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Up to 21 million people who used services like TurboTax and H&R Block for tax filings face a stimulus check delay
Business Insider - 17 Apr 2020 04:24
REUTERS/Gary Cameron People who filed taxes using H&R Block, TurboTax, and Jackson Hewitt faced a delay receiving their $1,200 stimulus checks. The IRS didn't have the information on file for people who used those or sim...
The IRS is sending $1,200 stimulus checks to dead people
Market Watch - 17 Apr 2020 03:44
More than 80 million Americans are expected to get their stimulus money this week, according to the Treasury Department.
Lululemon CFO Latest Finance Chief To Exit Amid COVID-19 Upheaval
Forbes - 17 Apr 2020 01:42
Lululemon Athletica announced late Thursday the departure of the company's finance chief, the latest in a string of CFO resignations from prominent businesses in recent days.
Where Did All The Toilet Paper Go? The Behavioral Economics Of Hoarding
Forbes - 17 Apr 2020 17:00
Hoarding, especially of toilet paper, appears widespread. What explains this and what can we do about it?
The US Army just gave a contractor with a history of GOP donations $569 million to build parts of Trump's border wall
Business Insider - 17 Apr 2020 16:56
Matt York/AP The US Army Corps of Engineers has reportedly doled out over a half a billion dollars to a federal contracting firm to build sections of Trump's border wall at an above-market rate. The Daily Beast reported ...
Charlie Munger: 'The Phone Is Not Ringing Off the Hook'
Wall Street Journal - 17 Apr 2020 16:00
The Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman has always preached the value of being prepared to pounce when there are bargains to be had. Has that time come?
China's January-March property investment down 7.7% from a year earlier
Reuters - 17 Apr 2020 04:46
Real estate investment in China fell 7.7% in the first three months of 2020 from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday.
Morgan Stanley CEO: coronavirus will continue to pose challenges
Reuters - 17 Apr 2020 04:02
Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Officer James Gorman told shareholders on Thursday he "can promise" the bank will miss its medium-term financial targets again in the current quarter, as the economic shutdown caused by the...
Multiple CEOs on Trump's new council say they were not aware of plan to reopen economy
NBC News - 17 Apr 2020 02:51
Some states could be ready to open as soon as Friday, the president said.
The RetroBeat: The Phantom Menace game deserves some love
Venture Beat - 17 Apr 2020 23:30
Look, I'm not trying to suggest that the Episode I game is some massive hidden gem. But it has some merit worth discussing.
Hands-on: Logitech's iPad trackpad keyboards create $500 Apple laptops
Venture Beat - 17 Apr 2020 23:04
Microsoft's Surface tablets have benefitted from trackpad keyboard add-ons for years. Now it's the iPad's turn to get in on the action, thanks to Logitech.
Six Numbers That Show How Hard The Travel Industry Is Being Hit By The Coronavirus Shutdown
Forbes - 17 Apr 2020 22:37
8 million jobs will be lost in the U.S. alone by the end of April.
Watch Zoox's autonomous car drive around San Francisco for an hour
Venture Beat - 17 Apr 2020 22:15
Zoox released a video of one of its cars driving around San Francisco for an hour. Here's what it reveals about the company's progress.
Renaissance's $10 Billion Medallion Fund Gains 24% Year to Datein Tumultuous Market
Wall Street Journal - 17 Apr 2020 21:40
Jim Simons's algorithm-run firm has outperformed most funds so far this year.
In China's Post-Pandemic Recovery, Beware Of A 'False-Dawn'
Forbes - 17 Apr 2020 20:46
The historic contraction in China's real GDP should stand as a warning to the U.S. post-pandemic.
Treasurys Maintain Recent Gains, Sending Note of Caution
Wall Street Journal - 17 Apr 2020 20:34
U.S. government bond yields traded at the bottom of their recent range despite another rally in stocks, underscoring the two markets' growing divide over the economic outlook.
Sean Stamm: Tactile President Royal Eureka Cannabis Company His Current & Future State
Forbes - 17 Apr 2020 20:11
Cannabis, which I like to refer to as weed, has been a part of my life since before I can remember. As the child of two idealist back to the land baby boomers who found their paradise in the hills of the Mattole Valley n...
The Paycheck Protection Program has run out of money - meet the entrepreneurs left in the cold
CNBC - 17 Apr 2020 19:50
The rollout of the federal forgivable loan program was anything but simple for small-business owners. However, self-employed people and independent contractors got the short end of the stick.
Don't Chase Gold Prices
Forbes - 17 Apr 2020 19:30
The gold futures and SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) have had a good run to the upside but there were signs to take partial profits this week. Where should prices find support?
ProBeat: Apple and Google's contact detection API will fail, but they should build it anyway
Venture Beat - 17 Apr 2020 19:30
Privacy concerns aside, there are too many obstacles for Apple and Google's contact tracing tool to be effective. Here's why they still should build it.
Macron Admits It: Coronavirus Biggest Test For EU Unity
Forbes - 17 Apr 2020 18:56
Yannis Varoufakis, ex-FinMin of Greece, says France, Italy, Spain should essentially hold the EU hostage until it agrees to trillion euro bond.
Add Crypto And Blockchain To Zoom? Vonage Founder Jeff Pulver On The Next Evolution In Communication
Forbes - 17 Apr 2020 18:52
Internet pioneer Jeff Pulver is working on the decentralized blockchain-based cryptographically-secured communications platform of the future.