Stocks will surge when this is over. Now look at this. An overnight tweet from the president. Quote, the United States will be powerfully supporting those Industries Like airlines and others that are particularly affected by the chinese virus. Big bucks coming. The president is clearly on board with the rescue plans that deliver trillions of dollars to industries and individuals. Who gets help and how its delivered, thats going to be hotly debated but there is a new sense of urgency to push that money out there. Here are the latest virus developments. Todays primary in ohio has been canceled by order of the governor. Primaries in florida, arizona and illinois will go ahead but the results are likely to be skewed by what may be a low turnout. Mcdonalds will close its dining rooms. Takeout and drivethrough okay, but no eating in. Chickfila, starbucks, they are encouraging takeout. The Kentucky Derby has been postponed. Very tight restrictions around the San Francisco bay area. Residents
Not by as much as the company had indicated it could have. Its the first hike since the service was introduced. A lot happening in the Retail Sector today. Data showing a slight increase in february sales. Results from Dollar General and jcpenney relaunching its home goods department. And some new information in the gm ignition switch recall. The automaker now telling affected owners not to weigh down their key rings with anything more than the car key and key fob. Well talk more about that. First up, though, amazon is raising the price of its prime Subscription Service to 99 up from 79. The first increase sense the service was introduced nine years ago. Prime offers free twoday shipping and access to thousands of streaming movies and tv shows. Amazon said those who sign up for prime in the next seven days can lock in the 79 rate. Nice to be grandfathered if you act quickly. The big question, though, is and you, david, know this company pretty well by now i do. How much do people exit
Hi, there, everyone, im jj ramberg and welcome to your business, where we champion entrepreneurship by giving you information and advice to help your Small Business grow and survive. The partial shutdown of the government came to an end, at least for now, when a senate bill was passed by congress and signed by the president , but not before causing serious Economic Hardship for many Small Businesses. The agreement keeps the government running until january 15th, leaving more uncertainty for main street. This week the senate Small Business Committee Heard testimony from Small Business owners who told them the shutdown, including the shuttering of the sba, will have a longterm impact. As a Small Business owner, i am deeply impacted by the events that have unfolded over the last two weeks that have forced our employees and their families to cope with the realities of this government shutdown. They now know what it means to have their jobs and Financial Security placed in jeopardy by event
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Meeting next week. Hertz and darden moving on pressure from activists. Darden shares higher in the premarket after reporting earnings. The iphone 6 available for preorder if you can get on the website where couples were turned down after apple. Com went down early this morning. Activist investors are making news today. Hertz reaching an agreement with carl icahn allowing him to choose three directors. Darden under pressure for Starboard Value which had 300 slides with details of ways to improve olive garden. Reporting First Quarter results today that did beat. I think the overall story of the power of activists and the fact it continues to increase in our marketplace is probably the key take away in many ways. Also stories today about third point run by dan lobes ability to raise 2. 5 billion in a very short amount of time. Mostly from their continuing investor base. Activists on both fronts of the business, in terms of influence with Corporate America and the ability, most important p