To-go cocktails stay in no less than 20 states after Covid

Take-away cocktails are not a fad. Nebraska on Wednesday jointly approved measures with 14 states and the District of Columbia to allow restaurants to sell cocktails in order to function permanently after the program’s success during the health crisis. Six other states have approved the extension of the temporary measure until at least 2022. At …

Wall Road lukewarm at HSBC’s US retail outlet

LONDON – HSBC announced on Wednesday that it would end its money-losing US retail business, which Wall Street analysts received with lukewarm applause. Europe’s largest bank in terms of assets will be selling some parts of its mass market business and winding up others to draw attention to its largest market – Asia. In a …

Ladies participation in Asia ecommerce is a $260 billion alternative

Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market could grow by more than $260 billion by 2030 if major online shopping marketplaces do more to encourage and enable women entrepreneurs, a new report from the International Finance Corporation found. The “anonymity” of e-commerce has reduced many of the barriers to entry traditionally faced by women and afforded them the …

Nike break up with Neymar after sexual assault investigation, report says

Lionel Bonaventure | Getty Images Nike said it ended its partnership with Neymar da Silva Santos Jr. — better known simply as Neymar — when the soccer superstar refused to cooperate with an investigation into sexual assault allegations against him. “Nike ended its relationship with the athlete because he refused to cooperate in a good …

Biden’s try and revise inheritance taxes may create new issues

United States President Joe Biden speaks about the economy during a visit to Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio on May 27, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The rich may have another reason to fear President Joe Biden’s proposal to revise inheritance taxes: they may have to sift through decades of documents to find out …

How entrepreneurs discovered their start-up area of interest throughout Covid-19

Angela Muhwezi-Hall and Deborah Gladney founded QuickHire, a recruitment platform, during the pandemic. Deborah Gladney When the coronavirus pandemic closed stores across the country, sisters Angela Muhwezi-Hall and Deborah Gladney decided it was the perfect time to start a new business. It was an idea they’d pondered for years: a hiring platform called QuickHire to …

Finest Purchase (BBY) revenue beats Q1 2022

Best Buy announced Thursday that sales increased 36% in the first quarter of the fiscal year Consumer electronics. Shares in the company 3.3% in premarket trading after the home electronics and appliances retailer raised its forecast. Corie Barry, CEO of Best Buy, said consumers decided to invest in technology and kitchen appliances as home values …

Russia Covid vaccines will not be obligatory Putin says amid skepticism

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks at military aircrafts flying over the Kremlin and Red Square to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, Moscow, May 9, 2020. Alexey Druzhinin | AFP | Getty Images Russia will not make Covid vaccines compulsory for its citizens, President Vladimir Putin said …

The DOJ is accusing 14 folks of suspected Covid-related fraud within the healthcare sector

Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images The federal prosecutor has charged 14 people – including a doctor and owner of laboratories, pharmacies and a home health department – with multiple Covid-related fraud programs that allegedly charged consumers and insurers with $ 143 million, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. In addition, the Center for …