Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announced a resolution Thursday that would broadly cancel federal student loan debt during the coronavirus crisis. The resolution calls on President Donald Trump to take executive action to forgive up to $50,000 in debt for borrowers. The economic aftermath from the pandemic, which caused
Tim Curran is the CEO of Building Engines, the modern building operations platform for commercial real estate. Getty After months of being closed or at extremely low capacity, office buildings are cautiously moving towards re-occupancy. However, getting people back into buildings is a complex matter, and it’s made even more so given the severity of Covid-19.
getty When Congress passed the SECURE Act in December of 2019, it included a controversial provision that required the Department of Labor (“DOL”) to include estimated monthly retirement income at least once a year in 401(k) plan participant statements. In its August 18, 2020 News Release, the DOL stated “retirement plans would provide lifetime income
UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 15: Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., joined by other members of the Problem … [+] Solvers Caucus, unveils the March to Common Ground, a COVID-19 relief package, at the House Triangle on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images This
The headquarters of German immunotherapy company BioNTech stands on April 22, 2020 in Mainz, Germany. Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images Germany’s BioNTech is purchasing a German biotech production site from Swiss drugs giant Novartis to boost output of the coronavirus vaccine hopeful it is developing with Pfizer. The transaction, for which the price tag was
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Snowflake (SNOW) — Shares of Snowflake dropped more than 6% after the cloud company’s shares more than doubled at its market debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The initial public offering marked the largest software debut ever. Snowflake was worth $70.4 billion at the end of Wednesday’s trading, more
Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Group founder, Sir Richard Branson. Craig Barritt LONDON – Virgin founder Richard Branson is looking to raise $460 million to create a new special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, becoming the latest in a line of wealthy investors to do so. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Snowflake IPO begins trading at the NYSE on Sept. 16th, 2020. Source: NYSE So you think Snowflake up over 100% on its first day is a big deal? Nah, there’s been plenty of companies that have had first day pops bigger than that this year. They include biotech firm CureVac, up 249% on the first
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images $100 threshold Perhaps the most significant barrier is a restriction that limits the subsidy to people who currently receive at least $100 a week in unemployment benefits from the state or another program. The policy is a departure from the $600 enhancement, which was enacted by the CARES Act
Jon Nazca | Reuters Facebook is increasing its focus on the small business community, launching a new interface called “Business Suite” on Thursday which is targeted at small businesses that have struggled throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. The platform is available exclusively to small businesses at launch, according to a release from the social media and
Ari Rastegar is CEO of Rastegar Property Company, a vertically integrated real estate company with a focus on value-oriented real estate. getty Success starts at the beginning. In the case of acquiring a lot or existing rental property, this idea equates to due diligence. I write a lot about due diligence, but a deeper dive can
ICU/Emergency room getty The current pandemic has caused many of us to confront our own mortality and to think about the “what if” scenarios if we, or someone we love, gets sick. With almost a million Covid deaths worldwide, it’s hard not to be concerned. As difficult as it is to imagine the unimaginable, you
Getty Did you file for an extension for your 2019 federal income tax return? If so, you have about a month remaining to file: the deadline to file your federal income tax return on extension is on or before the October 15, 2020. October 15 is the same deadline to file a federal income tax
Jets are parked on runway 28 at the Pittsburgh International Airport on March 27, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen | Getty Imageas Airline executives and labor unions on Wednesday again pushed for billions in additional federal aid as a ban on industry job cuts is set to expire in less than two weeks and
LONDON – Grenke, a German financial services provider, is under investigation after a report by a short-selling investor research company alleged it of market manipulation, money laundering and fraud. The 64-page report, which Grenke strongly rejects, was published by Fraser Perring of Viceroy Research. Shares of Grenke, which is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange,
Sutter Hill Ventures Managing Director Mike Speiser speaks onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt at Pier 48 on September 9, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Steve Jennings | Getty Images Two months after Facebook’s massive IPO in 2012, venture capitalist Mike Speiser was a few miles away from the social networking company, incubating a software start-up from
Warren Buffett Gerry Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett, the man who pioneered buy and hold investing, just made quite a fast buck from a type of investment he once mocked. Berkshire Hathaway bought $250 million of Snowflake stock at the IPO price and an additional 4.04 million shares from another stockholder at the debut price.
Getty Images Working parents are feeling the sting of the coronavirus pandemic — and it’s hitting women especially hard. School shutdowns have left many trying to juggle work, childcare and helping their kids with distant learning. Since the crisis began, 40% of working parents have had to change their employment situation, according to a new
The U.S. economy may be starting to recover from the coronavirus crisis, but many small-business owners are not. After appearing on Shark Tank, Kelsey Moreira, 29, opened an edible cookie dough bar called Doughp on the Las Vegas Strip in 2019. “Even though I came out without a deal, I had a burst of confidence
Topeka anticipates workers will be enticed to relocate due to its affordability. Greater Topeka Partnership Topeka, Kansas is offering an enticing deal for remote workers to put down roots in the city. Through the state capital’s new Choose Topeka relocation initiative, employees who work remotely for companies based outside Shawnee County can receive up to