In One Chart: As nearly 17 million people lose jobs, more young Americans and Democrats say coronavirus is likely to hurt their finances
Almost half of Republicans say COVID19 is not a major threat, according to a new Pew Research Center survey......»»
Game cancellations would hit Royals, MLB with millions in losses
This week, opening day came and went for Major League Baseball with no games played due to the coronavirus pandemic. With no end to the postponement in sight, the league and its teams are certain to lose millions this year. The Kansas City Royals' first .....»»
Coronavirus is revealing a major flaw in the systems we rely on to get food
AP Images / LM Otero Quickly following on the heels of fears about the coronavirus were empty shelves on grocery stories, as panicked shoppers stocked up on toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and other items. Those shelves have been restocked, but the speed .....»»
Immigration restrictions likely to hurt major construction projects
Congress established the in 1990 to attract foreign direct investments to the United States as a job-creating stimulus. In exchange for making job-creating investments, EB-5 participants would be... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Major Houston-based software co. to acquire longtime competitor-turned-partner
Houston-based BMC Software Inc. has reached a deal to acquire Detroit-based Compuware Corp. — less than two years after reports surfaced about the possibility of a similar deal. BMC is owned by global investment firm KKR & Co. LP (NYSE: KKR) an.....»»
Toy Companies Starting To Worry Coronavirus Could Hurt Supply For 2020 Holiday Season
Toy makers and buyers gather this week in New York for the industry's major confab. Toy company officials are starting t.....»»
Commodities Corner: What a breakdown in the Saudi Arabia-Russia oil alliance would mean to the market
Saudi Arabia and Russia have so far failed to reach an agreement to cut oil production even with COVID-19 expected to significantly hurt energy demand this year, putting the more than three-year-old alliance between the two major oil producers at risk......»»
Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks down but off session lows in wake of coronavirus impact on Apple sales
Nasdaq trades nearly flat, while other major U.S. stock benchmarks are lower Tuesday, after Apple Inc. said a viral outbreak in China would hurt its second-quarter results, reigniting fears that the global economy could be harmed......»»
Apple Says Coronavirus Outbreak in China Will Hurt Revenue
Apple is the only major U.S. tech giant to offer the majority of its products and services in China .....»»
The Iowa Democratic caucuses were plagued by tech problems that reportedly went far beyond issues with an app
Tech problems played a role throughout the botched Democratic primary caucus in Iowa on February 3. A smartphone app developed specifically for registering results and largely untested before being deployed, encountered major hitches dur.....»»
These 19 black women fought for voting rights
Black women like Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Ella Baker and Mary Church Terrell played a major rol.....»»
How to use Byte, the new 6-second video-sharing app hoping to succeed Vine and compete with TikTok
Byte is a newly released app for watching, creating, and sharing .....»»
The first download numbers for Byte, the app heralded as Vine 2.0, show it still has a long way to go to catch up to TikTok
Byte Byte, the long-anticipated successor to the video-sharing app Vine, launched to the public on Friday n.....»»
The New Vine Successor Byte Is Already Beating TikTok in the App Store
Byte, a new video-sharing app released Friday to compete with ByteDance’s TikTok, has rocketed to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store. Created by .....»»
Beloved App Vine Just Got a Reboot – and It’s Already Beating TikTok in the App Store
Byte, a new video-sharing app released Friday to compete with ByteDance’s TikTok, has rocketed to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store. Created by .....»»
The first trend on Byte, the 6-second successor to Vine, is dragging TikTok
Screenshot Byte/grant, bigmanchase Vine co-creator Dom Hofmann has .....»»
The co-creator of Vine is back with a new viral video app to take on TikTok, and you can download it now
Screenshot/Byte The co-creator of Vine has launched a new viral video app called Byte to take on Tik.....»»
UK supermarkets saw worst Christmas since 2014
Britain's major food retailers endured their worst Christmas since 2014, hurt by intense competition and sustained consumer uncertainty which deterred shoppers from splashing out. David Pollard reports......»»
The man who helped make eating KFC at Christmas a Japanese tradition says the practice is built on a lie that he still regrets — but that saved his business
KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images KFC fried chicken has become a Christmas tradition in Japan. Takeshi Okawara, who helped launch KFC in Japan in the early 1970s, played a major role in creating the tradition, casting Colonel Sanders as a pseudo-.....»»
William "Bill" O"Donnell, co-founder of Philadelphia engineering firm, dies at 75
William F. “Bill†O’Donnell III, one of the founders of O’Donnell & Naccarato who played a major role in many of the firm's structural engineering projects, has died. He was 75 and died from natural causes on Dec. 15 at his home in Audubon.....»»