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Millions of Americans are struggling financially. Here's how you can help, without breaking the bank

Millions of Americans are struggling financially. Here's how you can help, without breaking the bank

Whether it is donating your skills to a nonprofit or giving your time to a local food bank, you can help those who are suffering from financial hardship without digging deep into your wallet.

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France rejects Amazon's request for unemployment schemes at six sites

France rejects Amazon's request for unemployment schemes at six sites

The French government has rejected Amazon 's request to tap a state partial unemployment scheme for employees at its six warehouses in the country, a spokeswoman for the labour ministry said on Monday.



6 years ago
U.S. airline shares tumble as Buffett stake riddance fuels investor worries

U.S. airline shares tumble as Buffett stake riddance fuels investor worries

Shares of the top four U.S. airlines dropped on Monday after billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said it offloaded its entire stake in the carriers last month, adding to the sense of crisis around the industry.



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Clock ticking for small businesses squeezed out of government loans, now have a few months or less to survive, survey reveals

Clock ticking for small businesses squeezed out of government loans, now have a few months or less to survive, survey reveals

Only 13% of small businesses that applied for relief through the Paycheck Protection Program have received funding, according to the CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey released Monday.

6 years ago
Small business confidence crashes, revealing more Main Street carnage may lie ahead

Small business confidence crashes, revealing more Main Street carnage may lie ahead

Main Street confidence hit a record low in the Q2 2020 CNBC Small Business Survey, with the coronavirus causing a majority of entrepreneurs to fear permanent changes, including bankruptcy.

6 years ago
Oil prices fall on U.S.-China tensions, weak factory data

Oil prices fall on U.S.-China tensions, weak factory data

Oil prices fell on Monday on worries that a global oil glut may persist even as coronavirus pandemic lockdowns start to ease, amid a fresh spat between the United States and China over the origin of the virus.



6 years ago
Futures slide on renewed U.S.-China tensions

Futures slide on renewed U.S.-China tensions

U.S. stock index futures slid on Monday on growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over the origin of the novel coronavirus.



6 years ago
Fasten seatbelts: Norwegian Air's battle for survival

Fasten seatbelts: Norwegian Air's battle for survival

After growing rapidly to become Europe's third-largest low-cost airline and one of the few to apply the budget model to transatlantic flights, Norwegian Air is fighting for its survival after racking up debts and liabilities of close to $8 billion by the end of 2019.



6 years ago
Global stocks fall as U.S.-China tensions threaten rebound

Global stocks fall as U.S.-China tensions threaten rebound

European stock markets and oil prices fell on Monday as a spat between top U.S. officials and China over the origin of the coronavirus fuelled fears of a new trade war, derailing a rebound in global markets.



6 years ago
Discounts may help cure U.S. auto market's coronavirus hangover

Discounts may help cure U.S. auto market's coronavirus hangover

Texas auto dealer Hayden Elder says March was his worst month in 42 years selling cars thanks to the coronavirus, but April brought days that were "almost normal" and he expects bigger customer discounts to help him sell more Dodge Ram pickup trucks this month.



6 years ago
US airline stocks tumble after Buffett sells whole stakes

US airline stocks tumble after Buffett sells whole stakes

Airline shares were headed for another day of sharp declines after Warren Buffett over the weekend said Berkshire Hathaway's cashed out of its stakes in the four largest carriers.

6 years ago
'Like watching a train wreck': The coronavirus effect on North Dakota shale oilfields

'Like watching a train wreck': The coronavirus effect on North Dakota shale oilfields

Oil executive Bill Kent was with fellow managers in the Colorado board room of Resource Energy headquarters on April 20 when benchmark U.S. crude prices collapsed to minus $37 a barrel. Sitting six feet apart because of the coronavirus, they knew the pandemic was not only a personal matter.



6 years ago
Ferrari cuts FY guidance due to coronavirus, sees slight drop in core profit

Ferrari cuts FY guidance due to coronavirus, sees slight drop in core profit

Ferrari said on Monday it had cut its core profit estimates for the year to reflect the impact of the coronavirus crisis, expected to mainly affect second quarter results.



6 years ago
Disney, hit hard by coronavirus, to face Wall Street questions on impact on company

Disney, hit hard by coronavirus, to face Wall Street questions on impact on company

Walt Disney Co's acquisitions spree that included swallowing much of Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox last year, and a reputation for operational excellence, turned the company into the world's most powerful entertainment machine.



6 years ago
It's okay to laugh again: Advertisers prepare for post-coronavirus economy

It's okay to laugh again: Advertisers prepare for post-coronavirus economy

Sad piano chords, somber shots of empty streets and close-ups of people staring out their windows. So prevalent were coronavirus-themed ads that followed a similar template just a few weeks ago, they were parodied in a YouTube compilation video: "Every COVID-19 Commercial is Exactly the Same."



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