Tag Archives: Pandemic

What’s Gotten Into the Price of Cheese? 

Shifts in pandemic demand have wreaked havoc on a market that’s rarely volatile.

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Why Selling on Amazon Is Not a Sales Strategy 

The pandemic forced Amazon to stop shipping “non-essential” products with its usual two-day commitment, and that change impacted many brands that rely solely on the Amazon platform.

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Small businesses turned to technology to survive the pandemic. But it may not be enough. 

Forced to close their restaurants, shops, bookstores and yoga studios, small-business owners have had to find new ways to make money online.

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Live Global Coronavirus News: White House Says It’s Bracing for an Autumn Wave 

A top official said the Trump administration was working to replenish the medical stockpile as health experts rejected the president’s view of the pandemic. India’s crowded hospitals have been turning people away.

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With modern thinking, antique lighting retains its luster 

Cyrus Manafzadeh’s Artisan Lamp came through the 2008 financial crisis, and now it’s confronting the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus has widened America’s vast racial wealth gap, study finds 

Bonanza for billionaires as combined wealth surges to $3.581tnBezos, Gates and Zuckerberg get richer as unemployment risesThe coronavirus pandemic has proved a bonanza for billionaires and further widened the enormous racial wealth gap in the US, according to a new report released Friday. Related: ‘I’m squeaking by right now’: voices of Americ […]

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RBI Holds 4th Meeting Of Financial Stability and Development Council Sub-Committee 

A meeting of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held yesterday through video conference. Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India chaired the meeting. The Governor, in his introductory remarks underlined the importance of this meeting, being held for the first time after the breakout of the pandemic and as […]

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How “Little Fires Everywhere” Star Lexi Underwood is Staying Positive 

The rising star Lexi Underwood talks about how she’s navigating being a teenager during a global pandemic, and the importance of self-love and self-care

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Carnival to sell six cruise ships as bookings dry up 

Holiday company loses $4.4bn in three months during coronavirus crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCarnival suffered losses of $4.4bn (£3.6bn) in three months, as the cruise company’s business was all but sunk by the Covid-19 pandemic.Revenues dropped to $700m from $4.8bn for the same March-May period in 2019, as bookings dried […]

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Summer vacationers weigh testing, quarantine or staying home 

Homebound travelers desperate to venture out for the first time since the pandemic are confronting a vacation landscape this summer that may require coronavirus tests for the family and even quarantines

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How Carnival Has Been Hit by the Coronavirus Crisis 

Over nearly five decades, Carnival amassed a global fleet of cruise ships. But in the face of a pandemic, health authorities and passengers are questioning whether operators like Carnival can set sail safely going forward. WSJ’s Carter McCall explains. Photo: Getty Images

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Africa: Continent Set to Get Debt Relief From China 

[East African] Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to cancel interest-free debt owed by “relevant” African countries as part of Beijing’s move to help the continent during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Africa: Agroecology Strengthens Farmers’ Resilience but Highly Underfunded in Africa 

[IPS] Nairobi -With just a quarter of an acre of land in Kesses near Kenya’s Eldoret town in the Rift Valley region, Samson Tanui is practising agroecology and his permaculture unit has become the centre of attraction for farmers from near and afar amid food shortages during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

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Soccer clubs eye bottom line with ticket refund options 

Soccer clubs are finding creative ways to stem revenue losses by offering season ticket holders alternatives to refunds for games being played in empty stadiums because of coronavirus pandemic

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Headless holograms on the catwalk: designer turns her fashion show virtual on Instagram Live, and it goes viral 

US-based Congolese fashion designer Anifa Mvuemba was excited about debuting her fashion line, Hanifa, at this year’s New York Fashion Week.When her show was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mvuemba got creative.The 29-year-old designer held a virtual show on May 22 for her latest collection, called “Pink Label Congo”, and the 3D animated event […]

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