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Billionaire Leon Black Retires As Report Finds He Paid $158 Million to Jeffrey Epstein
The private equity billionaire handed Jeffrey Epstein the money after his 2008 conviction, but a report found no links between the payments and the pedophile's crimes.
U.S. Records Worst Poverty Spike Since 1960s, Black Americans Hit Hardest
8 million more Americans, including 2.4 million Black Americans, were living in poverty at the end of 2020 compared to one year before.
Here's The Smartest Way to Spend Your $1,400 Stimulus Check, If It Passes
Catch up on bills, pay down debt, put money into savings or something else? Financial experts weigh in on the smartest moves to make with your next stimulus payment, if Congress passes President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic financial relief package.
Here's the Secret to Landing an Even Better Job After a Pandemic Layoff
"Your greatest opportunity to succeed occurs in moments when everybody else is giving up."
Career Guru Fawn Germer Says Learn New Skills, Don't Rest on Your Laurels
"Companies care more about what you are going to do in the future than what you did 20 years ago."
The Absolutely American Life of Sheldon Adelson
Most people know his name, but few know his story.
'Horrified' Loews Hotels Cancel GOP Sen. Josh Hawley Fundraiser After Capitol Siege
"We have informed the host of the Feb. fundraiser that it will no longer be held at Loews Hotels," the New York City-based luxury hotel company tweeted.
The Hidden Way Corporations, Billionaire Execs, Fund Republicans Who Claimed Voter Fraud
To avoid being called out for bankrolling insurrectionists, corporations are publicly saying they've stopped making political donations. But here's what they're not saying.
Disney, Procter & Gamble, Other Trusted Brands Funded Misinformation that Fueled Capitol Riot
More than 1,600 of the world's top brands ran thousands of ads on sites that published false claims about the 2020 election—perhaps without knowing it.
Walmart, World's Largest Retailer and Donor of Millions to GOP, No Longer Funding Election Objectors
Walmart's move to suspend donations to those 147 Republicans follows similar announcements made Monday by other large companies.
Man Has Two Login Attempts Left to Access $220 Million in Bitcoin Before It's All Lost
"I would just lay in bed and think about it. Then I would go to the computer with some new strategy, and it wouldn't work, and I would be desperate again," said Stefan Thomas.
Every Business to Cut Ties With Donald Trump Since Capitol Riots
Several companies have paused funding for those who voted against the certification of the 2020 election results.
Wall Street Unfazed by U.S. Capitol Pandemonium
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1 percent in the first two hours of trading on Thursday despite an afternoon of violent protests in Washington D.C.
California's Prop 22 Sparks Outrage as Albertsons, Vons Lay Off Drivers
Several public figures have expressed outrage against the latest law, which allows workers fewer protections and other benefits they'd be entitled to as employees.
Minority-Owned Businesses at 'End of the Line' for PPP Loans, Thousands Ignored or Denied
Tens of thousands of such businesses were among the last to receive Paycheck Protection Program loans, if they received them at all, according to an AP analysis.
NCAA Files Federal Trademark on 'Mask Madness' to Mimic March Madness
Once approved, only the NCAA could grant permission to use the "Mask Madness" logo or trademark. The NCAA already has more than 70 trademarks.
Two-Thirds of Wall Street Investors Say Stocks to Worsen Under Biden Administration
A new survey of dozens of top Wall Street insiders reveals mixed feelings about the next four years.
China Will Overtake U.S. as Top Global Economy by 2028 Thanks to Superior COVID Response: Report
The British Centre for Economics and Business Research said Saturday the pandemic had "tipped this rivalry in China's favour."
Democrats Flood Facebook With Georgia Senate Runoff Ads After Ban Lifted
Jon Ossoff was quick off the mark with his social media campaigning, running more than 50 ads on Facebook within hours of the restrictions being eased.
Shark Tank's Robert Herjavec on How Small Business Owners Can Survive COVID
Cybersecurity CEO Robert Herjavec, one of the stars of ABC's Shark Tank, offers frank advice to entrepreneurs on running—and building a business in the age of COVID: "Some things have changed forever."
Second Stimulus Deal Will Spark Scramble For Businesses to Survive
"The first wave was like a shotgun start and then a brick wall finish because the money ran out," O'Malley said of the first round of stimulus. "When a smaller amount gets made available this time, it's going to be another shotgun start."
Either Stimulus Plan Would Fill Economic Hole Caused by COVID: Research
The output gap is the difference between expected economic output under current law and possible economic output if the economy were operating at full potential.