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Bitcoin Sextortion: Scams Using Email, Videos, Passwords to Extort BTC
Bitcoin.com - 2 May 2020 21:05
Millions of people worldwide have received sextortion scam emails in 2020 asking for bitcoin. These bitcoin sextortion schemes sometimes include recipients’ passwords to make the threat more real. The authorities have ...
Help Our Neighborhood Restaurants: Vinatería Remains Harlem's Living Room--At A Distance
Forbes - 2 May 2020 19:0857% of Employees Would Prefer to Work from Home in the Future
Small Business Trends - 2 May 2020 15:00
A majority of American workers are liking this work-from-home situation and may want to do more of it in the future.
Tesla tumbles after Musk tweets that stock is too high
Venture Beat - 2 May 2020 03:38
Shares of Tesla tumbled 9% after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted that the electric carmaker's high-flying stock was overly expensive.
Blue Bell Pleads Guilty in 2015 Ice Cream Listeria Outbreak
The New York Times - 2 May 2020 01:27
The ice cream company pleaded guilty and agreed to pay more than $19 million in fines and settlements related to the 2015 episode, federal prosecutors said Friday.
U.K. government claims mission accomplished in reaching 100,000 coronavirus tests in a day
Market Watch - 2 May 2020 00:25
But the government is including home-testing kits sent by mail, even if those individuals didn't actually perform the test.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire swings to massive $50 billion net loss after coronavirus pummels stock investments
CNBC - 2 May 2020 18:57
Berkshire's first-quarter net loss totaled $49.75 billion. A year earlier, net earnings totaled $21.66 billion.
These business owners couldn't get a forgivable loan at first. Then it was easy.
CNBC - 2 May 2020 16:16
Business owners who successfully got loans during the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program describe the emotional roller coaster of the process.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold more than $6 billion in stock in April, its first-quarter earnings show
Business Insider - 2 May 2020 16:08
Mario Anzuoni/Reuters Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway netted more than $6 billion from stock sales in April, its first-quarter earnings showed. The billionaire investor's company was widely expected to deploy a chunk...
5 key traits of socially intelligent people, according to a communication expert
Business Insider - 2 May 2020 16:00
Pressmaster/Shutterstock Michael Thompson is a career and communication coach who helps business executives and entrepreneurs to create more opportunities by building the right relationships. Thompson explains five key c...
The Ratings Game: Apple stock gains after earnings show company's 'resiliency' amid pandemic
Market Watch - 2 May 2020 15:06
Apple Inc. painted a mixed but limited picture of the current quarter as it deals with the effects of COVID-19, sparking debate about what's in store for the company in the coming months.
Bitcoin Won as Store of Value in Coronavirus Crisis -- Hedge Fund CEO
Coin Telegraph - 2 May 2020 11:31
Performance since February currently circles 0.6% gains, providing proof that Bitcoin really can preserve wealth in a crisis, says Travis Kling.
Putting Everything on the Table: A Cleveland Restaurateur Plots a Way Forward
Wall Street Journal - 2 May 2020 06:00Thousands of foreign workers are mistakenly getting stimulus checks from the IRS, new report says
Business Insider - 2 May 2020 02:00
Associated Press Thousands of foreign workers overseas are getting $1,200 stimulus checks due to a glitch in an IRS system. One tax expert says the mistake was likely prompted by the wrong tax forms being used by tempora...
Rolls-Royce considering cutting up to 15% of its workforce: source
Reuters - 2 May 2020 00:29
British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is considering cutting up to 15% of its workforce, a source close to the company told Reuters, with its customers cutting production and airlines parking planes due to t...
'Pay now': Biden demands US Soccer give its women's national team equal pay or 'go elsewhere for World Cup funding' if he's elected president
Business Insider - 2 May 2020 20:32
Associated Press Joe Biden tweeted Saturday in support of the US Women's National Team's ongoing legal battle for equal pay. The former vice president and presumptive 2020 Democratic nominee tweeted one day after US Dist...
Student Loan Forgiveness Benefits These Members Of Congress
Forbes - 2 May 2020 15:30Simon Property Group, Kraft Heinz, United Parcel Service: Stocks That Defined the Week
Wall Street Journal - 2 May 2020 00:28
Here are seven major companies whose stocks moved on the week's news.
U.S. Economy Will Beat Coronavirus, Buffet Says: 'We've Faced Tougher Problems In The Past'
Forbes - 2 May 2020 23:47Buffett Says 'American Magic' to Overcome Coronavirus Uncertainty
Wall Street Journal - 2 May 2020 23:41
Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting kicked off Saturday with Warren Buffett offering reassurance that the U.S. economy will recover steadily from the coronavirus pandemic.