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‘The government is not ready to talk to us. They have their own agenda.’ The pandemic just didn’t affect our health. It has affected our economy. And our social life. Among the businesses that were sucker punched by COVID were restaurants. Many shut down; there were huge job losses. With […]

Live Nation's Ticketmaster just had one of its best months ever in North America, a sign that audiences are ready to venture outside the home. The company said that most of its festivals have sold out quickly and average ticket prices are up 10% from 2019 levels. CEO Michael Rapino […]

On Sunday, Square announced plans to buy Australian fintech company Afterpay, which lets customers pay in four interest-free installments and pay a fee if they miss an automated payment. Last year companies in the BNPL (or "buy now, pay later") space facilitated upwards of $20 billion in U.S. transactions, and some […]

Covid delta fears are a dominant theme on Wall Street right now, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday. The "Mad Money" host said money managers appear to be betting on"pseudo-lockdown stocks." Stocks included in that list are retailers such as Target and Costco, as well as delivery giants UPS and FedEx. […]

Today, Aug. 3, marks Black Women's Equal Pay Day — the day that Black women working full-time finally catch up to what their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts earned in 2020. This means it takes an extra eight months for Black women to earn what white males earned the previous year, […]

First it was beef. Then it was lobsters. Now, it's Covid-19 vaccines. A series of economic and diplomatic clashes between China and Australia has extended to regional vaccine outreach, with the Pacific country of Papua New Guinea becoming the latest flashpoint. The two rivals have offered pandemic aid to Papua New Guinea, […]

Natalie Mendoza, a star of the BBC One drama series Hotel Babylon and The Descent horror film franchise, has been cast in the lead role of Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical, filling the vacancy left when the Tony-nominated Karen Olivo resigned in April over what she perceived as industry silence […]