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EconomyMinneapolis Fed President Kashkari Urges 4-6 Week ‘Hard’ Shutdown
The U.S. economy would be best served if the nation were to be locked...
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RetailUK Retail Spending Back To Near Pre-Lockdown Levels
Britain’s stores have become the envy of the retail world. Reuters reports retail sales...
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EuropeEurope Reopens, Shopping Spree Underway
The phrase “shop ‘til you drop” hasn’t been used for months as the world...
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NewsThis Week In Payments: Retail’s Digital Shift, Uber To Buy...
There was no shortage of news in payments and commerce this week, but perhaps...
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RetailCOVID-19 Spikes Hinder Retail Recovery
Back in late March when the pandemic first started to lock down retailing, PYMNTS...
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Mobile ApplicationsConsumer Mobile App Use Increased 40 Pct During Lockdown
The pandemic saw an all-time high record of mobile app usage, according to market...
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EconomyAtlanta Fed Warns Recovery Could Stall As Outbreaks Surge
The uptick in U.S. coronavirus cases could dampen the recovery of the nation’s economy,...
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RetailRetail Foot Traffic Dips As COVID Cases Rise
In the past two weeks, shopping levels have fallen again as coronavirus cases surge...
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EconomyOCC: Lockdowns Could Challenge Stability Of Banking System
Brian P. Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, said in a series of letters...
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Travel PaymentsCroatia Awaits Tourists, But Finds Few Takers
Owners of yachts and campsites on Croatia’s scenic Adriatic coast are hoping their isolation in...
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CoronavirusSpike In Virus Outbreaks Threatens Global Reopening Plans
Plans across the world to reopen economies and re-enter public life are being thwarted...
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Commerce ConnectedThe New Digital Normal Rewards Peloton As Gyms Dim
Surveying more than 12,000 U.S. consumers since March, PYMNTS has assembled the most comprehensive...
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EconomyNorth Carolina Is Latest State To Loosen Lockdown
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper plans to ease his stay-at-home order as evidence suggests...
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InternationalIndia Reopens Some Areas To Nonessential eCommerce, Ride-Hailing
India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has given the green light to Amazon, Flipkart, Ola,...
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CoronavirusWhy Consumers Aren’t In A Rush To Reopen The Economy
Economists, policymakers and epidemiologists have been modeling the cost/benefit of reopening the U.S. economy...
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CoronavirusWH Adviser: Fourth Round Of Stimulus Funds May Not Be...
White House Economic Advisor Kevin Hassett thinks a fourth economic stimulus package may not...
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GoogleGoogle Plans Staggered Reopening Of Offices After June 1
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company’s offices would remain closed at least until...
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RetailItaly's Small Retailers Start To Reopen As Lockdown Is Lifted
Following a period of lockdown in the nation, Italy’s collection of artisan companies and...
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CoronavirusNEW DATA: How We Will Change: Consumers And Life After...
California became the first state to issue a stay-at-home order on March 19. All...
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CoronavirusUber Eats Sees 59 Pct Spike In European Grocery Delivery
As much of Europe remains on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Uber Eats...
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EconomyIndia's Exports Drop 34.6 Pct In March From Lack Of...
One day after India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the nationwide lockdown to May...
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CoronavirusSt. Louis Fed Pushes For Mass Testing Over Quarantine
James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, estimated that the quarantine is...
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RetailIn China, Pent-Up Demand For Cosmetics A Blip Or Trend?
Emerging from lockdown, Chinese consumers may be opening up (digital) wallets and purses …...
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CoronavirusEU Planning For Transition Out Of Lockdown
European countries, including France, Spain, Belgium and Finland, among others, have begun tentatively etching...
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CoronavirusLife Inside America On Lockdown
In the 11 days between March 6 and March 17, 2020, John Hopkins...
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CoronavirusIndia’s Quarantine Prompts Walmart’s Flipkart To Halt Operations
Walmart’s Flipkart has stopped all services in India as the government orders people to...
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CoronavirusVCs Push Pause On Startup Funding
Silicon Valley deals have reportedly been temporarily halted with a lack of certainty surrounding...
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CoronavirusCOVID-19 Restrictions Put Half Of US Jobs At Risk
As the U.S. hunkers down indoors to control the spread of the coronavirus, people...
