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Things To Consider When Planning For Retirement
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 3:59pm | 1008Read More...Before the COVID-19 coronavirus became a global pandemic, markets were in an unrelenting uptrend. However, soon after world governments began introducing stay-at-home orders, forcing the closure of non-essential businesses and unemployment of millions, financial markets experienced a historic...
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NBA's Lakers Return $4.5M Coronavirus Relief Loan Meant For Small Businesses To Keep Payroll
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 5:59am | 393Read More...National Basketball Association team Los Angeles Lakers on Monday said it returned a $4.5 million loan granted to it as part of the federal government's novel coronavirus (COVID-19) relief efforts. What Happened "The Lakers qualified for and received a loan under the Payroll Protection...
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China's Nationalization Of N-95 Mask Manufacturers Triggers US Shortages
Monday, April 27, 2020 - 7:20am | 427Read More...The Chinese government has nationalized its large N95 mask manufacturers, making it difficult and expensive for importers in the United States to access the much needed medical product. What Happened iPromo, a large importer of N95 masks and other pandemic related medical goods, had orders...
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Goldman Sachs Predicts US Unemployment Claims Might Hit 37M By End Of May
Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 6:26am | 195Read More...The unemployment claims in the United States could increase to 37 million by the end of May, Goldman Sachs analysts have forecasted, Forbes reported on Wednesday. According to the investment firm, the number of claims filed on Thursday alone could increase by 5.5 million. That would bring the...
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Jeff Bezos Worth Skyrockets As Amazon Stock Soars
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 2:35am | 581Read More...The coronavirus crisis has led to unprecedented demand for the services of e-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), sending its stock to record highs and its CEO Jeff Bezos’ net worth even higher. What Happened Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the world’s wealthiest...
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CDC Guidelines Pushes Face Mask Sales Higher, Etsy CEO Says, Encourages To Support Small Businesses
Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 7:36am | 357Read More...Etsy Inc. (NASDAQ: ETSY) CEO Josh Silverman says that sellers and consumers of face masks are on a rampage amid COVID-19 pandemic. What Happened With 2.7 million sellers, online marketplace Etsy currently has almost 20,000 shops selling face masks as the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention...
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'The Next Big Thing': How Cannabigerol (CBG) May Revolutionize the Cannabis industry
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 4:18pm | 818Read More...First discovered in the 1960s, Cannabigerol (CBG), a once rare, non-psychoactive molecule from which hundreds of other cannabinoids are derived, recently gained momentum as more companies and brands like Avicanna Inc. (OTC: AVCNF) learn of the molecule’s therapeutic benefits in over-the-...
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Greta Thunberg Among Europe's 30 Under 30 Forbes List
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 6:15am | 715Read More...The list of “30 under 30 Europe” honoring young people in 10 categories was released on Tuesday by Forbes. The 30 chosen young people highlight “the young, visionary leaders reinventing business and society.” The individuals come from 32 countries in Europe and were selected...
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Apple Hit With $1.2B Fine By French Antitrust Authorities
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 6:43am | 390Read More...Antitrust authorities in France have fined Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) $1.2 billion after finding the iPhone maker abused its economic position to prevent Premium resellers from selling at lower prices. What Happened Apple, along with two of its wholesalers, was accused of controlling...
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WWE Wrestlemania 36 Remains On Schedule Despite Coronavirus Fears, McMahon's XFL Canceled
Friday, March 13, 2020 - 4:30am | 390Read More...World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.'s (NYSE: WWE) Wrestlemania 36 will take place as scheduled on April 5 despite the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Tampa officials have decided for the time being. WWE Has Contingency Plan "Right now WrestleMania is out about three weeks,"...
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'Shark Tank' Host Barbara Corcoran Loses $380,000 In Email Phishing Scam
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 11:52am | 281Read More..."Shark Tank" judge Barbara Corcoran admitted this to being a victim of a email phishing scam that cost her $380,000. The online scam used an email address that looked like it belonged to Corcoran’s assistant but misspelled by one letter, according to Forbes. The email also...
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Google Parent Alphabet To Quit Power Generating Kite Company
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 6:05am | 337Read More...Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is closing down Makani, a company that generates power with kites, the Financial Times reports. What Happened Fort Felker, CEO of Makani, announced Makani’s departure from Alphabet's experimental “X” lab in a Medium post....
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Crypto Market Wrap: Less Popular Cryptocurrency Extends Gains As Bitcoin, Others Plunge
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 7:29am | 448Read More...Cryptocurrencies, led by Bitcoin (BTC), traded in red at press time on Tuesday, with one lesser-known cryptocurrency bucking the trend. What Happened At a time when the financial markets, in particular in Asia, are holding back over the fears related to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, the...
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Steve Forbes Criticizes Trade War: 'Tariff Is Another Word For Sales Tax'
Monday, January 13, 2020 - 3:21pm | 559Read More...The 2020 presidential race is a debate about what kind of a country Americans want in the future, and it’s the kind of debate that took place before the Civil War and again in the 1890s, Steve Forbes told the Detroit Economic Club on Monday. “We’ve had these debates before. We...
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Angela Merkel The Most Powerful Woman On Forbes 2019 List, Thunberg The Youngest
Friday, December 13, 2019 - 7:12am | 432Read More...Forbes published its annual list of most powerful women on Thursday. Merkel At The Top — Again Angela Merkel, whom Forbes describes as the "de facto leader of Europe," has been voted the most powerful woman in the world for the 12th time since she was elected Germany's...
