There is perhaps no other sector in which the ConnectedEconomy™ can bring more benefits than in healthcare. The ability to integrate patient records across providers, simplifying payments, using biometrics and artificial intelligence (AI) to manage wellness promises to improve care and deliver improved health outcomes....
New guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) scrambling to add explanatory information to filing statements, Bloomberg reported on Friday (April 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
The global economy is tracking for a strong rebound, evidenced by increases in European and Asian manufacturing output and the demand for services, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index, which is published monthly by IHS Markit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Initial unemployment claims for the week ending April 17 dropped by 39,000 to 547,000, the lowest level for initial claims since March 14, 2020, when it was 256,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Thursday (April 22). The previous week’s level was revised up by...
It seems like only yesterday global mergers and acquisitions were having their best of times in four decades — with deals of around $1.3 trillion. Providing a big boost in the first quarter of 2021 was the boom in special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Get...
A $16 billion federal program designed to help performance venues and museums closed due to COVID-19 that was supposed to debut more than a week ago has yet to go live, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Even as his company reports a slight dip in revenue, BNY Mellon’s chief executive said on Friday (April 16) that he sees promising signs of recovery for the economy at large. “As we move from a period of resilience to a period of recovery and...
Initial unemployment claims plummeted to a new pandemic low of 576,000, a decrease of 193,000 from last week’s revised level, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Thursday (April 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
While Europe’s economic recovery in the wake of COVID has been “halting and uneven,” there are promising signs on the horizon, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a blog post on Wednesday (April 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
