Empty middle seat? Depends on which country you are flying in
In Thailand, you cannot have food or water in flight and must wear a mask. In Malaysia and Indonesia, the plane needs to be half-empty. In...
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Cryptocurrency Payments Processor CoinPayments Appoints Jason Butcher as New CEO
Crowdfund Insider Samantha Hurst May 14, 2020 Cryptocurrency payments processor CoinPayments announced on Wednesday it has appointed Jason Butcher as its new CEO. CoinPayment reported that...
Total calls off plan to buy Occidental Petroleum's Ghana assets
Total has called off a plan to acquire Occidental Petroleum's assets in Ghana, which was conditional on the completion of the acquisition of Occidental's other assets...
Stimulus, vaccine hopes drive S&P 500 to 10-week high
U.S. stocks surged on Monday, with the S&P 500 hitting a 10-week high, as encouraging early data from a potential coronavirus vaccine trial boosted sentiment, with...
Costs have skyrocketed for retirees. Here's why Social Security benefits aren't keeping up
Retirees who rely on Social Security may feel their monthly checks aren't stretching as far as they used to. And they're not wrong. Benefits have lost...
Tech has an ageism problem: 3 things to do if you’re over 40 and want to stay relevant
FastCompany Lisa Smith May 14, 020 Zapier’s engineering manager points out that unless you’re Gen Z, you’re closer than you think to being old—or you’re already...
Oil futures on track for two-month highs as lockdowns ease
Oil prices jumped on Monday, with both U.S. and Brent benchmarks on track for their highest settles in two months, supported by optimism about resumption in...
Walmart trailed supermarkets amid peak panic-buying: data
Americans increased their visits to supermarkets far more than to Walmart Inc stores as panic-buying peaked in mid-March, a Reuters analysis of foot traffic to retailers...
Coronavirus devastating small businesses: One-third won't reopen, 55% won't rehire same workers, Facebook survey finds
Facebook surveyed 86,000 small and mid-size businesses with the World Bank and OECD.
Uber to focus on core rides, delivery business as cuts more jobs
Uber Technologies Inc will concentrate on its core businesses in ride-hailing and food delivery, Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to employees on...
J.C. Penney to permanently shut about 242 stores as part of bankruptcy plan
J.C. Penney Co Inc plans to trim its store count by 29% to about 604, as the U.S. department store chain looks to focus on those...
WeChat live Streaming pumps life into local business in China
Techcrunch Rita Liao May 8, 2020 China is showing renewed interest in live streaming. As the coronavirus swept through the country and shut down premises in...
Amazon's French warehouses to resume work with 30% of staff on Tuesday: unions
Amazon's French warehouses are set to re-open on Tuesday with about 30% of employees, three union officials said, following an agreement with staff representatives last week.
Fed's Powell says full economic recovery may require coronavirus vaccine: CBS
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a U.S. economic recovery may stretch deep into next year and a full comeback may depend on a coronavirus vaccine.
Apple reopening 25 more U.S. stores, will soon top 100 worldwide
Apple Inc will this week reopen more than 25 of its branded stores in the United States, a company spokesman said on Sunday, continuing a gradual...