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

‘Ship-ageddon 2020’ Just Keeps Getting Worse

‘Ship-ageddon 2020’ Just Keeps Getting Worse
‘Ship-ageddon 2020’ Just Keeps Getting Worse
December 16, 2020  |  Delivery

With eCommerce volume way up for the holiday shopping season, we knew it was going to be a tricky year for gift shipping. Get the...

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Study: 67 Percent Of Main Street SMBs Say They’ll Do More Business Online Post-Pandemic
Study: 67 Percent Of Main Street SMBs Say They’ll Do More Business Online Post-Pandemic
December 16, 2020  |  Economy

The first round of COVID-19 vaccinations are underway in the United States, and businesses are growing more optimistic about the future than they have been...

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Goldman Sachs: Some 90 Pct Of Businesses Have Depleted PPP Monies
Goldman Sachs: Some 90 Pct Of Businesses Have Depleted PPP Monies
December 15, 2020  |  Loans

Small firms recently surveyed by Goldman Sachs indicated that small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are desperately in need of another round of emergency Paycheck Protection...

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Economists Predict Post-COVID Rebound, But Many Digital Shifts Will Remain 
Economists Predict Post-COVID Rebound, But Many Digital Shifts Will Remain 
December 15, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

This week’s start of U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations has economists predicting a big rebound for 2021, but PYMNTS data show that plenty of consumers’ pandemic-era changes...

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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  |  BNPL

It’s hard to say which is the best part of buy now, pay later (BNPL). Let’s go with “pay later.” Get the Full Story Complete...

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