pandemic

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

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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Europe’s High Street Retailers Feel Loss of Chinese Luxury Shoppers
Europe’s High Street Retailers Feel Loss of Chinese Luxury Shoppers
August 26, 2022  |  Retail

Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Chinese tourists — once the darlings of luxury spending on European high streets — have been such...

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The Future of Connected Fitness Is Headed in-Store and Outdoors
The Future of Connected Fitness Is Headed in-Store and Outdoors
August 12, 2022  |  Technology

The workout — once the province of the home or the gym — is now, fully and perhaps forever, omnichannel. Which leads to the question...

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China’s Lockdowns to Have a Negative Ripple Effect on Last Mile
China’s Lockdowns to Have a Negative Ripple Effect on Last Mile
March 15, 2022  |  Coronavirus

We’ve been here before, circa March 2020, where lockdowns in one part of the world wind up having negative ripple effects in the rest of...

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VF Corporation Locking In Inventory Early with Supply Chain Snags Ongoing
VF Corporation Locking In Inventory Early with Supply Chain Snags Ongoing
February 08, 2022  |  Retail

VF Corporation — whose stable of brands include Dickies, Timberland, The North Face and Vans — has begun buying the raw materials for its apparel...

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Consumers Facing “Airline Pricing” On Everyday Items
Consumers Facing “Airline Pricing” On Everyday Items
February 04, 2022  |  Retail

Rising labor, shipping and production costs — coupled with ongoing COVID-19-related shortages — have led retailers to raise prices on everyday items, often multiple times...

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Priority Technology Holdings: 2021 was the Year of Impact
Priority Technology Holdings: 2021 was the Year of Impact
January 19, 2022  |  Opinion

The year 2021 was a time of business innovation brought on by the pandemic, says Priority Technology Holdings Executive Chairman and CEO Thomas Priore. Read his...

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