Month: April 2020

The difficulties of social isolation can also present an opportunity to reinvent yourself, according to Barbara Corcoran, an investor on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” “One of the most wonderful things, or probably the only wonderful thing about this pandemic,” she tells Grow, “is you have a lot of time to actually assess what you want to do
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A driver adjusts his face mask as Uber and Lyft drivers with Rideshare Drivers United and the Transport Workers Union of America conduct a ‘caravan protest’ outside the California Labor Commissioner’s office amidst the coronavirus pandemic on April 16, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Mario Tama Some gig workers may
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If you’ve been quarantined due to Covid-19 stay-at-home orders, you might be eager to travel again — or at least visit your favorite places. Thanks to virtual reality (VR), it is possible to “visit” places around the world without leaving home. Experts say these virtual excursions provide more than just entertainment; VR experiences, especially immersive
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A sign alerts Potbelly Sandwich Shop customers that it is open for pick-up and takeout only due to the coronavirus outbreak in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Potbelly said Saturday that it will return its $10 million loan from
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Comstock | Stockbyte | Getty Images “Scary,” “unbelievable,” “so dramatic,” “unprecedented,” “very visceral”: These are among the choice words Wall Street veterans used to describe what was, for the oil market, a week for the history books. On Monday, for the first time on record, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the U.S. oil benchmark, plunged below
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Employee Linda Tarkenton holds a blank U.S. Treasury check before it’s run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia. Getty Images People who receive benefits through either the Department of Veterans Affairs or Supplemental Security Income who have children have a new deadline if they want to get all of the
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Fabian Videla Source: Fabian Videla In March, Fabian Videla realized that his 20-year-old construction and renovation company, Smarter Remodeling,in Jacksonville, Florida, might not survive the coronavirus outbreak.  “People started canceling sales appointments,” Videla, 49, said. “Current customers were apprehensive about letting crews in their houses. All of a sudden, it was a massive shutdown.” Soon,
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A customer browses products at a Walmart store in Burbank, California Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. consumer sentiment fell for a third straight month as people weigh the coronavirus pandemic and the possibility of an economic re-opening, data released Friday by the University of Michigan showed. The consumer sentiment index fell
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