Month: May 2020

Magic Johnson Getty Images With the future of small businesses in urban communities at risk, former National Basketball Association great Magic Johnson has stepped in to offer assistance. Johnson, the CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises, collaborated with MBE Capital Partners to offer $100 million in loans to minority- and women-owned companies hurt by stay-at-home orders
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Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home Depot is set to report its first-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday. While coronavirus restrictions have slowed or suspended construction in much of the country, Home Depot’s earnings will offer insight into the demand for do-it-yourself projects, kitchen appliances and gardening supplies as many Americans
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Entrepreneurs and small business owners across the country have undoubtedly been hit hard by today’s pandemic with many non-essential businesses remaining closed until further notice.  Though the federal government has stepped in to offer more than $600 billion in financial assistance through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security
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Thomas Barwick Lawmakers may allow savers to undo last year’s mandatory withdrawals from retirement accounts. The $3 trillion HEROES Act – the latest round of proposed federal coronavirus relief legislation – was passed by the House last Friday. Aside from granting households another batch of $1,200 stimulus payments and granting student loan relief, the measure
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Signs hang from the Meridian Heights apartment building in Northwes Washington on Monday, May 18, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Caroline Brehman The unemployment drama playing out in the U.S. has drawn comparisons to the Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. But is
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Ground operations employees load baggage onto a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft on the tarmac at John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Santa Ana, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that new bookings are outpacing cancellations, a turning point in the pandemic that has devastated air travel demand. The Dallas-based
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Navigating the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has not been easy for small businesses. Fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff is no exception. “It’s the longest, most exhausting days of my life,” said Minkoff, 39, and the co-founder and creative director of her own fashion line. “I want to scream a lot, but I have to stay
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The Store Fanelli is seen shuttered due to COVID-19 pandemic on April 20, 2020 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz | VIEW press | Getty Images Of small and medium-sized businesses that have been forced to shut down during the coronavirus pandemic, more than half of owners surveyed by Facebook said they won’t rehire the
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It may be premature to turn bullish. Despite Monday’s massive rally, Canaccord Genuity’s Tony Dwyer finds stocks haven’t broken out of the ‘”frustration” stage of the recovery. He breaks down the post-market crash environment into three phases: Panic, relief and frustration. “Once you crash, you go into a panic phase,” the firm’s chief market strategist
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If you’re out of book ideas headed into another month of staying at home, or finally ready to crack one open, Bill Gates has some suggestions. The billionaire released his annual summer book list on Monday. Whether you want to learn more about pandemics amid the coronavirus outbreak or are simply looking for a distraction, Gates has
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Logo and mascot ‘Ali cattle’ at the headquarters of Alibaba Group in Hangzhou. Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images Major changes on Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng index could pave the way for China’s tech giants to expand their trading presence in Asia, while giving more investors access to their stocks. In a major revamp announced
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, May 15, 2020. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that he has been taking anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for over a week to prevent coronavirus infection even though it is not yet
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