Restaurants in the U.S. are reeling from city- and statewide coronavirus initiatives that shut down many dining rooms essentially overnight. As Americans stay inside and refrain from going out to eat, small and independently owned restaurants are facing massive uncertainty. The National Restaurant Association estimates that 3 million industry employees have already lost their jobs,
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to reporters after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in an emergency move designed to shield the world’s largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus, during a news conference in Washington, March 3, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters With a series of moves that take it still deeper
A new government tool to file for coronavirus stimulus checks is here, and that’s good news for some Social Security recipients. The government is urging certain individuals to apply using that tool now to make sure they receive timely payments and the full amounts for which they are eligible. This week, the Treasury Department and
Cafe Meow Parlour in New York City. Sarah Whitten | CNBC Nestled in the Lower East Side of Manhattan is a shop with a unique table in the window. A simple wood ledge is balanced on four big white letters that spell out the word “MEOW.” On a typical day, New Yorkers walking the streets
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 1,709,000 Global deaths: At least 103,536 US cases: More than 501,600 US deaths: At least 18,777 The data
The Wall Street Bull, located in the financial district of New York City. Mike Roy | MCT | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The stock market’s rapid plunge into a bear market this year has been nearly matched by a blistering rally off its lows. Through Thursday’s close, the S&P 500 has rallied nearly
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles addresses the Economic Club of New York in New York City, October 18, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Federal Reserve Main Street lending program targeting mid-size businesses should be up and running in a few weeks, a senior central bank official said Friday. Vice Chairman Randal
Unemployment applications are seen as City of Hialeah employees hand them out to people in front of the John F. Kennedy Library on April 08, 2020 in Hialeah, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Joe Raedle Americans are applying for unemployment in record numbers as the coronavirus pandemic has effectively shuttered much of the U.S.
“When we got the order we were non-essential, that was the day we cleared house,” said Suzanna Cameron, 30, the owner of Stems, a flower shop in Brooklyn, New York. After her store was forced to close in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the single mom said she tried to pivot with virtual flower arranging
Fiat Chrysler is recreating the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day” with Bill Murray for a Super Bowl ad for the Jeep Gladiator pickup. Fiat Chrysler Fiat Chrysler is reviving its “Groundhog Day” Super Bowl ad featuring actor Bill Murray as part of a series of social media videos for its brands and the coronavirus pandemic. The
Getty Images At some point, the biggest American companies are going to tell their employees it’s time to leave home and return to work. That decision will be fraught with risk without widespread testing for the COVID-19 virus. For some industries, such as Wall Street banks, ubiquitous testing is essential to bringing back their workforce
A sign is posted outside of the PayPal headquarters in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images After weeks of lobbying, fintech companies are officially allowed to take part in the U.S. government’s emergency lending program. PayPal and Intuit QuickBooks announced Friday evening that they were approved by the Small Business Administration to take
The Internal Revenue Services offices in Washington, D.C. Adam Jeffery | CNBC The IRS is giving taxpayers extra relief on upcoming deadlines, pushing the due date for more returns and payments to July 15. Taxpayers have three more months to submit their 2019 income tax returns and payments, and now the IRS is granting additional
Greektown, a popular casino and restaurant area of Detroit, sits deserted during evening rush hour on April 6, 2020. Michael Wayland / CNBC The streets of downtown Detroit are desolate. Its factories are shuttered. A city that for the first time in a lifetime was showing strong signs of a resurgence has been brought to
Deliveroo CEO Will Shu. Aurelien Morissard | IP3 | Getty Images CEOs from 12 of the U.K.’s top tech companies have written to the government urging for emergency business relief measures to be extended to start-ups. In a joint letter to Britain’s Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, the start-up bosses warned that loan schemes implemented to
ROME, ITALY – MARCH 14: People watch tv as Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte delivers his speech on the new economic measures due to Coronavirus emergency on March 14, 2020 in Rome, Italy. Franco Origlia Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday extended a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus until May 3, though he
kate_sept2004 If you’re paying a financial advisor to guide you through current market havoc, groups representing those professionals want you to nab a tax break for those fees. A quintet of groups representing financial advisors is calling upon Congress to restore a tax deduction for advisory fees. “We think it’s good public policy at any
U.S. President Donald Trump signs H.R. 748, the CARES Act in the Oval Office of the White House on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Erin Schaff | Getty Images Jesse Norris, 50, normally spends his time flying around the globe to do process auditing for aerospace industry clients at his one-man business, Norris Consulting.
General Motors Co. Chevrolet pickup trucks sit on display for sale at a car dealership in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. General Motors Co. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 6. Luke Sharrett| Bloomberg | Getty Images Angelo Salvadore is one of the luckier ones when it comes to his
JetBlue planes at a gate at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is taking another step into the world of retail banking with an installment loan product that’s launching with JetBlue Airways. The bank quietly released a website for something called MarcusPay this week, allowing users to