Month: April 2020

With rooms sitting empty, smaller hotel operators are weighing options to defer debt payments and in some cases, close properties. While the pain caused by disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic is being felt across the travel industry, it is particularly acute for the Indian diaspora in the U.S. Nearly 50% of U.S. hotels are owned
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This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: At least 2,152,647.  Global deaths: At least 143,802.  Most cases reported: United States (667,801), Spain (184,948), Italy (168,941), France (147,091), and Germany (137,698).  The data above was compiled by Johns Hopkins
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Asian consumers are tightening their belts as they prepare for a coronavirus-induced hit to their finances, according to a new study.  Shoppers in China, South Korea, India, Japan and Indonesia have cut back on clothing, skincare and electronics purchases as concerns mount over the outlook for incomes and savings as the pandemic rattles economies across the
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Amazon’s dominance has been solidified during the coronavirus pandemic, but the consequences of that are complicated, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday.  “Amazon is either the Grim Reaper for everyone or the greatest thing that’s ever happened to the American consumer. Or maybe both,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.”  “Has Amazon not become a country
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The Covid-19 pandemic has nearly instantly and very dramatically pivoted the priorities of some makers, start-up founders, entrepreneurs, researchers and doers — the innovators — to solving problems related to the pandemic and preparing for any in the future. “Every [tech] entrepreneur that I know is spending time on the pandemic response,” CEO of global start-up accelerator
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