Iris Nova, the buzzy direct-to-consumer startup backed by Coca-Cola, has laid off half its staff as the coronavirus pandemic hits its retail business

Publicis spent $30 million to build Marcel, an AI tool that was supposed to 'break the industry.' Instead, it's been hampered by confusion, ridicule, and delays

Patrick Coffee | The story of Marcel is a prominent example of how the ad industry has struggled to adapt to the digital revolution.

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Leaked emails show Amazon is moving full steam ahead with this year's Prime Day shopping extravaganza, even as it grapples with the coronavirus pandemic

Eugene Kim | Amazon is inviting sellers to join this year's Prime Day, even as the company is dealing with supply chain lockdowns amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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$1.5 billion ZipRecruiter just laid off hundreds only days after the CEO said the economy was headed for a steep increase in hiring after the end of the coronavirus

Meghan Morris | Companies globally are struggling with the immediate economic hit from the coronavirus, which has frozen operations across industries

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Stocks are trading like they did early in the financial crisis — and it's proof to one Wall Street equity chief that the coronavirus crash will worsen

Akin Oyedele | Don't celebrate too early: the 2008 crisis shows why stocks may continue tumbling for a while longer.

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9 business books picked by founders, CEOs, and industry leaders for people who don't want to go back to school to get an MBA

Robin Madell | A business degree helps with networking and prestige, but these books cover almost everything else. These are some successful entrepreneurs' picks.

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Disney has closed its US parks 'until further notice' and risks losing $1.5 billion in revenue per month they are shut, analysts say

Ashley Rodriguez | Disney is taking the rare step of closing Disneyland through the end of March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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SAP helped a client secure 500 hospital beds in just 30 minutes — and it shows the power of digital transformations in helping companies respond to the coronavirus pandemic

Joe Williams | From Zoom calls to AI-powered platforms that help with supply chains, tech upgrades are proving critical. SAP's online marketplace is a prime example.

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The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon has one of the top online MBA programs in the US. Here's why — and how to get in.

Robin Madell | Although deadlines have not changed amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the application process will be entirely virtual for all of Tepper's programs.

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ZipRecruiter just reportedly laid off hundreds of employees, a sign that coronavirus will upend the recruiting industry

Allana Akhtar | The US added over 270,000 jobs in February. Within weeks, that swung to a new one-week record of 3.3 million jobless claims. Recruiters are affected.

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