Pandemic

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox While the games industry benefited from a surge of interest and investment during the pandemic, the market correction and global economic uncertainty means the environment for seeking finance has changed dramatically in just a…

Six-month historical gold volatility slumped to the lowest since February 2020 on Friday. The measure has plunged due to bullion largely staying confined to a range between $1,900 and $2,000 an ounce since mid-May. That’s despite the dollar and inflation-adjusted Treasury yields surging over the same period, which would usually…

The business, which operates conveyer belt restaurants and sushi kiosks in supermarkets, increased turnover by 53% to £84.7m (2021: £55.1m). In its 52 restaurants, like-for-like turnover increased, as the business fulfilled increased footfall. Following the financial period, YO! opened a new restaurant in Middlebrook, with a site in Speke opening…

Topline Florida’s surgeon general urged residents under 65 not to get the Covid-19 booster, ignoring guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the state, which has defied pandemic health directives before, is leading the United States in Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) said he…

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are once again at war over their differing responses to COVID as the race for the Republican presidential nomination heats up. In an interview on Sirius XM’s The Megyn Kelly Show Wednesday night, the presenter pushed Trump on claims he mishandled…

Business The work-from-home trend has persisted even as many large urban areas saw rebounds in population after emptying out during the pandemic. By Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post September 14, 2023 Even as many of America’s workers returned to the office, the share of those working from home last year remained…

Turnover, pre-tax profit and margin have risen above pre-pandemic levels for the UK’s top contractors, the 2023 CN100 list reveals.  Aggregate revenue for the companies in the 2023 list approached £71bn, while average pre-tax profit rose by 25 per cent. Average profit margin outstripped its 2022 level with a year-on-year…

The pandemic provided a natural experiment, one that suggests fewer people in jail does not lead to more crime The Orange County Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana, Calif., halved its population to increase pandemic social distancing in 2020. Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images…

KEPONG: UEM Sunrise Bhd is reviewing the masterplan for the Kiara Bay integrated township development in Kepong in light of the pandemic and market sentiments to ensure that it remains relevant and liveable in the years ahead.  © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd...Read More

A brutal new television ad will hit airwaves in Kentucky this week ahead of November’s gubernatorial election slamming incumbent Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear for signing an order in early 2020, at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, authorizing the release from prison of a “monster” who sodomized a six-year-old child.…