Major U.S. airlines -- American (NASDAQ:AAL), Delta (NYSE:DAL), United (NASDAQ:UAL), and Southwest (NYSE:LUV) -- are drastically cutting flights. In the age of coronavirus, this isn't surprising. READ MORE
What will the world be like after coronavirus? Four possible futures
Where will we be in six months, a year, ten years from now? I lie awake at night wondering what the future holds for my loved ones. My vulnerable friends and relatives. I wonder what will happen to my job, even though I’m luckier than many: I get good sick pay and can work remotely. I am writing this from the UK, where I still have self-employed friends who are staring down the barrel of months without pay, friends who have already lost jobs. The contract that pays 80% of my salary runs out in December. Coronavirus is hitting the economy badly. Will anyone be hiring when I need work? READ MORE
That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief
Some of the HBR edit staff met virtually the other day — a screen full of faces in a scene becoming more common everywhere. We talked about the content we’re commissioning in this harrowing time of a pandemic and how we can help people. But we also talked about how we were feeling. One colleague mentioned that what she felt was grief. Heads nodded in all the panes. READ MORE
WTF: Coronavirus package contains $11 billion for three international development organizations
Among the many provisions in the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package that appear to have little to do with the immediate crisis at home is a nearly $11 billion pot of money for three international development groups. READ MORE
Life-saving coronavirus bill delayed by Pelosi in despicable bid to score political points
President Trump has ordered a clampdown on price-gouging during the COVID-19 national emergency. “Very simply, we will not allow anyone to exploit the suffering of American citizens for their own profit,” Trump said Monday. “So we’re going to be watching that with our great attorney general very closely.” READ MORE
Stocks surge has Dow flirting with bear-market exit
U.S. equity markets clambered higher Thursday as investors digested record jobless claims and waited for the House to vote on a $2 trillion relief package. READ MORE
Coronavirus has not closed these businesses
The coronavirus pandemic that has caused many businesses to temporarily close has not taken a complete toll on animal hospitals, banks and other establishments. READ MORE
10 Things Every Small Business Owner Needs To Do To Deal With the Impact of Covid-19 on Their Business
This is an anxiety filled moment for business owners the world over. As somebody who works with thousands of small business owners every year, guiding them to grow their companies, here are ten things I'm telling my business coaching clients they need to do to protect their businesses during these uncertain times. READ MORE
Questioning the Clampdown
Experts now agree the virus’s spread can be slowed but not contained. It will take its place among mostly seasonal respiratory infections. After a time, recurrent outbreaks will be moderated by a large number of potential carriers who have immunity from their last infection. READ MORE
How to work from home without losing your sanity
As coronavirus continues to spread throughout the country, companies are asking employees to work remotely to help control contagion. READ MORE
Coronavirus fallout leads to first round of layoffs in US
As the coronavirus spreads throughout the U.S., it’s started to create an economic meltdown, triggering hundreds of layoffs in the past week alone and ending the longest-ever bull market for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. READ MORE
New Wells Fargo CEO: Issues will not resolve until 2021
The third chief executive of Wells Fargo in four years appeared in front of Congress on Tuesday, saying that there's much the bank needs to do to fix its cultural problems, and isn't expecting it to be done until 2021. READ MORE
Janus, whose case ended mandatory union fees, wants Supreme Court's help getting money back
The plaintiff whose 2018 case led to a Supreme Court ruling that mandatory public union agency fees for nonmembers were unconstitutional is now asking the high court to force the union that represented him to return a portion of the money it collected before that decision. READ MORE
How NASA's Apollo program kicked off Silicon Valley's tech revolution
Silicon Valley, its visionaries like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, and the entire tech revolution may not have happened without the Cold War space race. READ MORE
Want to stay relevant in the workplace?
Advances in technology have revolutionized the working world. Now many of us work from home or wherever else we can be productive. We can collaborate with teams across the country or around the globe, instantly sharing and updating our work. READ MORE
Congressional report says Wells Fargo not complying with regulatory settlements
Wells Fargo is not complying with the terms of multiple settlements related to its sales scandal, according to a Congressional report released on Wednesday that also faulted regulators for failing to aggressively enforce the agreements. READ MORE
Closing the gap: How to overcome obstacles as a female entrepreneur
The number of women-owned businesses in the United States has seen huge growth, increasing a dramatic 31 times in the past 46 years, according to the 2018 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report. Between 1972 and 2018, they’ve risen from 402,000 (4.6% of all firms) in 1972 to 12.3 million (40% of all firms) and counting. READ MORE
Elon Musk's brother wants to transform farming
Plant-based foods are all the rage right now, and vertical farms are capitalizing on the trend. READ MORE
Wells Fargo Settlement: Part 3 – Gaming
This week I am exploring the Wells Fargo Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settlement of $3 billion. The case presents multiple lessons for the compliance professional and one very large lesson for the consuming public. READ MORE
These 26 words 'created the internet.' The US government is coming for them
For decades, many of the biggest names in tech have leaned on a little-known law to avoid being held responsible for some of the most controversial content on their platforms. The companies have invoked this federal law, known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, in one court case after another to dismiss potentially costly lawsuits over messages, videos and other content created by users. READ MORE