(Bloomberg) — PayPal Holdings Inc. climbed after executives said a surge in digital payments on its platform in the second quarter marks an accelerating and permanent shift away from cash in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The technology giant, which has been signing up consumers spooked by the virus, […]
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Vaccine providers were bustling once again in Lake Havasu City on Friday — the day after Mohave County made covid vaccines available to all adults 18 and older. Although some providers are fully booked up, others had plenty of doses ready to distribute for newly eligible residents. Mohave County’s announcement […]
Alaska air traffic and airport development are surging to meet demand for more cargo and passenger flights, as growing numbers of Americans make online purchases to avoid shopping malls and plan travel to remote vacation spots including Alaska due to COVID-19 concerns. The uptick in airport traffic in Alaska extends […]
Staging, the process of decorating a listing to make it more attractive for sale, is all but necessary in the world of Bay Area real estate. But traditional staging can be costly, time-consuming and a logistical challenge. That’s why virtual staging, the process of using software to digitally enhance a […]
Tampa, Fla. — Some are elderly and figure they don’t have many Christmases left. Others are trying to keep long-distance romance alive. Some just yearn for the human connection that’s been absent for the past nine months. Millions of Americans are traveling ahead of Christmas and New Year’s, despite pleas […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the Trump administration Sunday to enact a ban on travel from the U.K. or require mandatory testing as a new, significantly more dangerous strain of the coronavirus emerges there. The new variant in the U.K. could be “up to 70% more transmissible” than […]
TOKYO — Last week’s record-breaking number of new COVID-19 infections has forced Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to announce Monday the suspension of his entire signature $12 billion travel subsidy package over the country’s new year holidays. Suga said Monday evening he was halting the “Go To Travel” campaign from […]
TOKYO — Last week’s record-breaking number of new COVID-19 infections has forced Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to announce Monday the suspension of his entire signature $12 billion travel subsidy package over the country’s new year holidays. Suga said Monday evening he was halting the “Go To Travel” campaign from Dec. 28 to […]
TOKYO — Last week’s record-breaking number of new COVID-19 infections is forcing Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday to announce the suspension of his entire signature $12 billion travel subsidy package over the country’s new year holidays. Suga said Monday evening he is halting the “Go To Travel” campaign […]
TOKYO — Last week’s record-breaking number of new COVID-19 infections is forcing Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday to announce the suspension of his entire signature $12 billion travel subsidy package over the country’s new year holidays. Suga said Monday evening he is halting the “Go To Travel” campaign from Dec. 28 to Jan. 11. […]
Koki Ozora, who founded nonprofit Anata no Ibasho, speaks to a woman who would like to help on October 2, 2020 in his office in Tokyo, Japan. Hiro Komae/AP Photos More people died from suicide in Japan in October than the total number of COVID-19 deaths in 2020, figures released […]
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that people should not travel for Thanksgiving, citing the rapid increases in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations around the country. “It’s a strong recommendation,” said Henry Walke, COVID-19 incident manager at the CDC, during a press briefing. The United States is […]
Even as the housing market booms, the outlook for the construction of shops, office buildings, hotels and other commercial structures has grown bleaker. And that could mean less economic activity and job growth as the nation digs out of the COVID-19-induced downturn. Nonresidential construction spending is on pace to total […]