Who should be told when an employee gets Covid?...The U.S. is risking repeating 2009’s stimulus mistakes…The battle between retailers and their landlords continues…Mask sales probably won’t boom forever…LinkedIn has two new features.

BATV Morning Report 9.24.20

Sep 24th, 2020 4m 45s

The CEO of Wells Fargo apologizes for comments about the lack of Black talent…Google is developing a hybrid work-from-home plan…Amazon is trying to distance itself from a Prime-branded Peloton competitor…Shopify says customer data was probably

BATV Morning Report 9.23.20

Sep 23rd, 2020 4m 33s

Long feared, a fall surge in coronavirus cases may be building…Amazon restricts how rivals buy ads on its site…A Labor Department proposal would treat gig workers as contractors, not employees…An “Amazon room” is the hottest amenity for Hollywo

BATV Morning Report 9.22.20

Sep 22nd, 2020 4m 21s

PPP forgiveness applications are opening up, and there’s a lot to think about…A lot of Main Street businesses just aren’t ready to sell online…As brick-and-mortar struggles, a Texas quilt shop shows how small retail can work…Flea markets are mo

BATV Morning Report 9.21.20

Sep 21st, 2020 5m 13s

Led by California and Texas, we’re heading for a fresh wave of coronavirus cases…Some countries that crushed Covid-19 are now reporting higher infection rates than the U.S….There is a historic shortage of homes for sale…Used apparel sellers lik

BATV Morning Report 9.18.20

Sep 18th, 2020 6m 2s

Big Ten cities are bracing for coronavirus outbreaks…The pandemic is likely to force a lot of home sales, and Wall Street landlords are ready… Are yoga studios over?...Three online tools promise to help navigate Covid travel restrictions.

BATV Morning Report 9.17.20

Sep 17th, 2020 4m 30s

Almost 60 percent of business closures are now permanent… The Big Ten has decided to play football this year after all…Amazon plans to put 1,000 warehouses in suburban neighborhoods…Whole Foods BOSS John Mackey thinks a lot of people are done s

BATV Morning Report 9.16.20

Sep 16th, 2020 5m 19s

Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran says she’s learned some lessons from the crisis…Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan’s productivity has taken a hit with employees working from home…As new cases surge, Europe is trying to avoid more lockdowns…California wine

BATV Morning Report 9.15.20

Sep 15th, 2020 5m 27s

The coming failure of small businesses is an economic catastrophe in the making…With the recovery stalled, the airlines are losing billions…Pennsylvania governor’s Covid restrictions have been ruled unconstitutional…The West Coast fires are tak

BATV Morning Report 9.14.20

Sep 14th, 2020 6m 10s

TikTok will partner with Oracle in the U.S. after Microsoft loses bid… Here’s how a startup used a side hustle -- instead of venture capital -- to get off the ground…With cases soaring, Israel is headed into a second lockdown...Fueled by the ju

BATV Morning Report 9.11.20

Sep 11th, 2020 5m 22s

Hopes for more government stimulus are dimming…Famous for selling designer clothes at discount prices, a fabled New York retailer is closing…JPMorgan is bringing its entire trading floor staff back into the office…Kabbage doled out billions in

BATV Morning Report 9.10.20

Sep 10th, 2020 5m 14s

Home Depot has canceled Black Friday (for them anyway)….Some concerts are gearing up again, but there are a lot of uncertainties about liability… New York restaurants can open for indoor dining on September 30…Retailers are struggling to unload

BATV Morning Report 9.9.20

Sep 9th, 2020 4m 23s

In Manhattan, businesses are delaying signing leases until rents drop and the pandemic passes…With small businesses needing to get online, Shopify has doubled its revenue…An Israeli startup thinks it can help America’s small businesses... the p

BATV Morning Report 9.8.20

Sep 8th, 2020 5m

College towns are becoming the new front in the pandemic…Pandemic policies are creating a rift between employees who have children and those who don’t…A rolling UV machine is disinfecting workplaces…There’s a hidden economic cost to remote lear

BATV Morning Report 9.3.20

Sep 3rd, 2020 5m 8s

The payroll tax holiday is a “nightmare” for employers…The Fed issues a grim report on businesses…Retailers are nervous about the holiday season…There’s going to be a lot of space opening up out there.

BATV Morning Report 9.2.20

Sep 2nd, 2020 5m 6s

Remote work is killing the trillion-dollar office economy…Factory output continued to rise in August…Insurance companies are winning more battles in the legal fight over business-interruption coverage…American Express is letting small businesse

BATV Morning Report 9.1.20

Sep 1st, 2020 5m 28s

Airlines are dropping change fees…For businesses, the key to preventing coronavirus transmission indoors is ventilation…Walmart has unveiled its member subscription service…Retail eviction proceedings are picking up...Kairos is paying to turn u

BATV Morning Report 8.31.20

Aug 31st, 2020 4m 24s

Will audiences return to movie theaters?....New Yorkers are fleeing to the suburbs…A rural wedding led to dozens of Covid cases…Gap has sold $130 million in face masks last quarter.

BATV Morning Report 8.28.20

Aug 28th, 2020 5m 6s

Covid gag rules at companies put people at risk…After losing $10 million last quarter, Beyond Meat is going direct-to-consumer…A day after reporting record revenue, Salesforce announced layoff…This fall’s hottest accessory? A patio heater…Touri

BATV Morning Report 8.27.20

Aug 27th, 2020 4m 28s

The CDC warns retailers not to argue with anti-maskers…Winter is coming for restaurants….Here’s how the U.K. restarted its restaurant industry…Millennials are driving the housing-market rebound.

BATV Morning Report 8.26.20

Aug 26th, 2020 4m 23s

American Airlines plans to cut 19,000 jobs by October 1 when federal stimulus runs out… Life seems to be returning to normal in China…Even Black VCs who make it into the club continue to confront racism…QR codes finally have a reason to exist.

BATV Morning Report 8.25.20

Aug 25th, 2020 4m 8s

Zoom went down for hours Monday, disrupting schools and businesses….Preparing to compete with Amazon, big box stores were ready for the pandemic…Delta plans to furlough 2,000 pilots… Is there a better approach than requiring a total lockdown?

BATV Morning Report 8.24.20

Aug 24th, 2020 4m 28s

Companies are rethinking plans to bring employees back after Labor Day…Big companies are offering parents special perks like subsidized tutoring…What do you do if employees won’t take vacation days?...Finally, Months into the pandemic, why is t

BATV Morning Report 8.21.20

Aug 21st, 2020 5m 29s

There will be pandemic tax breaks for small business owners this year regardless of how their businesses are doing…The IRS is now predicting that millions of jobs will be lost for years…South Korea is suffering a fresh surge of coronavirus case

BATV Morning Report 8.20.20

Aug 20th, 2020 4m 49s

During the pandemic, Big Tech’s domination has grown dramatically...Finding Suppliers Outside China Means Kissing ‘a Lot of Frogs’…Founders still feel over-mentored and under-funded by venture capitalists...San Francisco shut down a sushi resta