April 24, 2020
US New Home Sales Plummet As COVID-19 Hits Housing Market
As COVID-19 started to impact the housing markets during a wind-down in mid-March, new home sales in the United States plummeted 15.4 percent. Sales of new single-family dwellings fell to...
April 24, 2020
Pence: Country Might Be ‘Largely Past’ COVID-19 By Early June
The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States could be finished before the Memorial Day holiday, Vice President Mike Pence said in a broadcast interview. Slightly below 50,000 Americans have died...
April 24, 2020
Trump Signs $484B Bill For More PPP Loans And Other...
President Donald Trump signed into law a $484 billion COVID-19 rescue bill Friday (April 24) that includes $310 billion in new money for the popular Small Business Association’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program...
April 23, 2020
Expedia Agrees To $1.2B Deal, Names New CEO
Expedia Group has announced a new CEO and said it has agreed to a buyout, according to The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
April 23, 2020
South Korea Approves Jeju Air-Eastar Jet Merger
South Korea’s antitrust watchdog has approved low-cost airline Jeju Air’s takeover of the management of struggling Eastar Jet, officials said Thursday, April 23. Early last month, Jeju Air signed a...
April 23, 2020
Expedia Grabs $3.2B in Private Equity Financing
Expedia is raising US$3.2 billion in new capital as the coronavirus pandemic has stalled travel around the world, reported Wall Street Journal. The company is raising US$1.2 billion in private...
April 23, 2020
UK OKs Just Eat Acquisition By Takeaway.com
The United Kingdom’s regulator approved Takeaway.com’s purchase of rival Just Eat on Thursday (April 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
April 23, 2020
Card Companies Cut Credit Lines As Customers Skip Payments
Hard times are hitting many people where it hurts – right in the credit cards they carry in their wallets or eWallets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
April 23, 2020
Gap Halts Rent Payments On Temporarily Closed Stores
As its retail locations are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gap cautioned on Thursday (April 23) that it might not have enough cash to adequately fund its operations. The...
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