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)

Warren Buffett Calls On Congress To Provide More PPP For Small Businesses
Warren Buffett Calls On Congress To Provide More PPP For Small Businesses
December 15, 2020  |  Economy

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett is calling on Congress to provide more Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to small businesses to help them survive the...

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Marriott Slashes Staff at NYC’s Times Square Hotel
Marriott Slashes Staff at NYC’s Times Square Hotel
December 15, 2020  |  Personnel

The pandemic has hammered the hotel industry right from the start. Marriott International, for example, furloughed “tens of thousands” of workers back in March as...

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Vaccine Optimism Reigns, But Retailers Must Respect Consumers’ Digital Transformation
Vaccine Optimism Reigns, But Retailers Must Respect Consumers’ Digital Transformation
December 15, 2020  |  Retail

Vaccines are here. They’re being distributed. Finally, optimism and COVID-19 can live in the same sentence. But any retailer that thinks consumers are ready to...

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BNPL Is Poised To Light Up The COVID Holidays With Affordability
BNPL Is Poised To Light Up The COVID Holidays With Affordability
December 15, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

It’s hard to say which is the best part of buy now, pay later (BNPL). Let’s go with “pay later.” Debatably the most impactful payments...

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All Eyes On Congress As New Stimulus Bill Takes Shape
All Eyes On Congress As New Stimulus Bill Takes Shape
December 14, 2020  |  Politics

The pending release of a $908 billion bipartisan stimulus in Congress on Monday (Dec. 14) is likely to trigger further frenzied rounds of talks, as...

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Expedia Asks: Why Work From Home When You Could Work From Here?
Expedia Asks: Why Work From Home When You Could Work From Here?
December 14, 2020  |  Travel Payments

One of the world’s largest travel websites has launched a dual-pronged promo to get record numbers of people who are currently working remotely to think...

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First Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines Administered In US
First Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines Administered In US
December 14, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, outside of clinical trials, started being administered to healthcare workers and nursing home staffers on Monday (Dec.14)....

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Vaccine Distribution Underway; Convincing Consumers Remains A Priority
Vaccine Distribution Underway; Convincing Consumers Remains A Priority
December 14, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The COVID case spike is certainly creating its own darkness around the world. But as the old expression goes, it is always darkest before dawn...

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Department Stores Adapt to Difficult Season, Count On Revenge Shopping
Department Stores Adapt to Difficult Season, Count On Revenge Shopping
December 14, 2020  |  Retail

There are less than two weeks until Christmas, and the retail industry, as per usual in 2020, finds itself in uncharted territory. The season has...

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