by mujair | May 12, 2020 | Business & Finance News
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber is in talks to acquire Grubhub, said three people with knowledge of the discussions, aiming to create one giant player in food delivery as more people turn toward those services in the coronavirus pandemic. Uber recently approached Grubhub with a...
by mujair | May 12, 2020 | Business & Finance News
Shortages of safety gear and staff. Workers who may inadvertently be carriers. A disease that preys on older people with underlying health conditions. There are many reasons the coronavirus has hit nursing homes so hard. Add the design of the buildings to the list....
by mujair | May 12, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The U.S. deficit surged to a record monthly high in April. The United States recorded its largest monthly deficit in history in April as the government began funneling billions of dollars of stimulus funds to cushion the economy from the coronavirus pandemic. The...
by mujair | May 12, 2020 | Business & Finance News
When Patagonia announced on March 13 that it was temporarily closing its 39 stores and e-commerce business in North America because of the coronavirus pandemic, it was one of the first major retailers to take such a drastic step. The company’s chief executive thought...
by mujair | May 12, 2020 | Business & Finance News
Riley Breakell, a Starbucks barista in Connecticut, was reassured in mid-March when the company sent a letter announcing expanded catastrophe pay for those absent because of the pandemic. Even though she couldn’t live on the roughly $250 per week she received from...