Micronesia has only confirmed one case of Covid-19 so far. The Polynesian island of Samoa and the South Pacific island of Vanuatu only have three cases each. Sounds like a safe travel choice? There is only one problem – none of them allow tourists. Many islands that opened to tourists during the pandemic saw rising…

Ron Votral will receive a vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-through vaccination site in Robstown, Texas on February 9, 2021. Go Nakamura | Reuters Texas residents 50 and older can get Covid-19 vaccines starting March 15. This is the most populous US state, which extends the eligibility to the previous age group, the…

[The stream is slated to start at 3 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden will meet at the White House on Wednesday with Kenneth Frazier, Chairman and CEO of Merck, and Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. On…

Der Hauptsitz von Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) befindet sich am Mittwoch, dem 4. März 2020, in Kent, Washington, USA. Chona Kasinger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Im vergangenen August hat REI seine neu errichtete Unternehmenszentrale in Bellevue, Washington, zum Verkauf angeboten, ohne jemals in das Gebäude eingezogen zu sein. Es war eine erstaunliche Umkehrung. Als…

Digital payments company Payoneer is partnering with Mastercard to bring a digital debit card to small businesses. With the Payoneer Digital Purchasing Mastercard, customers of the company can shop worldwide, connect to mobile wallets and digitally access multiple cards to optimize business costs, e.g. B. Advertising services from Google, Facebook and Amazon. “Small businesses can…

General Electric announced on Wednesday that it had struck a $ 30 billion deal to sell its jet leasing business with rival AerCap. This would create a massive lessor as the aviation industry battles its way through the Covid-19 pandemic and GE’s efforts to reduce its debt burden. The deal would give GE a 46%…

A boy selects a Lego A / S toy in a box in a store of E-Mart Co., a subsidiary of Shinsegae Co., in Incheon, South Korea, on Saturday, December 21, 2013. Bloomberg | Getty Images There’s no doubt that the Lego brand benefited from people spending more time at home during the pandemic, but…

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy (R-AK) speaks at the White House in Washington, DC on July 16, 2020 during a regulation rollback event to all Americans on the South Lawn on July 16, 2020 at the White House Help Washington, DC Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Alaska became the first state on Tuesday to…

People can still be arrested for failing to wear masks in Texas businesses, despite Governor Greg Abbott revoking his statewide mask order, which will be lifted Wednesday. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, who delivered a strong message to Texans who refuse to adhere to private company guidelines for wearing masks, said that property rights of…

Apparel sales in the US rebounded sharply last month, driven by an increase in online purchases as consumers changed their spending habits, Mastercard executive vice president Linda Kirkpatrick told CNBC on Tuesday. “We’ve definitely seen a change in the way consumers spend money during the pandemic,” Kirkpatrick, director of the US merchant and adoption department,…