Month: April 2020

Howard Schultz said Tuesday that additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program is not adequate to help small restaurants survive the coronavirus pandemic.  “What’s needed is not another version of PPP. Again, good intent but it’s the wrong medicine,” the billionaire former Starbucks CEO said on “Squawk Box.”  Rather, Schultz said he believes the government needs to create
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This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 2.4 million Global deaths: More than 169,986 Most cases reported: United States (784,326), Spain (200,210), Italy (181,228), France (156,480), and Germany (147,065).  The data above was compiled
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Stock futures bounced slightly in overnight trading on Monday as oil prices bounced off their lows following an unprecedented wipeout. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 80 points. S&P 500 futures added 0.3%. The gains came as the more actively-traded June oil contract rebounded by 2%. The May contract, which triggered Monday’s stock
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From weird dreams and nightmares to increased insomnia, the coronavirus pandemic has stimulated some unusual sleep issues for many people. As a member of the outreach and public education committee for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine and a behavioral sleep researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a number of patients have been asking: “Why is this happening, and
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Howard Marks, Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital. David A. Grogan | CNBC Billionaire investor Howard Marks said there is a sharp disconnect between the stock market and the reality the world is facing amid the coronavirus outbreak. “We’re only down 15% from the all-time high of Feb. 19,” Marks, co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, said Monday on
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Raymond Boyd Some big restaurant chains have gotten called out in recent days for using a loophole in the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief law to access loan money earmarked for smaller businesses. Potbelly Sandwich Shop, for example, got a $10 million loan from the Paycheck Protection Program — the upper lending limit. Ruth’s Chris Steak House got
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on the U.S. economy, a new survey from the National Restaurant Association lays out how dire the situation is for the industry. More than two-thirds of the restaurant workforce, or 8 million employees, have lost their jobs as shelter-in-place orders and mandatory closures have severely impacted
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Viacom’s New York City headquarters. Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images Topline: As the coronavirus pandemic keeps Americans confined to their homes, nearly every industry has been negatively impacted by the disease, and businesses losing out on cash flow have started laying off workers. Here’s who’s axed staff so far: Airlines & Transportation Air
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Still from “The Batman.” Warner Bros. Warner Bros. is making some strategic changes to its movie release schedule in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. With cinemas shuttered and productions of upcoming films suspended, the studio has moved a number of its release dates. So far, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and the second “Wonder Woman” film
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