Nikola's entire quarterly revenue of $36,000 was from solar installation for the executive chairman
All of Nikola's revenue in the second quarter was connected to solar installations for one of the company's executives.
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You may get laid off again. Here's what to know about your unemployment benefits
Most businesses have exhausted funding from a loan program that's propped up payrolls and some states reimposed shutdown measures. For those who lose their jobs again,...
Even though $600 unemployment boost lapsed, Congress likely will make new aid retroactive
Whenever Capitol Hill decides on the next round of federal unemployment benefits, those payments likely will be retroactive to when the $600 lapsed, experts say.
Why some retirees could face reduced Social Security benefits unless Congress acts
The Covid-19 pandemic could prompt an unprecedented drop in the Average Wage Index, which would hurt the Social Security retirement benefit calculations for people born in...
The $600 unemployment boost is gone. Now 6 million Americans can't pay their bills
A $600-a-week supplement to unemployment benefits leaves millions of Americans without enough cash flow to pay bills in August.
Ontario introduces interim registration and prospectus exemptions to facilitate start-up securities crowdfunding
OSC Press Release Jul 31, 2020 Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today announced that in light of COVID-19 and the challenges it presents to...
PayPal poaches Wells Fargo's innovation executive Peggy Mangot for venture capital team
PayPal, a pioneer in online payments, is on a tear, posting record quarterly results last month as the coronavirus pandemic accelerated e-commerce and digital payments trends.
Here's where U.S. vacationers would be willing to travel again
A survey of 4,300 travel insurance customers by Richmond, Virginia-based insurer Allianz Travel found that half would be willing to travel given advanced sanitization or a...
Howard Schultz: U.S. could lose 'the next Starbucks' without more aid to small businesses
"Could Starbucks have survived this situation in 1987? And the answer is probably not unless there was some mechanism for the federal government to step in...
Pandemic is heightening stress over the $1.9 million retirement number. How you can save more
The top source of financial stress is saving enough for a comfortable retirement, a worry that is trending upward as a result of the pandemic. Only...
College students are buying stocks – but do they know what they're doing?
A lot of college students are starting to get into the investing game amid the coronavirus lockdown thanks to easy-to-use apps. But critics say they don't...
The most expensive high school in America may have the best reopening strategy
In the midst of the pandemic, Avenues plans to reopen for face-to-face instruction, along with remote and satellite options for families who can afford it.
Here's what Medicare beneficiaries worry about when it comes to costs
For Medicare's 62.5 million beneficiaries — the majority of whom are age 65 or older — the spread of Covid-19 means worrying about the cost, as...
The $600 unemployment boost just expired. Families are already hurting
Millions of Americans just lost the $600-a-week federal unemployment boost. Many are already hurting.
Paychex CEO says small business employment is starting to look like April again
"We saw the July jobs index drop. That puts us back to about April, so we're flat over the last three months," Paychex CEO Marty Mucci...