Summer camp: If it's not outside, what is it worth?
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, summer offerings vary from traditional in-person day camps to online workshops and classes. In each case, the price varies.
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WealthBar rebrands as CI Direct Investing
Wealth Professionals David Kitai May 21, 2020 CEO tells WP why the firm is rebranding and what new opportunities lie in the company's future Robo-advisor WealthBar...
20-year-old Dubliner lands €14.6m funding round from top Silicon Valley firms
Independent.ie Adrian Weckler May 21, 2020 A 20-year-old former BT Young Scientist winner has landed $16m (€14.6m) in new funding from some of Silicon Valley’s most...
Useful Tips to Handle Bulk Flash Drives
Guest Post May 23, 2020 Over the years, the many forms of data storage and transfer devices have failed due to one reason or another. Floppy...
How This Billionaire-Backed Crypto Startup Gets Paid To Not Mine Bitcoin
Forbes Christopher Helman May 21, 2020 It’s everyone’s dream to get paid to do nothing. Bitcoin miner Layer1 is turning that dream into reality — having...
More than 1 in 4 Americans are raiding their retirement accounts after a coronavirus-related job loss
New legislation allows penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts due to coronavirus-related hardship, which could cause more money to seep out of retirement savings.
Some Uber, Lyft drivers fear companies will use unemployment benefits against them
California Uber and Lyft drivers think applying for expanded unemployment benefits could undermine fight to be labeled as employees instead of independent contractors.
Small hedge fund tries for change at a real estate trust, where activists often find a tough fight
A small firm is looking to make a change at a real estate investment trust, an area typically tough for activism.
Jaguar seeks state loan as coronavirus pandemic takes toll: Sky News
Jaguar Land Rover is in talks with the British government about a request for temporary state funding of more than 1 billion pounds ($1.22 billion), Sky...
Banks will struggle to generate profits even as the global economy recovers, IMF says
The beaten-down banking sector will remain under pressure through 2025 even as the economy recovers, the International Monetary Fund said Friday.
Kuehne+Nagel owner sees about 20,000 job cuts: Die Welt
Freight-forwarder Kuehne+Nagel may cut more than 20,000 jobs, with warehouse workers most affected, as the coronavirus-caused economic crisis hits shipping, controlling shareholder Klaus-Michael Kuehne said in...
Hertz files for U.S. bankruptcy protection as car rentals evaporate in pandemic
The more than a century old car rental firm Hertz Global Holdings Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday after its business was decimated during the...
Large employers push back on U.S. healthcare mergers during coronavirus crisis
A group representing some of the largest U.S. employers has asked Congress for a year-long ban on mergers and acquisitions among hospitals and doctors groups that...
U.S. grants tentative OK for 15 air carriers to suspend service to 75 airports
The U.S. Transportation Department said late on Friday it had granted tentative approval to 15 airlines to temporarily halt service to 75 U.S. airports because of...
Dozens of Chinese companies added to U.S. blacklist in latest Beijing rebuke
The United States said on Friday it would add 33 Chinese firms and institutions to an economic blacklist for helping Beijing spy on its minority Uighur...