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$167 million The approximate amount Novavax spent to buy a vaccine plant in the Czech Republic. READ MORE AT THE DAILY RECORD >

About a third of people say they are using their stimulus checks to pay bills.  MARKETWATCH > A survey of economists suggests a slow economic recovery. FIVETHIRTYEIGHT > CEO pay has topped $12.3M. Can it keep rising post-pandemic?  AP> What to consider if winding ...

$5 billion A number that Ford said its second-quarter operating loss could exceed. READ MORE AT MOTLEY FOOL >

Employees at a commercial real estate company’s holiday party knew they were in for a surprise. They just didn’t know how big of a surprise it would be. When workers at St. John Properties, which is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, finally learned of ...

In any organization, people usually have to work together to assure success. But as complexity and uncertainty increase, workers and even leaders can let their emotions interfere with their ability to contribute to success. Leaders who learn about about emotions ...

With a deadline approaching, it was time for me to review another book for BetterSMB. I’d gone through the stack of books on my desk, looking for something — anything — that would stand out when each of the books has ...

What to do if you’ve lost some money in the stock market  YAHOO MONEY > The Federal Reserve is pumping up to $1.5 trillion into the economy because of the coronavirus.  CNBC > As COVID-19 spreads, many small business owners are rethinking their strategies and ...

$1.14 billion Adidas’ projected  maximum of sales decrease in greater China due to sales decline attributable to the new coronavirus. READ MORE AT CNBC >

7 The number of the world’s 10 busiest container ports located in China, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development READ MORE AT CNN BUSINESS >

Here’s a list of nine things you may not have known are tax deductions AOL FINANCE > The holding company for Sears has sold the DieHard battery brand to Advance Auto Parts for $200 million MARKETWATCH > With the new year comes new overtime rules for ...

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When launching a new product or service, the amount of attention you give to marketing could mean the difference between success and failure. Joan Schneider and Julie Hall of Schnider Associates wrote in the Harvard Business Review that the biggest ...

What if you could use science to close your deals faster? What if it took only an hour or less to read a book about using science to close your deals faster? John Asher posits that you can do both ...

For your business to succeed, it needs to grow. But growth these days is harder than it has ever been. Jason Green, Mark Henneman and Dimitar Antov aim to show readers the way forward with new growth strategies made for ...

All of the private equity clients of Goldman Sachs are preparing for a recession. BLOOMBERG > When America calculates its gross domestic product, should it include proceeds of illegal activities? THE WALL STREET JOURNAL > Scammers are increasingly targeting individual small businesses with ...

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35,000 The square footage of a new five-story Starbucks Roastery in Chicago, which is the company’s largest location. READ MORE AT CNN BUSINESS >