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Three proposed changes to the Paycheck Protection Program could significantly benefit small businesses.  CNN > Under the proposed coronavirus relief deal, businesses can drop paid sick leave for infected workers. BUZZFEED NEWS > The pandemic created winners and losers in the ...

$1 The value of the forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loan approved for a business in Atlanta. That business had applied for a $10,000 loan. READ MORE AT ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE >

$1.1 billion The amount Hyundai spent to buy robotics company Boston Dynamics. READ MORE AT ENGADGET >

Female workers could take another pandemic hit: To their retirements.  NEW YORK TIMES > After the pandemic, will inflation return? THE ECONOMIST > The Federal Reserve and Treasury have urged Congress to to approve more virus relief. AP> There’s still time to beat ...

The use of telework and automation brought on by COVID-19 is altering the economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said.  CNN BUSINESS > A research team at Deutsche Bank has suggested that remote workers after the pandemic pay a 5% tax ...

126 miles The estimated range of the Ford E-Transit electric van, aimed at businesses and due to be sold late next year. READ MORE AT CNBC >

$2.5 billion The value, as of Oct. 7, of “Main Street loans” that the Federal Reserve has underwritten. That’s less than 1% of the $600 billion in loans the program, which was announced in March, was designed to provide. READ ...

From Ford to Microsoft, white-collar companies are increasingly extending working from home through next summer.  THE NEW YORK TIMES > Small business owners are using curbside pickup, FaceTime virtual shopping and online stores to compete this holiday season. USA TODAY > The ...

$700 million The amount Ford is spending on a new factory to build electric and hybrid electric pickup trucks. READ MORE AT THE VERGE >

Asana, a software company that helps groups track projects and tasks, filed paperwork for a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday.  CNBC > Here are the top 7 tech mistakes small businesses make. USA TODAY > With fewer ...

$2 trillion The market capitalization threshold Apple recently became the first U.S. company to exceed. READ MORE AT CNBC >

$15 billion The approximate amount Apple doesn’t have to pay Ireland after Europe’s second-highest court ruled in the company’s favor over a long-running tax dispute. READ MORE AT THESTREET >

A covid-19 vaccine candidate developed in America induced immune responses in all of the volunteers who received it in early human research.  CNN > Many Americans might not get another stimulus check. Here’s where things stand on another COVID-19 bill. USA TODAY ...

Almost everyone seems to hate getting stuck in an office cubicle next to a co-worker who won’t shut up. Bosses who call too many meetings can be even more annoying. And traffic jams on the way home from work might ...

  Seven in 10 Americans say the COVID- 19 pandemic will affect their retirement, with many dipping into their nest eggs, scaling back contributions and planning to work longer, a new survey shows. “The impact to Americans’ retirement accounts is ...