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

Deluge Of SMB Applications Prompts Lenders To Drop Out Of UK Stimulus Program
Deluge Of SMB Applications Prompts Lenders To Drop Out Of UK Stimulus Program
April 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Already buried in emergency loan applications from small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), five U.K. lenders have dropped out of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme...

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Feeding The Food Supply Chain: How COVID-19 Is Changing Farming Nationwide
Feeding The Food Supply Chain: How COVID-19 Is Changing Farming Nationwide
April 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As grocery stores are emptying and all kinds of items are flying off the shelves, those responsible for producing the food – the nation’s roughly two...

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Can eCommerce Overcome The Strain Of COVID-19?
Can eCommerce Overcome The Strain Of COVID-19?
April 01, 2020  |  Retail

While it is the only option for many retailers, eCommerce is running into its own limitations under the pressure of the COVID-19 crisis. And as...

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Breakup In Aisle Three: Retail Tech Goes The Distance
Breakup In Aisle Three: Retail Tech Goes The Distance
April 01, 2020  |  Retail

That same voice calling for a cleanup in the produce aisle may also start telling people to break it up. With social distancing currently a...

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The Coronavirus Moves Autos, Antique Sales Online
The Coronavirus Moves Autos, Antique Sales Online
April 01, 2020  |  Today In Data

The antiques business has been slow to transition online, but a confluence of factors, such as COVID-19’s shelter-in-place measure, is changing that reality. One antiques retailer now...

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Global Tech Spending Down 4 Pct, But ‘Work From Home’ Spending Gives A Boost
Global Tech Spending Down 4 Pct, But ‘Work From Home’ Spending Gives A Boost
April 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Companies around the globe are looking at a a 4.1 percent decline in spending on technology as the coronavirus pandemic eats into revenues. That’s a...

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Senators Push For Inspector General Oversight On $500B Company Bailout Fund
Senators Push For Inspector General Oversight On $500B Company Bailout Fund
April 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Democratic Senators are pushing to ensure that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin does proper oversight work on the $500 billion stimulus passed last week by the...

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How Neiman Marcus Got Into The Medical Mask-Making Business
How Neiman Marcus Got Into The Medical Mask-Making Business
April 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

How can I help? It is the question that millions of Americans have been asking themselves for the last few weeks, as COVID-19, the disease...

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FoodMaven On Food Distributors’ Pivot To B2C
FoodMaven On Food Distributors’ Pivot To B2C
April 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The current COVID-19 crisis has trained a spotlight on what happens when the means of how we satisfy the most basic of needs – getting...

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