(Reuters) – Consumers who stay close to home as COVID-19 cases increase worldwide are looking for more staples like mayonnaise and peanut butter and buying Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners and computers. FILE PHOTO: A variety of peanut butter made in the USA on display at the “American lifestyle” store in …
Read More »Southwest says: no mask, no flight. Only children under 2 years exempt
CHICAGO / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) said Wednesday that it was removing all exemptions from its face-covering requirement, except for children under the age of 2, in the toughest policy so far among U.S. airlines. American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) did the same with a similar order later …
Read More »Who still needs the office? American companies begin to cut space
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Corporate America is reducing its real estate footprint as companies allow more employees to work from home, a growing threat to traditional office building owners and a sign that companies are looking for ways to reduce costs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: …
Read More »Can the growth of remote work offset the positions in Microsoft’s unique offerings?
(Reuters) – Investors have increased Microsoft Corp shares nearly 30 percent since the start of the year, betting that the pandemic-induced shift to more remote computing will boost their business. FILE PHOTO: The Microsoft Store is shown in the Manhattan District of New York, New York, USA, June 26, 2020. …
Read More »Wave of Study Promising Results Raises Hope for Coronavirus Vaccines
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released Monday, including a closely watched Oxford University candidate, raised confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognize and combat the new coronavirus without serious side effects It is still unclear whether any of these …
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