If more than 100 AMC cinemas reopen across the country on August 20, tickets will cost only 15 cents apiece – a big discount on the average cost of tickets for the Covid-19 pandemic. The promotion of the opening is a nod to the price of a movie ticket when …
Read More »Coronavirus vaccine developer CureVac raises $ 213 million in IPO
An employee of the German biopharmaceutical company CureVac, demonstrates research into a vaccine for coronavirus (COVID-19) at a laboratory in Tuebingen, Germany, March 12, 2020. Andreas Gebert | REUTERS CureVac raised $ 213 million in its initial public offering (IPO) in New York on Thursday, said a person familiar with …
Read More »Amazon thinks some employees are moving out of Seattle
Amazon.com Inc. offers employees in Seattle a choice of smaller offices outside the city, suggesting that the Covid-19 outbreak and a new local employer tax have driven the e-commerce giant to consider alternatives to its birthplace. In a message to employees Thursday, Amazon asked which communities in Seattle – including …
Read More »Empty apartments in Manhattan reach record highs, above 13,000
The number of vacant apartments for rent in Manhattan rose to its highest level in recent history, above 13,000, when residents fled the city and landlords struggled to find new tenants. The number of apartments for rent, as an inventory listing, has more than doubled than last year and set …
Read More »Tribune closes 5 newsrooms including NY Daily News
Tribune Publishing Company, which has some of the most well-preserved newspapers in American journalism, said Wednesday that it is closing the rooms at five of them, including New York’s Daily News and The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. The company said the newspapers – including the Orlando Sentinel in Florida, …
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