Day: December 19, 2021
Business remains ‘largely unaffected’ amid omicron threat
Bumble‘s business has remained “largely unaffected” despite growing concern around the Covid omicron variant, the dating app’s CEO, Whitney Wolfe Herd, told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday. “This is not a stay-at-home stock or a reopening stock only,” Wolfe Herd said in an interview on “Mad Money,” referring to the two broad investment themes that
Philadelphia’s Business Center creates opportunities for small businesses
We spoke during the pandemic and it got real for a lot of small businesses. You guys were helping them navigate pandemic relief funding, and now there’s lots of opportunity coming down the pike. Talk about what’s in the future for small businesses and how they can get involved with the new infrastructure bill. The
ABD trims developing Asia’s growth forecast on Omicron fears | Business and Economy
Asian Development Bank forecasts slower growth for China and India following emergence of new coronavirus variant. The Asian Development Bank (ABD) has cut its economic growth forecast for developing Asia for this year and next due to the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant. In its latest outlook published on Tuesday, the Manila-based development bank
10 notable people who broke barriers in the business world | Nation & World
DEI—diversity, equity, and inclusion—has come a long way in the workplace and has gone from dream to reality, though many still fight for it. The changes in the labor force didn’t happen overnight. In the 1950s, women were relegated to roles that seemed feminine and focused on nurturing, such as nursing and teaching. High school
Britney Spears Felt Trapped. Her Business Manager Benefited.
In early 2008, a small-time Tennessee company with big-time aspirations made a loan to Britney Spears’s father, who for years had struggled financially. Less than a month later — after consulting with the owner of the company, Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group — James P. Spears had his daughter placed into a conservatorship, a