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How small business owners are coping with COVID-19 pandemic: 'It was my civic duty to be a part of the solution'

Coronavirus restrictions are forcing businesses across the U.S. to close their doors and resign themselves to an uncertain fate. A recent Goldman Sachs survey found that more than 50% of small business owners don't believe they can survive more than three months in the current conditions.

4 years ago

Explainer: Hobbled IRS tax agency may need months to put cash into Americans' hands

In order to put recession-fighting checks into the hands of millions of Americans, President Donald Trump will rely on a tax agency that has fewer workers, a smaller budget, and the same 1960s-era computer systems it had the last time it was asked to do so.



4 years ago

Fed's Bullard: Coronavirus shutdown not a recession but an investment in survival

In normal times massive unemployment and a collapse in economic output would be tragic.



4 years ago

Netflix to slash traffic across Europe to relieve virus strain on internet providers

Netflix Inc said it will cut traffic by 25% on networks across Europe in a relief measure for internet service providers (ISPs) experiencing a surge in usage due to government "shelter in place" orders aimed at slowing the coronavirus outbreak.



4 years ago

Widows can lead a rewarding life after grief and growth stages

After a spouse's death, women look for new interests in a life without a partner. Here's how widows can be ready for more advanced wealth-management issues, including legacy planning.

4 years ago

Planning in the time of coronavirus means thinking about some serious 'what-ifs'

It's better to be prepared for a family member with coronavirus. The top to-do's in your quarantine plan include having a will, compiling a list of emergency numbers and getting some supplies.

4 years ago

Breaking down this sell-off, among the most extreme and rare Wall Street has ever seen

We're at a point where the market needs to rally soon to interrupt the mechanistic selling spiral.

4 years ago

Why long-term investors should never sell stocks in a panic

During times of extreme volatility, many strategists say avoid panic selling.

4 years ago

The Cash Crisis: Why America’s financial plumbing has seized up

The Economist | March 21, 2020 Central-bank action is failing to stem the rout HOUSEHOLDS ARE frantically stocking up on essentials such as loo roll. But in financial markets, the staple that no one can do without in times of stress is cash—the flushing mechanism of the world economy. In theory, it should never dry

4 years ago

NYSE readies itself for first ever all-electronic trading day

The floor of the New York Stock Exchange will be closed on Monday, but trading will resume electronically.

4 years ago

McDonald's to temporarily close all UK, Ireland restaurants amid coronavirus outbreak

McDonald's Corp said on Sunday it would temporarily close all its restaurants in the UK and Ireland by Monday evening because of the coronavirus outbreak.



4 years ago

Virgin companies to invest $250 million to save jobs after virus outbreak: Branson

British entrepreneur Richard Branson said on Sunday companies in his Virgin empire will be investing $250 million in coming weeks and months to save jobs from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.



4 years ago

Coronavirus supplies donated by Alibaba's Ma arrive in Africa

A first planeload of protective and medical equipment donated to Africa by Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to help it fight the coronavirus arrived in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Sunday.



4 years ago

Senate GOP coronavirus bill aides U.S. transit, airports but loans not cash for airlines

A Senate Republican coronavirus stimulus package would provide financial aid to U.S. airports, transit systems and passenger railroad Amtrak, but $50 billion for struggling U.S. airlines would be a loan not a cash payout, according to a copy of the proposal seen by Reuters.



4 years ago

Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720,000 masks due to coronavirus outbreak

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Sunday that the social media company has donated its emergency reserve of 720,000 masks to provide health workers with more protective gear.



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