As coronavirus cases surge in the United States, some supermarket retailers are re-instituting buying restrictions on specific products such as toilet paper, USA Today reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
The European Commission is ramping up its campaign against scams touting phony COVID-19 cures and treatments as the continent grapples with another wave of infections and deaths from the disease caused by the coronavirus. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The nation’s unemployment rate continued to drop in October, falling to 6.9 percent as employment rose by 638,000. In September, the unemployment rate was 7.9 percent, a full percentage point higher. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
As pandemic cases have ticked up over the past several weeks, the travel industry’s fortunes worldwide have ticked down. With lockdowns re-emerging in the United Kingdom and the European Union, travel restrictions and outright bans have followed. For example, the United Kingdom has banned all non-essential domestic and...
No one likes stockouts — certainly not consumers. Or the retailers who sell things to them. 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 daily newsletter,...
The Federal Reserve’s Thursday (Nov. 5) statement from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) affirms its position to use the “full range” of tools at its disposal to stabilize the U.S. economy amid the pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
In the week ending Oct. 31 jobless claims were 751,000, dropping 7,000 from the previous week’s revised level, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported Thursday (Nov. 5). This is the eighth consecutive week unemployment filings went down since the coronavirus pandemic struck the U.S....
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said his first priority is passing a new COVID-19 stimulus bill before the end of the year, CNBC reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Consumers are converging on stores and eateries in England before new lockdowns are enacted on Thursday (Nov. 5) on all non-essential venues, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Nov. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
