Economy

Economy
Applebee’s Gets ‘Incredible Bump’ From Stimulus Spend
March 25, 2021

At Applebee’s, there could be hope on the horizon amid the pandemic as sales increase, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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Will The Work-from-Home Economy Outlive The Pandemic?
March 25, 2021

White-collar workers haven’t seen the inside of their office spaces for some time now, as last spring they “relocated” to telework arrangements en masse worldwide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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New Jobless Claims Close To Pandemic Low
March 25, 2021

New jobless claims for the week ended March 20 came in at a new pandemic low of 684,000, down 97,000 from the previous week’s revised level, according to the weekly report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Thursday (March 25). The...

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US Gov’t Disburses Another 37 Million Stimulus Payments Totaling $83 Billion
March 25, 2021

There will be around 37 million more stimulus payments going out this week from U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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How The Race Between Vaccines And Infection Rates Could Impact Reopening
March 24, 2021

The last leg of the race to make COVID-19 a thing of the past has reached a frustratingly slow phase, as new, and more infectious, variants of the disease are popping up internationally, speeding up the spread at the same time that vaccines are rolling...

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DoorDash To Begin COVID-19 Home Test Kit Delivery
March 22, 2021

DoorDash announced on Monday (March 22) that it would offer customers access to COVID-19 home collection kits through a partnership with Vault Health and Everlywell. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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UK Lockdown Winding Down Amid Increasing Levels Of Shopping
March 22, 2021

U.K. stores saw another uptick in the number of shoppers venturing out as restrictions started lifting following the region’s third COVID-19 lockdown, Reuters reported on Monday (March 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Krispy Kreme Tempts COVID-19 Vaccine Holdouts With Doughnuts
March 22, 2021

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PYMNTS Pandenomics Report March: Inoculated Shifters Embracing A Digital-First World
March 22, 2021

It all started a year ago. Remember? There came a scary event that’s changed nearly everything about how we live, work, play — and pay for the pleasure. PYMNTS has tracked the destructive path of COVID through the business world in our Pandenomics report series, surveying...