Women of color started 89% of new women-owned businesses each day in 2019, according to American Express, but firms led by Black women can't necessarily rely on venture capital funding. Faced with hurdles like these, conferences like Black Girls Lead seek to encourage young Black women to persevere.
How single-income families make it work: reining in spending, moving to a lower-cost area and bartering when possible.
Unemployed workers can't afford basic living expenses on jobless benefits alone in most U.S. cities. In some metro areas, the shortfall extends to thousands of dollars a month.
States have so far indicated that unemployed workers will not need to file a separate application for an extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits. For many, there will be an additional step, however.
"It's not going to be a serious correction, not anywhere again down near those March lows," Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel told CNBC on Tuesday.
Across the country, school reopening plans threaten to widen the divide between the haves and have-nots. But this is most pronounced in New York City.
Satellite antenna builder Kymeta announced Tuesday that it closed a significant new round of fundraising led by Bill Gates.
There are less than two dozen Black-owned banks in the U.S., and not one manages more than $1 billion. For Black business owners and communities of color to create wealth, that needs to change, yet the trend is not necessarily headed in the right direction during Covid-19.
NCFA Canada | August 25, 2020 FFCON20 Fintech Draft Finalists to Pitch & Demo LIVE August 27th The inaugural FFCON20 Fintech Draft identifies and features emerging and high growth fintech startups and scaleups who will compete on Thursday, August 27, 2020 in an online pitching competition and demo competition. Applicants were drawn globally with a
It's been a busy year for natural disasters and a catastrophic one for residents who have racked up losses. Be aware that writing off those damages on your tax return may be difficult. Here's why.
President Donald Trump has championed payroll tax cuts as a way to alleviate the economic suffering brought on by Covid-19. But while his payroll tax holiday is temporary, others worry it could become permanent. Now one estimate shows how a lasting change could deplete Social Security.
In the absence of any sweeping national ban on evictions during the pandemic, many tenants will find themselves at the mercy of temporary and narrow local laws. That can be tricky.
KABN Systems North America and Loop Insights.ai | Release | Aug 25, 2020 TORONTO, ON and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / August 25, 2020 / KABN Systems NA Holdings Corp. (CSE:KABN) ("KABN NA" or "KABN North America"), a Canadian Fintech company that specializes in continuous online identity verification, management and monetization in Canada and the
Lending Loop | Thiago De Oliveira | Aug 25, 2020 Canadian fintech Lending Loop has launched an innovative line of credit offering after observing the rapidly changing landscape for small businesses. TORONTO, ON, Aug 25th, 2020 -- Lending Loop, Canada’s leading small business lending platform, today announced the creation of a new brand “Loop” (getloop.ca)
A survey by Fidelity Investments finds most parents with children age 18 and under are staying the course with their college savings plans, including use of tax-advantaged state 529 plans. Some financial advisors agree 529 plans remain among the best choices for college savings although there are other options.