As the coronavirus continues to ravage the United States and Major League Baseball’s return to play has been marred by positive tests from day 1, doubts over the upcoming football season are bigger than ever. While the 2020 NFL season is still schedule…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the U.S. economy, bankruptcies are on track to hit the highest level in at least 10 years according to figures compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. According to the analysis, which only inc…
After seeing its share price rally for large parts of the past 12 months, elevating its market capitalization from $42 billion to more than $250 billion, Tesla announced a five-for-one stock split on Tuesday to “make stock ownership more accessible to …
President Donald Trump issued executive orders on Aug. 7 banning popular social media apps TikTok and WeChat from use in the country. The platforms, both owned by Chinese parent companies, have 45 days to sell their U.S. operation before the order take…
Lobbying is an incredibly powerful force in U.S. politics, but the extent to which it shapes policies in the country is often little-known among the general public. To get an initial feel for the subject, this infographic uses figures from Center for R…
The United States has passed yet another grim milestone in its battle to contain Covid-19 with the number of cases now above the five million mark. While some countries such as New Zealand have successfully suppressed the pandemic, a vaccine now appear…
Across the world, some business models have proven resiliant throughout the coronavirus pandemic with online retailers such as Amazon and streaming services like Netflix thriving. A catastrophic health crisis may seem like a good financial opportunity …
The Johns Hopkins University looked into the number deaths per 100,000 of the population in the top-10 countries worst affected by COVID-19. The United Kingdom had over 300,000 confirmed cases as of August 10, according to the Johns Hopkins University,…
After the global economic slowdown and the China-U.S. trade war had already weakened Chinese commerce in early 2019, the coronavirus outbreak took right over in 2020 and slashed Chinese international trade even more. In July, the world’s biggest tradin…
Roughly 30 million Americans continue to fear for their livelihood as Congress has yet to find a compromise on extending the weekly supplement to regular unemployment benefits that expired at the end of July. As part of the CARES Act, the Federal Pande…
