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Alphabet abandons plan to build smart city in Toronto

The project has been the focus of the Sidewalk Labs for the last few years, and would've been a demonstration of its vision to build "smart cities" around the world.




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Elon Musk: 'Too many smart people go into finance and law'

The CEO also addressed his plans to sell the majority of his physical possessions in an interview with Joe Rogan that aired Thursday.




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These small tech companies are soaring after crushing Q1 earnings

Investors are rewarding the likes of Chegg and Everbridge for impressive growth while other companies struggle.




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Instagram announces new features for small businesses including gift cards, food orders and fundraisers

Starting Wednesday in the U.S. and Canada, Instagram users can tap on a gift card or food order to make a purchase through a company's site. Fundraisers created by a business or its supporter open on Facebook.




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Hollywood's small businesses in crisis as coronavirus shuts everything down

Of the 5,900 businesses in Hollywood, 99.5% have less than 500 employees, and over 90% have fewer than 10 employees. Many are being forced to layoff or furlough employees as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.




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Subway CEO defends franchise owners who applied for coronavirus small business loans

"We literally have 10,700 franchisees in the U.S., and on average they own two restaurants apiece," Subway CEO John Chidsey told CNBC.




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Ex-TARP watchdog says Washington is to blame for large companies receiving small business loans

"I mean, Congress went out of its way to carve out businesses that have more than 500 employees but are restaurants, chain restaurants," ex-TARP watchdog Neil Barofsky told CNBC.




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Mark Cuban says a lottery system is the only fair way to grant small business coronavirus loans

Cuban, who owns parts of many small businesses through "Shark Tank," also said owners should apply to multiple banks to boost their chances of getting relief.




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Mark Cuban: Texas reopening 'more show than go,' small business needs more help to do it safely

"There's all these downstream issues that really haven't been addressed yet," the Dallas Mavericks owner and "Shark Tank" investor told CNBC on Friday.




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Kudlow says third round of PPP small business loans might be needed as demand soars

The second round of the Paycheck Protection Program launched last Monday and has so far provided over 2 million loans worth over $175 billion out of the total $310 billion Congress authorized in the latest relief package.




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How Latino small business owners are keeping their businesses running during coronavirus

Latino entrepreneurs are among the majority of small business owners directly impacted by the economic fallout.




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Small business confidence crashes, revealing more Main Street carnage may lie ahead

Main Street confidence hit a record low in the Q2 2020 CNBC Small Business Survey, with the coronavirus causing a majority of entrepreneurs to fear permanent changes, including bankruptcy.




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Clock ticking for small businesses squeezed out of government loans, now have a few months or less to survive, survey reveals

Only 13% of small businesses that applied for relief through the Paycheck Protection Program have received funding, according to the CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey released Monday.




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Coronavirus fraud: Two New England men are first to be charged with scamming small business loan program

The men are charged with fraudulently applying for more than $500,000 in assistance from the new CARES Act Payroll Protection Program, which is designed to help businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak.




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Small business loans are not going proportionately to the hardest-hit areas, Fed study shows

States enduring the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis are receiving a smaller proportion of emergency small business loans, a Fed study found.




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Klobuchar, Warren urge FTC to take more steps to help small businesses avoid coronavirus scams

Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren raise concerns about scammers taking advantage of business owners seeking aid during the coronavirus.




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'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary: 20% of small businesses that got federal loans will fail

The "Shark Tank" investor also tried to look at the bright side: "So 80% are going to make it, in my view. That means it was a great investment."




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NYT: EU bows to pressure to soften criticism of how the Chinese government pushed disinformation about the coronavirus

New York Times reporter Matt Apuzzo discusses his piece on how Beijing moved to tamp down criticism from the West over its response to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Georgia small business owner: We won't be reopening yet, as it's too early and unsafe

Vince Villavalzo, owner of the Mystic Owl tattoo parlor in the Atlanta metro area, discusses his decision not to reopen his business, even as the state of Georgia attempts to reopen some of its economy.




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China tourism revenue drops nearly 60% in first major holiday since coronavirus outbreak

During the Labor Day holiday that ran from May 1 to May 5 this year, China recorded tourism revenue of 47.56 billion yuan ($6.79 billion), down nearly 60% from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.




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Lloyd Blankfein says big companies should be 'very reluctant' to tap small business relief program

Blankfein may be speaking from experience: Goldman took $10 billion from the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program in October 2008.




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Cramer's week ahead: Wall Street is having a 'curb-your-enthusiasm moment'

"'Sell in May and go away' is suboptimal advice, people, but this May, it just so happens that the market's run too much versus the fundamentals," the "Mad Money" host said.




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Tesla's biggest bull says Wall Street skepticism is 'a wonderful wall of worry'

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood said on "Squawk Box" that demand in China and falling battery costs will continue to boost Tesla's stock.




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Leon Cooperman says the coronavirus crisis will change capitalism forever and taxes have to go up

The Omega Family Office chairman and CEO said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that taxes will need to go up regardless of who wins the upcoming presidential election.




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The 5 stock-picking legends you must study up on to become a smarter investor

Phil Town, best-selling author and self-made millionaire, recommends reading these five stock market legends if you want to become a competent investor.




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Warren Buffett built up cash and bought only small amounts of stock during the market rout

Berkshire had a record $137 billion in cash and equivalent instruments on its balance sheet at the end of the first quarter.




