Wall St. slides on bleak data, capping a banner month
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as grim economic data and mixed earnings prompted investors to take some profits at the close of Wall Street's best month...
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Zoom participant numbers top 300 million despite growing ban list, shares hit record (April 23)
(This story corrects headline and first paragraph in April 23 story after company clarifies it had mistakenly termed the 300 million as users instead of meeting...
Factbox: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway at a glance
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual meeting on May 2 will break with tradition and be held virtually, as the coronavirus pandemic halts large gatherings.
Italy's airport lobby says social distancing on planes not sustainable
The Italian airport operators association, Assaeroporti, said on Thursday proposals to keep some seats empty on planes for social distancing would not be workable if only...
Wall St. slides on grim jobless data, set for best month in decades
Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday after a strong month of gains as millions of more Americans applied for jobless claims, taking the shine off...
New Jersey homeowners are getting some property tax relief. Here's what that means
Garden State homeowners may get a little more time to pay property taxes to their municipalities. An executive order gives cash-strapped residents a break but puts...
Ford Motor steps up campaign to convince union workers to restart U.S. output
Ford Motor Co on Thursday outlined the safety measures it will institute to restart its most profitable U.S. plants, expanding on similar efforts by General Motors...
Buffett likely to finally address pandemic at Berkshire Hathaway meeting
Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual meeting will be nothing like the extravaganzas of years past, but will give Warren Buffett a chance to show how resilient his...
Governments, Don’t Let your Startups and Scaleups Die
Startup Genome JF Gauthier and Arnobio Morelix Apr 2020 The Importance of Well-Designed Startup Funding Policy in Times of Crisis Policy makers leading advanced startup ecosystems...
Wall Street falls on grim jobless claims data
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as millions of more Americans applied for jobless claims, taking the shine off a strong rally this month and eclipsing upbeat...
JPMorgan says it has handled $17.8 billion under emergency aid program
JPMorgan Chase & Co said it has submitted roughly 220,000 applications worth $17.8 billion to the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program to help small businesses...
Equities dip but remain on pace for best month on record
World equity benchmarks dipped on Thursday yet remained on pace for their best month on record as a rebound in oil prices, encouraging early results from...
Millions of Americans continue to seek jobless benefits; consumer spending slumps
Millions more Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, suggesting that layoffs were spreading to industries that were not initially directly impacted by business closures...
Macy's reopening 68 stores, targets all within six weeks as U.S. curbs loosen
Macy's Inc plans to reopen 68 U.S. stores on Monday in states that have loosened coronavirus lockdowns, the department store operator said on Thursday, as more...
Oil prices surge on last day of roller-coaster month
Oil prices jumped on Thursday, as signs the U.S. crude glut was not growing as quickly as many had feared brought an upbeat close to one...