Although the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the economy, small businesses are perhaps the most affected. More than 100,000 small businesses have closed permanently over the course of the ongoing recession, and more are at risk of a similar fate if COVID-19-related restrictions continue to change the way …
Read More »Stock index futures are heading for weaker-than-expected retail sales
Stock index futures traded on opposite sides of unchanged Friday after July retail sales showed a weaker rise than expected. Market participants this weekend were also eager for a round of virtual trade talks between the US and China against a backdrop of growing tensions between the two countries. What …
Read More »Retail sales July 2020:
Consumers brought in less than expected in July as a decline in car sales helped cool an economy struggling to shake off the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Retail sales rose 1.2% in 1.2 months, against the expected increase of 2.3% in economists surveyed by Dow Jones. However, the news …
Read More »Vietnam to buy Russian COVID-19 vaccine
By Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has registered to buy a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, state television reported on Friday, citing a new outbreak after several months of going without local business. Russia said on Wednesday it would roll out the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine within two weeks, dismissing the …
Read More »Twitch does not pay for the songs used on their site. Recording labels want to change that
“Go sorry, it’s your birthday,” he told CNN Business, echoing the song’s opening line. “I mean, I wish I could show you the clip, but of course it’s already been deleted.” Weller – a former game developer for Telltale Games who has nearly 20,000 followers on Twitch – said he …
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