Coronavirus

Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals, including humans, and birds. In humans, the virus causes respiratory infections which are typically mild but, in rare cases, can be lethal. In cows and pigs they may cause diarrhea, while in chickens it can cause an upper respiratory disease.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Goodyear Says Stretched Consumers Buying More Tires, Auto Repairs
Goodyear Says Stretched Consumers Buying More Tires, Auto Repairs
May 06, 2022  |  Retail

The nation’s largest tiremaker and owner of a chain of 1,000 retail auto service centers said Friday that it had booked its best first quarter...

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Data Point: Indexing 19% Above the 2020 Crater, Main Street SMBs Roar Back in Q1 2022
Data Point: Indexing 19% Above the 2020 Crater, Main Street SMBs Roar Back in Q1...
May 03, 2022  |  SMBs

Pandemic recovery is real and making its way quantifiably across America’s cities and regions. According to The Main Street Index: How America’s Small To Mid-Sized...

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Beauty Sector Ready for Digital Closeup
Beauty Sector Ready for Digital Closeup
May 03, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Industries that hung on and saw improvement during the pandemic quickly embraced digital processes and did a fast pivot to get merchandise to consumers via...

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Today in Data: As the Pandemic Changes, COVID-Era Eating Habits Remain
Today in Data: As the Pandemic Changes, COVID-Era Eating Habits Remain
May 02, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, recent figures from HelloFresh suggest that people’s pandemic-inspired dining habits may stick around even as contagion concerns subside. Data 34.6M: Number of...

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Today in Data: Get Ready for the Post-COVID Wedding Boom
Today in Data: Get Ready for the Post-COVID Wedding Boom
April 26, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, after two years of large events and gatherings canceled or postponed due to the pandemic, the wedding and concert industries are seeing...

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PBOC Pledges Loans to Protect Supply Chain
PBOC Pledges Loans to Protect Supply Chain
April 15, 2022  |  B2B Payments

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has pledged financial backing for trucks and logistics companies amid the country’s worst COVID outbreak in two years. As...

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Container Shipping Rates Tank Amid US Inflation, Shanghai’s Pandemic Lockdown
Container Shipping Rates Tank Amid US Inflation, Shanghai’s Pandemic Lockdown
April 15, 2022  |  Economy

The cost of gas, groceries and almost everything else is rising, but container shipping rates have started to sink, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported...

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Today in B2B: Ibotta Launches a Retail Rewards Network; Peeba Raises $4.2M to Help Asia-Pacific Retailers
Today in B2B: Ibotta Launches a Retail Rewards Network; Peeba Raises $4.2M to Help Asia-Pacific...
April 07, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, real-time payments improve the cross-border B2B customer experience, and consumers want more flexible terms for mobile device payments. Plus, PayRetailers makes...

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German HealthTech Avi Medical Raises $54.5M
German HealthTech Avi Medical Raises $54.5M
April 06, 2022  |  Investments

Avi Medical, the Munich-based HealthTech provider of telemedicine services, has raised 50 million euros ($54.5 million) in a Series B funding round, the lead funder...

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