June 11, 2020
Apple To Spend $100M On Racial Justice Initiative
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the company has committed $100 million for a new initiative to help racial justice causes in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in...
June 11, 2020
PayPal Commits $530M To Minority-Owned Businesses
San Jose-based PayPal Holdings said it is making a $530 million commitment to support black- and minority-owned businesses and communities. The move comes in the wake of the deadly COVID-19...
June 09, 2020
Citing Racial Profiling, IBM Will No Longer Sell Face Recognition...
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is getting out of the facial recognition business, citing its misuse by law enforcement. In a letter to Congress, IBM’s CEO Arvind Krishna said the...
June 05, 2020
Whole Paycheck Tracker: Walmart And Amazon Battle Resumes As Retail Embraces ‘The...
Stores are starting to reopen nationwide, and consumers are considering leaving their houses again. The world of retail might not be quite getting back to normal, but people are starting...
June 03, 2020
Will Nevada Face The Pandemic’s Greatest And Most Sustained Impact?
The pandemic has impacted Nevada’s labor force more than any other state in the country, and it could continue to disrupt the Las Vegas economy years into the future. Casinos, among...
June 03, 2020
Should Las Vegas Bet On Consumers Returning to Casinos?
Las Vegas casinos shut their doors in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, sending Nevada’s unemployment rate to a worst-in-the-nation 28.2 percent (nearly twice the U.S. average). And although...
June 03, 2020
Manhattan Apartment Sales Fell 84 Pct In May
Condominium sales in Manhattan plummeted by 84 percent in May as the COVID-19 pandemic and protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police have chilled...
June 03, 2020
SoftBank Announces $100M Fund For Minority-Led Startups
SoftBank is rolling out a $100 million loan fund targeted exclusively at minority-led startups, in the latest move by a big corporate player to address racial inequities in the United...
June 03, 2020
Express Inc. Net Sales Drop 53 Pct Amid Pandemic
As it took “decisive actions” to maintain liquidity, Express Inc. reported “continued momentum” with its The EXPRESSway Forward long-term strategy, as a phased reopening of retail locations started on May...