pandemic

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

Japan’s Payments Firm Hey Nets Series E Funding Led By Bain Capital
Japan’s Payments Firm Hey Nets Series E Funding Led By Bain Capital
August 04, 2020  |  Investments

Japanese eCommerce and payments platform hey announced a Series E investment led by Bain Capital, a press release says. The round was also supported by...

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Walking The Stimulus Check ‘Save Vs Spend’ Tightrope
Walking The Stimulus Check ‘Save Vs Spend’ Tightrope
August 03, 2020  |  Economy

Will saving for a rainy day today lead to economic clouds just a bit down the road? As a new week dawned, and lawmakers in...

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Rents Drop In Top NYC Shopping Districts Amid Pandemic
Rents Drop In Top NYC Shopping Districts Amid Pandemic
August 03, 2020  |  Retail

The most high-end shopping areas in the United States are seeing tenants depart, and rents are dropping at a time when COVID-19 has halted tourism...

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Global Remittances May Fall By $109B In 2020
Global Remittances May Fall By $109B In 2020
August 03, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

If it takes a year to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and reopen economies, global payments could fall by as much as $108.6 billion this year,...

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Pinterest Stock Jumps 37 Pct On Renewed Advertiser, User Interest
Pinterest Stock Jumps 37 Pct On Renewed Advertiser, User Interest
August 02, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Users and advertisers are coming back to Pinterest, resulting in an upswing in sales for the social media company, Bloomberg reported. With revenue jumping up...

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Rubio: Revamped PPP, SMB Loan Programs Aim To Smooth Out ‘Uneven Recovery’
Rubio: Revamped PPP, SMB Loan Programs Aim To Smooth Out ‘Uneven Recovery’
August 02, 2020  |  Loans

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who spearheaded the landmark Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic, now has to organize...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Price Rises Above $12K For 30 Minutes; Colorado Lottery Partners With Chainlink For Contest
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Price Rises Above $12K For 30 Minutes; Colorado Lottery Partners With Chainlink...
August 02, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin had a turbulent weekend, rising to $12,112 in value just after midnight on Sunday (Aug. 2), and then falling to $10,638 just 30 minutes...

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Consumers Use Stimulus Money To Pay Down Credit Card Debt
Consumers Use Stimulus Money To Pay Down Credit Card Debt
August 02, 2020  |  Debt

With one in five workers collecting jobless benefits thanks to the pandemic, banks braced for increased credit card debt and delinquencies as families struggled to...

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Big US Corporations Exceed Earnings Predictions During Economic Low Point
Big US Corporations Exceed Earnings Predictions During Economic Low Point
August 02, 2020  |  Earnings

Numerous U.S. companies are defying analysts’ predictions for a slow quarter, according to Reuters. Though the quarter is still expected to be a historic low...

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