Resource Guide: Financial Tools, Aid for Businesses Hurt by COVID-19
Arkansas Business is regularly updating this page with links and contact information for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
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Murphy Oil Cuts Expenditures Again — Along with Executive Pay
Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado, whose share price has been battered by falling oil prices, is cutting capital spending for a second time in a month — and it's cutting pay for top executives. read more >
Stocks Fall, Cap Worst Quarter Since 2008
Stocks fell Tuesday to close out Wall Street’s worst quarter since the most harrowing days of the 2008 financial crisis. read more >
Arkansas Businesses Should Prepare Now to Apply for Federal Aid
Businesses can begin preparing now to apply for assistance under the federal rescue package signed last week by President Trump, but it will be about two weeks before they can turn in their paperwork. read more >
Murphy Oil CEO Jenkins, Hit by Virus, Also Takes Financial Blow
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Murphy Oil Corp. CEO Roger W. Jenkins with a one-two punch: He’s sick with the virus, though recovering, and his wallet is taking a beating. read more >
Wall Street's Rally Rolls On, Led by Health Care Stocks
U.S. stocks climbed Monday, led by big gains for health care companies announcing developments that could aid in the coronavirus outbreak. read more >
Forest Place Apartments Lights Up $29.3M Sale
Little Rock apartments, the home of a Bryant fitness center and three area restaurants are the highlights of several recent million-dollar deals. read more >
Fed Projects Decade's Fastest-Growing Occupations
Employment in the United States is forecast to grow by 8.4 million jobs to 169.4 million jobs during the decade of 2018-28, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Or it was; the report was released months before the coronavirus pandemic caused widespread job losses. read more >
Preston: Arkansas Ready to Serve Employers, Workers
Arkansas Commerce Secretary Mike Preston says the COVID-19 pandemic is an “unprecedented” challenge to the state’s economy, but the state is in a good position to cushion the blow to businesses and employees. read more >
Stocks Drop, But Hold Onto Weekly Gains After a Big Rally
Stocks fell Friday on Wall Street as investors waited for Congress to deliver a big financial rescue package aimed at cushioning ailing businesses and households from the coronavirus crisis. read more >
Stocks Surge Again After Relief Bill Passed; Indexes Up 6%
Stocks marched higher for a third straight day Friday as a massive coronavirus relief bill moved closer to passing Congress and Wall Street took some historically bad unemployment figures in stride. read more >
Stocks Have First Back-to-Back Gains Since Sell-Off Began
Stocks scored their first back-to-back gains Wednesday since a brutal sell-off began five weeks ago, but much of an early rally faded late in the day as a last-minute dispute threatened to hold up a $2 trillion economic rescue package in Congress. read more >
Dow Has Best Day Since 1933 as Congress Nears Deal on Aid
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to its best day since 1933 as Congress and the White House neared a deal on Tuesday to inject nearly $2 trillion of aid into an economy ravaged by the coronavirus. read more >
Stocks Slump, Despite Fed Aid, as Virus Bill Stalls Again
Stocks fell about 3% on Wall Street Monday as Congress hit another roadblock in talks to inject nearly $2 trillion into the economy. Even an extraordinary flood of support from the Federal Reserve wasn’t enough to lift stocks, as frustration with Washington rises along with the number of coronavirus cases. read more >
COVID-19 Cases in Arkansas Up by Nearly 50
The state Department of Health reported Sunday that 165 people have tested positive for the illness caused by the coronavirus, up from 118 on Saturday. read more >
Arkansas Business Presents 2020 40 Under 40 Honorees
Arkansas Business announces the 40 honorees in this year's 40 Under 40 class, which honors people in business, nonprofits and government making a significant impact. read more >
Turning the Osborne House Into the Roberts Residence
To many, the former site of traffic-snarling Christmas light displays on Cantrell Road will always be the Osborne home, but the estimated 12,000-SF abode now belongs to Mike and Judy Roberts. read more >
Pulaski County's Most Expensive Home Sales of 2019
Last year, 32 luxury homes in Pulaski County sold for $1 million or more, up from 30 in 2018. read more >
Northwest Arkansas' Most Expensive Home Sales of 2019
The same Fayetteville house was the most expensive home sold in northwest Arkansas in 2019 and in 2018. read more >
Bella Vista Apartments in SWLR Sold for $7.9M
This week’s group represents a varied roster with a multifamily property in Little Rock, eateries in North Little Rock and west Little Rock, Conway homes, a west Little Rock office building and duplexes in Benton. read more >
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