Stubbornly high shipping expenses for businesses are getting sealed into contracts for the next 12 months, forcing companies to pass the extra costs on to consumers. The price for a container of goods from China…
Desperate sports bettors are turning to table tennis…
Lee Sangsu of Republic of Korea hits a shot in the Table Tennis practice session during the Olympics preview day - 1 at Rio Centro on August 4, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Getty ImagesSports…
These financial advisors applied for the PPP loan.…
filadendronAs small businesses sought emergency federal loans, financial advisors not only assisted clients, but also applied for aid to bolster their practices.The Paycheck Protection Program, the $ 349 billion small-business loan offering, ran out of…
Five important investment lessons from the Coronavirus crisis
By Balachandran RDear investor, The last couple of months have been truly astounding. From completely ignoring the pandemic (the market was at an all-time high of 42,273 as recently as Jaunary 20), the market went…
Premarket: 7 things to know before the bell
Click chart for more in-depth data. 1. The race to driverless cars: SoftBank (SFTBF) and Toyota (TM) are forming a joint venture that will use driverless-car technology to offer new services, such as mobile convenience…
Germany signals more help for businesses, workers struggling…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media about measures of the German government to avoid further spread of the coronavirus on April 9, 2020 at the chancellery in Berlin.Markus Schreiber | Pool | AFP |…
How the coronavirus and retail closures are accelerating…
Men work at a distribution station in the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York.Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty ImagesIf Amazon dominated the retail market before the coronavirus pandemic began, there's good reason…
Yes to brunch, no to Coachella. Here’s how…
miodrag ignjatovicYounger Americans are eager to eat and drink out in public again.They will, however, likely shy away in large numbers from festivals, sports venues and international trips for a while once conoravirus lockdowns are…
NASA will launch astronauts from US soil for…
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket emblazoned with the famous NASA "worm" logo for the Demo-2 mission/NASANASA and SpaceX are targeting May 27 for the launch of Demo-2, the first launch of NASA astronauts from the…