For any business in the UK right now, the outcome of any decision made should be to reduce the size of the impact on overall business and on the wider society. To be able to do this it is important to know exactly where a micro business is in regards …
Read More »The Tell: Here are 3 reasons why the stock market can survive rising bond yields in 2021
Rising Treasury yields have contributed to a selloff by the stock market’s pandemic high-fliers, but probably won’t be enough to spoil the appeal of stocks over bonds in 2021, according to one analyst. U.S. equity investors “have become focused on the recent increase in 10-year Treasury yields over the past …
Read More »Why cinema will survive the coronavirus pandemic
Will the cinema-going experience survive the coronavirus pandemic? Almost certainly, according to experts. Fans — and that’s most of us — have an emotional and sentimental attachment to the cinema that started in childhood and will flood back to the movies as soon as it’s deemed safe to do so. …
Read More »Business in the Age of COVID-19: How can the companies that help us pay for goods survive a coronavirus shutdown?
This article is part of a series tracking the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on major businesses, and will be updated. It was originally published April 14. As the COVID-19 outbreak curtails consumer spending, some younger payment-processing companies are getting creative, while the stalwarts are betting their resilient business models …
Read More »Is coronavirus airborne? Will it survive for hours or days on bathroom surfaces? Are men more at risk? Burning questions about COVID-19
There are some outlandish rumors about COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus SARS-CoV-2, percolating on the internet: To some, it’s a dastardly bioweapon designed to wreak economic armageddon on the West; a left-wing conspiracy to damage the reelection prospects of President Trump; a virus that leaked from a …
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