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David Heun
July 24, 2020 10:40 AM

Three months ago, Stephen Squeri, the chairman and CEO of American Express, declared a global "economic free fall" due to the coronavirus. Its second-quarter earnings show how far a fall it has been.

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John Adams
May 4, 2020 12:01 AM

The shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical workers is one of the most troublesome elements of the coronavirus outbreak, though prior work to declutter cross-border supply chain payments provides some hope.

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John Adams
April 29, 2020 10:57 AM

Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga says he is certain that science, medicine and innovation will lead the world out of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is little indication of when that will happen.

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John Adams
March 4, 2020 12:32 PM

The global efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak are leading to drastic actions that test the limits of what consumers will accept when governments and other entities use their payment data.

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Canada's housing market is poised for a hot spring — with lower mortgage rates likely to offset any major drag from the coronavirus.

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Health care workers transport a patient on a stretcher into an ambulance at Life Care Center of Kirkland, Washington.
Michael Cohn
March 2, 2020 4:13 PM

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has released a paper examining the impact of the coronavirus, and how it is affecting economies around the world, including the U.S.

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John Adams
February 21, 2020 12:01 AM

It’s an odd, and unwelcome, test of new retail technology that allows consumers to shop with minimal interaction with others.

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Earl Carr
By Earl Carr
February 13, 2020 5:48 PM

Other global health threats, such as SARS, did not have long-term impact on stocks. COVID-19 might be another matter.

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Shanghai's Retail Areas as China Cases Rise Above 24,000
Kimberly Foss
February 6, 2020 11:20 AM

Fear and worry are rampant. One client asked if any other client had recently returned from China.

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