• Larry David has some choice words for ‘idiots’ ignoring CA’s coronavirus lockdown

    Larry David has some choice words for ‘idiots’ ignoring CA’s coronavirus lockdown

    Larry David is urging all the “idiots” in California ignoring the state’s stay-at-home order to take advantage of a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to sit at home and watch TV. The 72-year-old “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator delivered the advice in a public service announcement released through the California governor’s office Tuesday. “I basically want …
  • Commercial real estate industry coming up with creative spin for rent deals

    Commercial real estate industry coming up with creative spin for rent deals

    The commercial real estate industry is adapting to the coronavirus quarantines by renegotiating sales and leases, pausing physical tours and having frank negotiations with lenders — when they can be reached. Tenants still searching for their next office space — coronavirus be damned — can only do it through flyers and virtual tours, while tenants …
  • Renaissance Technologies hedge fund takes 17 percent hit due to coronavirus

    Renaissance Technologies hedge fund takes 17 percent hit due to coronavirus

    The hedge fund empire founded by billionaire Jim Simons has taken a bit of a beating as the coronavirus pandemic rattles stocks, The Post has learned. As of Friday, two funds run by Simons’ Renaissance Technologies hedge fund firm posted double-digit losses for the year, sources said. The Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund was down 17 …
  • Rudy Gobert goes hard in the gym after beating coronavirus

    Rudy Gobert goes hard in the gym after beating coronavirus

    Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert worked out Tuesday for the first time since he became the first NBA player to test positive for the coronavirus two weeks ago. Gobert, who was cleared of the illness on Friday, shared to Instagram photos and a video of him throwing boxing punches with a trainer and the caption, …
  • March mercifully ends with sports, world unrecognizable

    March mercifully ends with sports, world unrecognizable

    On March 1, there were two stories that dominated much of the news cycle. There was much buzz attached to Joe Biden’s stunning political resurrection after winning the South Carolina primary. There was hope surrounding an agreement signed between the U.S. and the Taliban to end America’s longest war, which on that Sunday had lasted …
  • Subway franchisees fret as corporation says it won’t offer new break on fees

    Subway franchisees fret as corporation says it won’t offer new break on fees

    Subway franchisees whose business has been crippled by the coronavirus got a break two weeks ago on the fees they pay to their corporate parent — and now the break is over. The fast-food giant on Monday abruptly announced that it will stop forgiving half of the 8 percent royalty fees it collects from franchisees …
  • Kris and Kylie Jenner announce Kylie Skin will make hand sanitizer

    Kris and Kylie Jenner announce Kylie Skin will make hand sanitizer

    Kylie Jenner is using her beauty empire to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. The 22-year-old billionaire quietly donated $1 million last week to help supply protective gear to healthcare professionals fighting COVID-19 on the front lines. And on Tuesday, she and momager Kris Jenner partnered with Coty, the beauty conglomerate and Kylie Skin investor, to …
  • Food wholesalers ply survival tactics amid hotel, restaurant closings

    Food wholesalers ply survival tactics amid hotel, restaurant closings

    As restaurants, hotels, schools and other big institutions get shuttered by the coronavirus, the food wholesalers that supply them are cooking up fresh tactics to survive. Sysco, the nation’s biggest food distributor, is temporarily giving up selling fresh meat and produce altogether amid the COVID-19 crisis, The Post has learned, even as it scrambles to …
  • New York Attorney General Examining Zoom Privacy Practices

    New York Attorney General Examining Zoom Privacy Practices

    New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, announces a lawsuit by the state of New York against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc in New York City, November 19, 2019. New York Attorney General Letitia James said Monday that she is examining the privacy practices of Zoom as the video conferencing platform spikes in popularity as …
  • ‘Millionaires Don’t Need a New Tax Break’: Grassley Blasts Pelosi’s Attempt to Eliminate SALT Deduction Cap

    ‘Millionaires Don’t Need a New Tax Break’: Grassley Blasts Pelosi’s Attempt to Eliminate SALT Deduction Cap

    Sen. Chuck Grassley speaks in Washington, D.C., September 4, 2018. The office of Senator Chuck Grassley on Tuesday panned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s push to repeal the cap on state and local tax deductions in the next coronavirus relief bill. The SALT deduction cap, which was implemented in 2018 as part of the Republican-led tax …