More than 25 million people received their Economic Impact Payments from the U.S. government on Wednesday (April 7), bringing the total disbursed so far to more than 156 million payments, or $372 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon said in his annual letter to shareholders that as the world emerges from COVID-19, he anticipates that the country will see boom times that could last until 2023. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
June 15 is the set date for California to reopen — as long as there are enough COVID-19 vaccines, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday (April 6) raised its forecast for global growth in 2021 to 6 percent, an increase of 0.5 percentage points from the 5.5 percent growth forecast the institution issued in January of this year. Get the Full Story Complete...
Immunity passports are showing up in media reports at a never before seen rates in recent weeks, but the concept is far from new — nor was it invented for the age of COVID-19. People who want to travel to certain African nations, for example,...
Vaccinations are rolling along in the U.S. According to recent reports, over 100 million people in the U.S. — or 30.7 percent of the U.S. population — have gotten at least one dose of one of the three variations of the COVID-19 vaccine, per the...
About 300 special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) launched during the first three months of 2021 could theoretically net investors big bucks, Bloomberg reported on Monday (April 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Vaccine distribution is up and the virus rate is dropping, but Americans are still not running out the door to mix and mingle in most states, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (April 5), citing data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Get the...
The U.S. economy took a big step forward in March with total nonfarm payroll employment up by 916,000, beating analysts’ predictions. In addition, the unemployment rate inched down to down to 6.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday (April 2). Get the...
