S&P 500 ETF jumps 2% after hours on report Gilead drug showing effectiveness treating coronavirus
The ETF tracking the S&P 500 rallied after hours after a report said a Gilead drug was showing effectiveness in treating the coronavirus.
Small-business loan program just hit its $350 billion cap and is now out of money
One of the main coronavirus relief fund sources for suffering small businesses hit its $350 billion limit Thursday and is no longer accepting any more lenders or applications, the Small Business Administration announced. “The SBA is currently unable to accept new applications for the Paycheck Protection Program based on available appropriations funding,” SBA spokesperson Jennifer…
For These Unique Homes, Being the Odd One Out Has Its Ups and Downs
The dream home that Sandra and Donald Mayer built for themselves and their six children captures what they love about the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. “We wanted to bring the outside in and the inside out,” said Ms. Mayer, who said they spent somewhere between $2 million and $3 million over 20 years ago…
Restaurants Pushed Into the Grocery Business…
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What to Watch: Feminism’s Adversary Phyllis Schlafly Is a Star in Hulu’s ‘Mrs. America’ – The Wall Street Journal
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California is the first state to offer 150,000 undocumented immigrants $500 in financial relief during coronavirus pandemic
Carolyn Cole-Pool/Getty California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an initiative to provide undocumented workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic financial support. Roughly 150,000 undocumented workers could get $500 in support. Applications open next mon…
Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt says people should ‘be a little bit grateful’ for companies like Amazon that have ‘really helped us out’ in the coronavirus fight (GOOG, GOOGL, AMZN, FB, AAPL)
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said tech companies like Amazon have provided a “profound benefit” during the coronavirus and that people should “be a little bit grateful.” “Think about what your life would be like in America without Amazon,” Schmidt said duri…
Benjamin Franklin’s coronavirus advice would have been to socially distance and find a vaccine
Medicine in the 18th century left something to be desired. But at least one of our country’s founders would have had smart things to say in the 21st century.
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Bed Bath & Beyond, JC Penney, United Airlines and more
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‘Tiger King’ Popularity Highlights Market for Big Cats in U.S.
WSJ’s House of the Year: A Contemporary Home With Hawaiian Spirit 1/30/2020 11:00AM 1/30/2020 A modern, 7,500 square-foot home connects owner Elizabeth Grossman to the nature and ‘spiritual vortex’ that drew her to Lanikai, a neighborhood on Oahu. She gives us a tour, and explains why it’s time to sell. Photo: Adam Falk/The Wall Street…