pandemic

A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spreads across countries or continents. It affects more people and takes more lives than an epidemic.

Boxed Bankruptcy Shows Cracks in Pandemic’s SPAC Funding Frenzy

Boxed Bankruptcy Shows Cracks in Pandemic’s SPAC Funding Frenzy
Boxed Bankruptcy Shows Cracks in Pandemic’s SPAC Funding Frenzy
April 04, 2023  |  Retail

It seems like a lifetime ago — SPACs were the “it” way to take companies public. And during the pandemic, eCommerce delivery businesses were the...

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Says Face Masks Facilitate Shoplifting
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Says Face Masks Facilitate Shoplifting
March 06, 2023  |  Retail

Retailers looking to reduce shoplifting should require customers to remove face masks when entering the store. So said New York City Mayor Eric Adams on...

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President Biden Proposes $1.6B to Fight Pandemic-Related Fraud
President Biden Proposes $1.6B to Fight Pandemic-Related Fraud
March 02, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

The Biden administration wants congressional approval for a $1.6 billion plan tackling COVID-related fraud. The proposal, announced Thursday (March 2), would prosecute people who committed...

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Grocery Store Sales Set for SNAP Shock in March
Grocery Store Sales Set for SNAP Shock in March
February 22, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Grocers may want to brace for a slump as most states cut back food stamps. For all but a smattering of states, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...

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Boston Fed Study Ties Kids to Consumption During Economic Downturns
Boston Fed Study Ties Kids to Consumption During Economic Downturns
December 06, 2022  |  Economy

Despite the holiday cheer, American consumers are growing increasingly anxious about the economy. It’s gotten to the point where even those consumers whose wages and...

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IMF Warns Global Growth Weighed Down by Economic Trifecta 
IMF Warns Global Growth Weighed Down by Economic Trifecta 
October 11, 2022  |  Economy

An economic trifecta of runaway inflation, Russia’s war on Ukraine and pandemic after-effects lingering from China are leading to gloomy projections of slow global growth...

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Card Issuers See Upswing in Borrowing
Card Issuers See Upswing in Borrowing
September 18, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Consumers unleashed from COVID-19 restrictions and confronting inflation-boosted prices are back to using their credit cards near pre-pandemic levels, Seeking Alpha reported Sunday (Sept. 18)....

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Peloton Co-Founders Foley, Kushi Step Down From Company Roles
Peloton Co-Founders Foley, Kushi Step Down From Company Roles
September 12, 2022  |  Fitness

Chairman John Foley and chief legal officer Hisao Kushi are stepping down from Peloton as the down-and-out maker of exercise equipment they both helped to...

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