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

Apple Has Reopened All 270 US Retail Stores

Apple Has Reopened All 270 US Retail Stores
Apple Has Reopened All 270 US Retail Stores
March 01, 2021  |  Retail

Apple has reopened all 270 of its U.S. stores for the first time since all retail locations were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic that...

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PayPal Joins Uber’s Effort To Provide Transportation To US Vaccination Sites
PayPal Joins Uber’s Effort To Provide Transportation To US Vaccination Sites
February 26, 2021  |  Economy

PayPal Holdings, Inc. has become a part of Uber Technologies, Inc.‘s initiative to offer free or discounted trips to inoculation sites in the United States to...

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Zoom Out: Commerce Adjusts To School Reopenings
Zoom Out: Commerce Adjusts To School Reopenings
February 26, 2021  |  Economy

For millions of American students, it’s coming up on the first anniversary of their last visit to a classroom. Some students have gone back to...

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US Senators Aim To Broaden Tax Credit For Employee Retention During Pandemic
US Senators Aim To Broaden Tax Credit For Employee Retention During Pandemic
February 26, 2021  |  Economy

U.S. Senators from both sides of the aisle are calling for Senate leaders to broaden an important economic aid provision as the chamber considers the...

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New PPP Round Finally Gets Around To Gig Workers And More SMBs 
New PPP Round Finally Gets Around To Gig Workers And More SMBs 
February 25, 2021  |  Loans

Another round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds is readying to hit the bank accounts of small business owners, this time slightly modified from the...

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Wayfair, Best Buy Outlooks Suggest Fading Of COVID Nesting Trend
Wayfair, Best Buy Outlooks Suggest Fading Of COVID Nesting Trend
February 25, 2021  |  Retail

The fourth-quarter earnings at two of the country’s largest sellers of home goods and electronics both benefited from the so-called COVID nesting trend, but the...

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TJX Touts Strength Of HomeGoods Unit, Awaits Return Of ‘Revenge Shopper’
TJX Touts Strength Of HomeGoods Unit, Awaits Return Of ‘Revenge Shopper’
February 25, 2021  |  Retail

Given that roughly 15 percent, or 690, of TJX Corporation’s off-price retail stores in Europe and Canada are currently still closed due to pandemic restrictions,...

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Gift Cards Become Employee COVID Vaccination Incentives
Gift Cards Become Employee COVID Vaccination Incentives
February 25, 2021  |  Economy

The vaccines are here, and while rolling them out has presented some logistical hurdles across the country, employers have been ramping up efforts to get...

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