COVID-19

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

Source: cdc.gov

Verizon Withdraws Revenue Outlook Amid Loss Of Sales, Subscribers

Verizon Withdraws Revenue Outlook Amid Loss Of Sales, Subscribers
Verizon Withdraws Revenue Outlook Amid Loss Of Sales, Subscribers
April 24, 2020  |  Retail

Verizon Communications Inc. said that as most of its stores shuttered following the COVID-19 lockdown, more than 500,000 retail postpaid net losses has led the...

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US New Home Sales Plummet As COVID-19 Hits Housing Market
US New Home Sales Plummet As COVID-19 Hits Housing Market
April 24, 2020  |  Real Estate

As COVID-19 started to impact the housing markets during a wind-down in mid-March, new home sales in the United States plummeted 15.4 percent. Sales of...

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US Consumer Sentiment Index Drops To 71.8 In April
US Consumer Sentiment Index Drops To 71.8 In April
April 24, 2020  |  Economy

As individuals consider COVID-19 and the potential of the economy reopening again, American consumer sentiment dropped for the third consecutive month per University of Michigan...

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Pence: Country Might Be ‘Largely Past’ COVID-19 By Early June
Pence: Country Might Be ‘Largely Past’ COVID-19 By Early June
April 24, 2020  |  Economy

The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States could be finished before the Memorial Day holiday, Vice President Mike Pence said in a broadcast interview. Slightly...

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SBA To Roll Out More COVID-19 SMB Aid Early Next Week
SBA To Roll Out More COVID-19 SMB Aid Early Next Week
April 24, 2020  |  Economy

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said the Small Business Administration (SBA) will make more financial assistance available early next week for small businesses impacted by COVID-19,...

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Adyen Payment Volumes Surge 38 Pct YoY In Q1 2020
Adyen Payment Volumes Surge 38 Pct YoY In Q1 2020
April 24, 2020  |  Earnings

Adyen reported its processed volume for the first quarter of 2020 rose by 38 percent year-on-year, with an extension of historical growth trends over the first...

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Trump Signs $484B Bill For More PPP Loans And Other COVID-19 Relief
Trump Signs $484B Bill For More PPP Loans And Other COVID-19 Relief
April 24, 2020  |  Economy

President Donald Trump signed into law a $484 billion COVID-19 rescue bill Friday (April 24) that includes $310 billion in new money for the popular Small...

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The Week In Payments: Facebook Expands, Travel Rebounds And The Workplace Resets
The Week In Payments: Facebook Expands, Travel Rebounds And The Workplace Resets
April 24, 2020  |  News

After what has felt like the second-longest month in history (with March 2020 being the first), this week marked something of a shift in the news cycle. For the...

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