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

UK’s Next Hits eCommerce Order Limit Hours After Reopening

UK’s Next Hits eCommerce Order Limit Hours After Reopening
UK’s Next Hits eCommerce Order Limit Hours After Reopening
April 14, 2020  |  Retail

With a surge of consumer demand amid the COVID-19 lockdown, Next reached its daily self-imposed limit for eCommerce activity soon after reopening its online business...

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COVID-19 And The Acceleration Of Digital Payment Adoption
COVID-19 And The Acceleration Of Digital Payment Adoption
April 14, 2020  |  Economy

“Social distancing doesn’t have to stop the flow of money in today’s digital world,” Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards told PYMNTS. “Whether we are talking...

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Small Business Economic Survival Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic
Small Business Economic Survival Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic
April 14, 2020  |  Today In Data

The SBA PPP rescue relief effort started taking applications from banks on behalf of their small business customers on April 3. Many of those small and medium-sized...

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The Gig Economy Gets Ready To Scale
The Gig Economy Gets Ready To Scale
April 14, 2020  |  Gig Economy

In the historical novel “Ivanhoe” (1819), Sir Walter Scott wrote of “free lances” to describe an army of professional soldiers for hire. The word “gig”...

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PPP Won’t Fill Main Street SMBs’ Cash Gap
PPP Won’t Fill Main Street SMBs’ Cash Gap
April 14, 2020  |  Economy

Main Street small businesses have differing timeframes as to when they expect to run out of operating cash, but they all see it coming. And...

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Navigating COVID-19 IV: Paycheck-to-Paycheck Life Gets More Dire By The Day
Navigating COVID-19 IV: Paycheck-to-Paycheck Life Gets More Dire By The Day
April 14, 2020  |  Economy

Within a month of the announcement that COVID-19 was an official pandemic, the global economy – and America’s in particular – were already on the...

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COVID-19’s Impact On The Gig Economy
COVID-19’s Impact On The Gig Economy
April 14, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Freelancers worldwide found themselves impacted by the new coronavirus as it shuttered businesses and stalled payments, with many gig workers now fulfilling critical roles to...

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What Restaurants Will Serve When What’s Next Is Eating Out
What Restaurants Will Serve When What’s Next Is Eating Out
April 14, 2020  |  Retail

Necessity, it is often said, is the mother of invention — and these days, it is an aphorism that restaurateurs are seeing up close and...

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