The number of women running Fortune 500 companies has hit an all-time record of 37.
Even though the number of female CEOs is up, that's still only 7.4% of the Fortune 500 ranked businesses compiled annually by the magazine. READ MORE
U.S. payroll protection program: What has changed in round two?
The Small Business Administration (SBA) on Monday will release $310 billion in funds for the second round of its program that aims to help small businesses hurt by the novel coronavirus disruption to cover their payroll costs. READ MORE
Broad 3-to-1 support for payroll tax cut, new deductions
Voters broadly support President Trump’s call for temporary tax changes to boost the economy during the coronavirus crisis, especially a suspension of the payroll tax. READ MORE
How coronavirus could damage Social Security
What you need to know about potential impacts on program's future. READ MORE
GM suspends dividends, share repurchases in coronavirus pandemic
Auto maker says it extended $3.6 billion under its three-year revolving credit agreement to April 2022. READ MORE
Most losing jobs to coronavirus think they’ll return: Poll
One in four American adults say someone in their home has lost a job due to COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE
Zoombot – Automated Video Meeting AI
Let me just say, Zoom is an incredible video conferencing tool, however, it’s become SO useful during this Worldwide WFH-athon that my number of Zoom meetings have gone through the mesosphere and is currently on Mars. There’s barely even time for bio-breaks, Reddit, or actually getting work done. It’s as if Zoom has turned into the Oasis from Ready Player One where everyone spends every waking hour of their day inside. READ MORE
U.S. consumer prices record largest drop in five years
U.S. consumer prices fell by the most in more than five years in March and further decreases are likely as the novel coronavirus outbreak suppresses demand for some goods and services, offsetting price increases related to shortages resulting from disruptions to the supply chain. READ MORE
Could electricity consumption during coronavirus predict the depth of a recession?
With businesses across not only the U.S. but around the world shut down in an effort to mitigate the spread of the global coronavirus pandemic, people are concerned about just how severe the economic fallout will be. READ MORE
Pfizer announces 'important advances' in fight against coronavirus
Pfizer Inc. said it's making "important advances" in the drug company's battle against the coronavirus. READ MORE
Coronavirus Could Transform the World of Work. Are Businesses Ready?
An ever-growing number of U.S. companies are temporarily shuttering their offices and moving to telework to prevent coronavirus’ spread, raising important questions about short-term business success, and the long-term impact this might have on the world of work. READ MORE
Unemployment claims spiked to new record last week
The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits surged to more than 6.6 million last week, breaking a record high for the second week in a row as more states and cities enforced strict stay-at-home measures in an attempt to stop the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE
Is This the End of Stock Buybacks? (Let’s Hope So!)
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