As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers want refunds on things they paid for but aren’t able to use. Sports teams, in one case, are offering to provide reimbursements to season ticket holders. Get the Full Story Complete the...
For the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the glass is half full. 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing...
Downtowns everywhere from Maine to California are dealing with varying degrees of economic and existential pain as a result of the pandemic, but nowhere is the pain as acute as in college towns. Cities like Ann Arbor, Michigan; Ithaca, New York and Davis, California have...
Fear has been a key ingredient in some of the strangest episodes in human history, and the COVID-19 pandemic now joins that dubious list. PYMNTS’ research division has tracked the pandemic’s progress since the first week of March – not just in economic terms, but...
The U.S. economy added a record 4.8 million nonfarm jobs in June and the unemployment rate fell to a lower-than-expected 11.1 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday (July 2). Meanwhile, the number of Americans who filed jobless claims dropped in the latest week, but still...
Many Americans have seen their household incomes become one of COVID-19’s many casualties, as the U.S. unemployment rate has skyrocketed and millions of workers who still have jobs face cuts to their hours or pay rates. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers want refunds on things they paid for but aren’t able to use. Concertgoers are receiving the option to get refunds for tickets to postponed events or keep their tickets for next...
Now that many consumers have to make appointments to go to the gym or use a specific piece of equipment amid the pandemic, will they want to visit fitness clubs again? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
The tourism sector in the United States will take the biggest hit of any country in the world from COVID-19, with China a distant second, a new United Nations study finds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
