pandemic

A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spreads across countries or continents. It affects more people and takes more lives than an epidemic.

Consumers Haven’t Been This Gloomy Since the Pandemic and the Great Recession
Consumers Haven’t Been This Gloomy Since the Pandemic and the Great Recession
April 11, 2025  |  Economy

You’d have to go back to the last few seismic shocks to the U.S. economy — the pandemic and the Great Recession — to find...

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FTC Says Grocery Giants Profited From Pandemic-Era Supply Chain Problems
FTC Says Grocery Giants Profited From Pandemic-Era Supply Chain Problems
March 21, 2024  |  Economy

Large players in the grocery industry took advantage of the pandemic’s supply chain problems to raise prices and profits and keep them high. So said...

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IRS Launches Voluntary Disclosure Program for Businesses That Filed Dubious ERC Claims 
IRS Launches Voluntary Disclosure Program for Businesses That Filed Dubious ERC Claims 
December 21, 2023  |  Disbursements

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has launched a new program that aims to assist businesses that mistakenly filed Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims and want to...

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Walgreens Looks Aisle to Aisle to Cut Costs
Walgreens Looks Aisle to Aisle to Cut Costs
October 13, 2023  |  Retail

Following the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic’s transition, a leadership reorganization, a shaky foray into health care, and recent labor issues with pharmacy staff,...

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80% of Americans See Savings Decline Since Pandemic Peak
80% of Americans See Savings Decline Since Pandemic Peak
September 25, 2023  |  Economy

Most Americans are reportedly facing financial challenges as their pandemic savings have dwindled. Beyond the wealthiest 20% of the U.S., Americans have depleted their extra...

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Major Economies Report Falling Trade Volumes in July
Major Economies Report Falling Trade Volumes in July
September 25, 2023  |  Commerce

Global trade has reportedly experienced a significant decline in recent months, with trade volumes falling at the fastest pace since the pandemic began.  The slowdown...

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IRS Boosts Safeguards on Tax Credit to Prevent PPP-Like Fraud
IRS Boosts Safeguards on Tax Credit to Prevent PPP-Like Fraud
September 14, 2023  |  Regulation

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has placed a moratorium on processing new claims for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a pandemic-era relief program, aiming to prevent a recurrence of...

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Ruling: White House Can’t ‘Coerce’ Social Platforms Over COVID Content
Ruling: White House Can’t ‘Coerce’ Social Platforms Over COVID Content
September 10, 2023  |  Legal

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling limiting how the White House can communicate with social media platforms. The ruling Friday (Sept. 8) by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court...

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Fender CFO on Finding the Right Chord When Disaster Strikes
Fender CFO on Finding the Right Chord When Disaster Strikes
August 25, 2023  |  CFO

The ability to make tough decisions quickly is often the difference between success and failure. After all, if it were easy to be a leader,...

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