Since late April, states across America have started to reopen, allowing for businesses to open their doors with restrictions. In states like Alabama, Colorado and Florida, for example, retail stores are able to reopen at limited capacity. In others, like Idaho and Kansas, gyms have reopened with precautions in place. But […]
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Facebook and Amazon hit records, but not all FAANG stocks have kept up
Facebook, Amazon and Netflix each hit records last week, but not all of the FAANG trade has been so lucky. Apple and Google parent Alphabet remain 3% and 8%, respectively, below their own all-time highs. Todd Gordon, managing director at Ascent Wealth Partners, said all the FAANG stocks remain solid […]
Trump threatens to move GOP convention over coronavirus restrictions in North Carolina
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, May 22, 2020, in Washington. Alex Brandon | AP President Donald Trump on Monday said that he “will be reluctantly forced” to move the Republican National Convention if North Carolina […]
As summer kicks off, a new way to get your kids off devices and enjoying the outdoors
Getty Images With schools and day cares closed down nationwide due to Covid-19 shelter-in-place orders, many parents have been struggling since mid-March to work from home with kids underfoot, leading many to rely on video games and other devices to keep children occupied. Media and digital devices are an integral […]
From a Bali treehouse to a villa in Iceland: See the top Airbnbs on people’s post-pandemic wish lists
While non-essential travel may be out for the foreseeable future, wanderlust is still going strong. Proof? These are the Airbnb rentals at destinations around the world that users have been saving the most on “wish lists” since the pandemic began. (Data was compiled by Airbnb from March 11 to May 4.) Singaraja, […]
Two-time Shark Tank alum and Youtube star on running a business during coronavirus
Aaron “Alpha.M” Marino says the Covid-19 pandemic has hit Youtube sponsorship deals hard, but “You need to be flexible enough to change and adapt in this situation. You are fighting for your business’s life and your employees as well.” Aaron “Alpha.M” Marino Aaron “Alpha.M” Marino is no stranger to adversity, […]
Why the coronavirus might change dating forever
In New York, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S., the city’s health department put out a set of guidelines entitled, “Sex and coronavirus disease.” One piece of official advice: “You are your safest sex partner.” Dating is hard enough in the best of times. Throw in government […]
Oil is on track for its best month ever after rebound, but traders say it’s ‘not out of the woods’
In the last two months, oil has hit two very different first-of-its kind milestones. In April West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. oil benchmark, plunged below zero and into negative territory for the first time on record. Meanwhile May is shaping up to be WTI’s best month ever, going back to […]
Amazon investors want the company to address worker safety at its shareholder meeting
A group of Amazon shareholders is listening to warehouse workers who have raised alarms about safety conditions at the company’s facilities during the coronavirus outbreak. The shareholders, who include the managers of pension funds in New York, California and Illinois, are urging Amazon’s board of directors to release more data […]
Going to the movies will be a different experience in the new coronavirus reality
An employee fills a bag of popcorn in the concessions area inside a Cineplex Cinemas movie theater. Bloomberg The days of packing into a chilly, air-conditioned theater at midnight to catch the hottest blockbuster release of the summer are in the past, at least for a little while. The summer […]