Most students can’t wait to get back into the classroom, even as more schools extend remote learning indefinitely. The University of Alabama system said it intends to return to on-campus instruction, while the California State University System announced that all students, enrolled on 23 campuses, will take fall classes online. Other schools have proposed a
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Tracy Singleton, owner of Birchwood Café in Minneapolis, Minnesota, remains cautious about reopening. “I don’t feel safe having people walk into my environment yet,” she says. Tracy Singleton Like many small business owners, Edgar Comellas, owner of Aces Wild Entertainment in Florida, has seen business grind to a halt since March. His company, which arranges
Women Have Less Security In Retirement Due to Lower Earnings and Higher Risks During Their Careers. Getty Women face a vastly more insecure retirement than men, a new report co-authored by Joelle Saad-Lessler, Tyler Bond and myself shows. They have fewer opportunities to save for retirement during their careers. They earn lower wages in part
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Getty Images Republicans are the ones usually derided for passing tax cuts that cater to the rich. But with the passage of the HEROES Act by the House of Representatives, it’s time to point a finger at Democrats. Republicans Provided Windfall To
Tenants can’t pay their rent because of the pandemic. They ask for abatements, deferrals or other accommodations. Property owners sometimes go along, signing formal abatement or deferral agreements with tenants. Owners may feel they have no choice. They look ahead into a dark future and would rather have tenants in occupancy than vacant space. Or
Travelers the world over are asking: Where can I travel that’s safe? Sha Wellness Clinic, a medical clinic and hotel in southeastern Spain, has an answer. It’s requiring guests to provide a negative Covid-19 test result before they ever step foot in the door. “When we began to put together our preventative measures, there was
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
U.S. stock futures ticked lower in overnight trading and pointed to modest losses at the open Wednesday, following a weak session that snapped a three-day winning streak for markets. Fueling the volatility is uncertainty around a possible coronavirus treatment and vaccine and how economies will fare in reopening, from a health perspective. Dow futures fell
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
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
The coronavirus pandemic caused an unprecedented jump in job losses, but the worst may be over, at least for now. After spiking more than 1,000% in March, layoffs among small business leveled off last month, according to exclusive data compiled by human resource provider Gusto and based on more than 100,000 small businesses nationwide. “We are no
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
Senior women pours money out of purse Getty ‘Round about two weeks ago, I wrote that, despite projections to the contrary, the Social Security Trust Fund was at significant risk of far earlier depletion than it’s “official” 2035 projection. In the first place, the economic difficulties we’re now experiencing and might well be experiencing for
Remember when working from home used to be a perk? Little did we know when we were building the cloud-based interfaces and bring-your-own device security protocols that made it possible to offer work-from-anywhere programs as employee incentives that we were actually building the infrastructure that would keep the economy alive during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo
Vincent Lo, chairman of Shui On Land, is adding to his real estate projects in Shanghai.… [+] Photographer: Kevin Lee/Bloomberg BLOOMBERG NEWS Shui On Land, the developer of Shanghai’s swank Xintiandi area, is increasing its investments in the city as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic winds down — at least for now, and hope
Customers leave a Kohl’s store on November 12, 2015 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Kohl’s net sales tanked 43.5% during the first quarter, the company said Tuesday, as its stores were forced temporarily shut due to the Covid-19 crisis. “While we have a fast-growing digital business, it has
A pedestrian wearing a protective face mask walks past the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg via Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked a cluster of coronavirus cases in rural Arkansas back to a church pastor and
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A view of the fearless girl wearing a mask in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City USA during coronavirus pandemic on April 25, 2020. John Nacion | NurPhoto | Getty Images Stock futures held steady in overnight trading on Monday after the market scored its best day in six weeks
Signage is displayed outside Morgan Stanley & Co. headquarters in the Times Square neighborhood of New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dennis Lynch steers a mutual fund whose bets on Amazon and Zoom Video have helped it beat the market by more than 30% so far this year, but he isn’t isn’t