pandemic

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

Boston Fed President: Reopening Must Protect Health To Be Positive News
Boston Fed President: Reopening Must Protect Health To Be Positive News
June 19, 2020  |  Economy

More people going back to work is only positive news if it can be done safely and in the long term, Boston Fed President Eric...

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AMC Plans To Reopen Cinemas With Social Distancing, Safety Protocols
AMC Plans To Reopen Cinemas With Social Distancing, Safety Protocols
June 19, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As it launches a health and sanitization initiative, AMC will restart operations at roughly 450 cinemas in the United States on July 15 and a...

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Proposal Would Allow SMBs To Get Another PPP Loan 
Proposal Would Allow SMBs To Get Another PPP Loan 
June 19, 2020  |  Loans

More help for certain small business owners could be on the way if Congress approves another round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The Prioritized...

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Alibaba And JD.com Net $136B In China’s Biggest Annual Shopping Event
Alibaba And JD.com Net $136B In China’s Biggest Annual Shopping Event
June 19, 2020  |  eCommerce

China’s biggest online shopping event since COVID-19 put fear into the Asian economy netted $136.5 billion for two of the nation’s eCommerce giants. Alibaba Group...

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Robinhood Faces Another Service Interruption Due To Technical Issue
Robinhood Faces Another Service Interruption Due To Technical Issue
June 18, 2020  |  Markets

In the latest of a string of outages as of the beginning of March, Robinhood Markets Inc. said it has fixed a challenge that led to...

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EU Plans To Fight Foreign Competition
EU Plans To Fight Foreign Competition
June 18, 2020  |  Europe

The European Union (EU) plans to fight the effects of hostile rivals trying to take over businesses vulnerable after the coronavirus pandemic, the Associated Press...

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US Casinos To Go Cashless, Citing Pandemic Fears 
US Casinos To Go Cashless, Citing Pandemic Fears 
June 18, 2020  |  Payment Methods

U.S. casinos are moving toward cashless gambling to protect customers and staff from the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Gaming Association (AGA), the Washington, D.C.-based trade...

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eCommerce Takes Half Of Pandemic-Driven Retail Growth
eCommerce Takes Half Of Pandemic-Driven Retail Growth
June 17, 2020  |  Retail

The dramatic consumer shift to Digital 3.0 — predicted months ago by the PYMNTS COVID-19 tracker work — is accounting for almost half of the...

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San Francisco DA Files Lawsuit Against DoorDash For Employee Mistreatment
San Francisco DA Files Lawsuit Against DoorDash For Employee Mistreatment
June 17, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Delivery company DoorDash is facing a lawsuit from the San Francisco district attorney over allegedly illegally classifying its workers as contractors rather than employees. The...

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