Starbucks says reopening many stores in Japan
Starbucks Coffee Japan said it was reopening many of its stores in Japan, including Tokyo, starting on Tuesday, although many of them will be limited to...
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'All my dreams are shattered': coronavirus crushes Asia’s garment industry
Zarchi Lwin pawned her only two gold bangles for $140 when the owner of the Myanmar factory where she sewed winter coats for British retailer Next...
Factbox: Fashion brands cut orders with Asian garment makers
As stores closed across Europe and the United States in March and April in response to the new coronavirus, many fashion brands and retailers cancelled orders...
Asia shares set to follow Wall Street rally on vaccine hopes
Asian shares were set to rise on Tuesday after data from an early-stage trial for a coronavirus vaccine lifted hopes for a near-term economic recovery, sending...
NIBC says it will pay 2019 dividend to Blackstone to ensure acquisition
Dutch bank NIBC Holding NV said late on Monday it has agreed to pay its 2019 dividend to its proposed buyer, U.S. equity firm Blackstone Group...
Coronavirus vaccine from Moderna appears safe, shows promise in data from eight people
Moderna Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine, the first to be tested in the United States, produced protective antibodies in a small group of healthy volunteers, according to...
San Francisco Bay Area to open for manufacturing, curbside retail
Businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area may open for manufacturing, retail with curbside pickup and warehouse distribution, health directors of five counties that make up...
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.