:55
Keep business booming by taking advantage of these six workplace trends.
Qcraft raises over $24 million to train autonomous vehicle systems in simulation
Venture Beat - 3 Apr 2020 16:49
Qcraft, a robotics startup developing a simulation platform for autonomous vehicles, has raised 'tens of millions' of dollars in a seed round.
Bitcoin Bulls Can Take BTC Price to $8K Amid Report $10 Oil Inevitable
Coin Telegraph - 3 Apr 2020 16:34
Bitcoin has a chance to head closer to $8,000, says analyst as bearish sentiment continues to recede
U.S. Soccer's Latest Filing Offers Pathway Forward With Players
Forbes - 3 Apr 2020 15:55
To hear U. S. Soccer interim president Cindy Parlow Cone speak publicly, you'd never know the U. S. Soccer Federation is engaged in a lawsuit with the women's national team.
How Hospitals Are Using AI to Battle Covid-19
Harvard Business Review - 3 Apr 2020 15:25
Overwhelmed and under-equipped, some health centers are innovating in the midst of the global pandemic.
Adobe's Stock To Linger Below $330?
Forbes - 3 Apr 2020 12:30
Comparing the trend in Adobe's (NASDAQ: ADBE) stock over recent months with its trajectory during and after the Great Recession of 2008, we believe that the stock only offers potential gains of around 10%, and that, too,...
Trump says 3M 'will have a big price to pay' over face masks
Reuters - 3 Apr 2020 04:45
President Donald Trump slammed 3M Co in a tweet late on Thursday after earlier announcing he was invoking the Defense Production Act to get the company to produce face masks.
Inside Bath & Body Works' plan to prove essential during coronavirus
New York Post - 3 Apr 2020 04:00
Essential coronavirus items: milk, bread, sanitizing wipes … and scented candles? Retail giant Bath & Body Works, known for its perfumed lotions and body washes, has a grand plan to reopen its doors during the coronavi...