Business

SAN FRANCISCO—According to a report from Yelp on Thursday, July 23, nearly 400 restaurants in the area have permanently closed since March, as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A restaurant named Nopalito in the Sunset District has closed its doors. There is a sign saying "thank you 9th Avenue we will miss you." According to Yelp,  the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward...

SAN FRANCISCO—Ned Desmond will step down as COO of TechCrunch. He announced that he will be leaving on August 21. Leadership will transfer to Matthew Panzarino, Editor-in-Chief, and Joey Hinson, the Director of Business Operations. Desmond started his career working for Time magazine as a correspondent covering South and East Asia for over a decade. He moved to Silicon Valley to...

THE BAY AREA—Childcare facilities are facing a difficult choice between the two: closing their institutions as to avoid the spread of coronavirus versus the idea of opening their facilities to escape financial collapse. Childcare programs are in crisis since a current rise in COVID-19 cases makes them reluctant to reopen their services. However, the facilities’ long-term closure will potentially...

UNITED STATES—Trader Joe’s will comply with an online petition to remove "racist packaging" from its stores. Trader Joe’s opened its first store in Pasadena, California, in 1967 and sells original brand food at a low price. Trader Joe’s is also known for its friendly store culture and unique labeling of ethnic food products. However, some of their product labels...

UNITED STATES—If you are new to buying and selling securities, it's important to learn about some of the common warnings for inexperienced traders. While the stock market can be an exciting and profitable field of endeavor, it also carries a few inherent risks for those who put their hard-earned money at risk. In addition to losing large sums to...

UNITED STATES—Money management, it’s something we continue to talk about a ton, but for good reason. Americans are in debt and it seems that debt is growing more nowadays than in the past. We know why that is? More have access to plastic, and I’m not only referencing credit cards, but debit cards as well. When money is tight...

UNITED STATES—As much as I love Christmas, I honestly love the weeks right after Christmas a bit more. Why? The deals after the holidays are so grand, you wish you’d actually wait till AFTER the holidays to buy gifts and give to people. I mean, most of us are clamoring to get budgets in order, viewing those receipts and...

UNITED STATES—Whenever you buy something, you always get a receipt. For most people, they keep the receipt until they get home, than it’s tossed in the trash. I’m going to share something with you that many of you might think is bonkers crazy. For the past 12 months, I have KEPT every single receipt of any item (including food)...

UNITED STATES—As much as I love the holidays, I’m kind of glad that we are near the end of 2017. Why? Well I’ve amounted a bit of debt and it’s time to start saving as 2018 ushers itself in. It is time to pay off those credit cards to alleviate any unnecessary stress that could impact one’s wellbeing and...

UNITED STATES—I haven’t played a video game in nearly 20 years America. Yes, it really has been that long for me. So last week I talked about one of the hottest items hit the store shelves just in time for the Christmas holiday: the SNES classic. It was the iconic video game system from Nintendo that arrived in the...