Small Business

A sign is seen at the window of a closed J.Crew store near Rockefeller Plaza on May 4, 2020 in New York City. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images Roughly 14% of business owners who received a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program expect to lay off workers once they deplete their funds, according to a

People look at the Manhattan skyline before watching a movie at the Skyline Drive-In NYC cinema experience on June 16, 2020 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images More than 700 cities across the U.S. plan to delay or cancel planned infrastructure

A person on a scooter rides past a JPMorgan Chase & Co. bank branch in New York, U.S., on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s the banking world’s version of the rich getting richer. A record $2 trillion surge in cash hit the deposit accounts of U.S. banks since

During the pandemic, Shelly Marshall knew she’d have to pivot quickly to stay afloat. Marshall co-owns Brooklyn-based Island Pops with her husband, Khalid Hamid, selling Caribbean-inspired ice cream. “You come to a shop, sit down and have an ice cream cone and hang out with friends — that wasn’t possible during Covid,” Marshall said. “Customers

10’000 Hours The IRS won’t let you write off those home-office expenses on your 2020 taxes, but your state just might. It’s been about three months since state governments put in place stay-at-home orders to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. Indeed, employees who have the option to work remotely are getting used to it. More