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Here's a full recap of Warren Buffett's newsmaking comments at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting

Buffett made a lot of news at Berkshire's first virtual annual meeting on Saturday, including revealing that he sold all his airline stocks.




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The S&P 500 ekes out a small gain to start the week, supported by strength from big tech

Stocks rose slightly on Monday to start the week, as the advance in the biggest U.S. technology shares lifted the market higher.




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States are reopening, but is it safe or smart?

Cameron Wolfe, an infectious disease specialist at Duke University Medical School, weighs in on states reopening while the coronavirus pandemic is still taking lives.




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The Path Forward: CNBC helps small business and investors

Guiding small businesses through reopening after they've been shuttered for weeks by the coronavirus pandemic. Pantegrion Capital's Alicia Syrett, which invests in dozens of businesses, offers small business owners advice. Josh Brown, Ritholtz Wealth Management, and Nina O'Neil of Archer Investment Management offer advice for investors looking to hold on to recent gains. With CNBC's Sharon Epperson.




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Strong nutrition business lifted first-quarter earnings, DSM co-CEO says

Geraldine Matchett, co-CEO of DSM, discusses the company's first-quarter earnings.




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Op-Ed: SBA chief pledges 'every available resource' to aid small businesses

All small businesses are eligible, including non-profits, self-employed individuals, sole proprietorships, and independent contractors, writes SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza.




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Op-Ed: The smart way to get US employees back to work

Missing in the planning to return to work is a response to a very fundamental challenge: How do we ensure that the return to economic activity better positions American workers for success, writes Zoe Baird and David Marsh.




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Cramer: I wasn't hopeful about Covid vaccine but Fauci's optimism could change my mind

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Thursday that he has gained confidence in Moderna's potential coronavirus vaccine due to recent comments from Dr. Anthony Fauci.




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Some hope for the recovery in the dismal jobs report: 78% of workers say their layoff is temporary

Nearly 4 in 5 people who lost their jobs in the coronavirus crisis told the government they see their layoffs as temporary.




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7.5 million small businesses are at risk of closing, report finds

Millions of small businesses will close permanently if disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic persists, according to a new survey from Main Street America.




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Support small businesses with gift cards – but know the risks

Purchasing gift cards are a way to support struggling small businesses. But if they don't make it out of the pandemic, you will be out of pocket.




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Designer Rebecca Minkoff's advice for small businesses trying to survive the coronavirus pandemic

As co-founder and creative director of her own fashion line, Rebecca Minkoff understands the current struggles small-business owners are now facing — especially women. Here's her advice on how to survive.




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Ex-French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing accused of sexual harassment

German journalist alleges VGE repeatedly touched her bottom during interview

The former French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing has been accused of sexual harassment in a legal complaint lodged by a German journalist.

Ann-Kathrin Stracke claims VGE, as he is known, repeatedly touched her bottom during an interview at his office on Boulevard Saint-Germain, in Paris, at the end of 2018. She lodged a complaint on 10 March with the Paris public prosecutor’s office.

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Large retailers should pay rent so we can help smaller retailers: Kimco Realty CEO

Conor Flynn, Kimco Realty CEO and president, join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the reopening of his shopping centers and the changes in the retail industry as the coronavirus pandemic continues.




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Kyle Walker hits back at 'harassment' after breaching Covid-19 lockdown

  • Manchester City defender admits visiting sister and parents
  • Club will not discipline him due to extenuating circumstances

Kyle Walker believes he is being harassed by the media after contravening lockdown rules again when visiting his parents and sister, with Manchester City deciding against disciplinary action due to extenuating circumstances.

The Sun reported that Walker travelled to Sheffield on Wednesday to visit his sister and parents. This came after the defender apologised following a report he held a party at his house with two sex workers present last month, breaking lockdown rules.

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Millie Small obituary

Singer whose joyful vocals on My Boy Lollipop took Jamaican music to new audiences

With international sales of 5m copies in 1964, the year of its release, the hit single My Boy Lollipop, sung by Millie, who has died aged 72, “opened the door for Jamaican music to the world,” said the producer Chris Blackwell. He had flown the 16-year-old Millie Small from Kingston to London to manage her career. Millie’s shrill, joyful vocals, married to a galloping ska rhythm in Olympic Studios in London in an arrangement by the Jamaican master guitarist Ernest Ranglin, were beamed out all that summer from the new pirate radio stations, such as Caroline, that were instrumental in helping promote the record. In May 1964, two months after the release of My Boy Lollipop, Millie was given a guest appearance on the ITV special Around the Beatles.

In both the UK and the US, My Boy Lollipop was a No 2 hit, kept off the top slot respectively by the Searchers and the Beach Boys. In America Millie rode the slipstream of the British Invasion started by the Beatles six months earlier; in New York she stepped off a plane – dubbed the Lollipop Special by a clever publicist – from the UK to a 30-strong police guard; fans screamed as she was presented with what was said to be the world’s largest lollipop.

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Invesco India Smallcap Fund - Regular Plan - Growth

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Invesco India Smallcap Fund - Regular Plan - Dividend

Category Equity Scheme - Small Cap Fund
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Invesco India Smallcap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

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Invesco India Smallcap Fund - Direct Plan - Dividend

Category Equity Scheme - Small Cap Fund
NAV 8.95
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