Coronavirus
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Why the global recession could last a long time
The abrupt halt of commercial activity threatens to impose economic pain so profound and enduring in every region of the world at once that recovery could take years. The losses to companies, many already saturated with debt, risk triggering a financial crisis of cataclysmic proportions
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How bad can Covid-19 get?
These graphics look at various intervention scenarios and how they may affect the coronavirus trajectory. While these numbers are for the US, the lessons are applicable to any country
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Regular classes go online: Behind the screens
Colleges may relook at their expectations of what a typical college / school day looks like. Instead of a full day, perhaps reduce the number of classes and finish early
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We need Amazon during the Coronavirus. That's a problem
Though the cracks began forming years ago, the widening pandemic could hasten physical retail's decline and strengthen the monopoly hold of Amazon and other online giants. This threatens to leave consumers with higher prices and less choice
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Covid-19 lockdown gives e-learning a boost
As schools across the country scramble to move classes online, remote learning, which has otherwise seen slow adoption in traditional classrooms, will get a jumpstart
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Coronavirus casualty: Celebrity culture is burning
The pandemic has disrupted relations among the masses, the elites and the celebrities—from Ellen DeGeneres to Priyanka Chopra—who liaise between them
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Good news? Data shows restrictions are slowing coronavirus infections
New data offers evidence, in real time, that tight social-distancing restrictions may be working, potentially reducing hospital overcrowding and lowering death rates
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Scary times for US companies spell boom for restructuring advisers
Giants such as Ford, Kraft Heinz and The Cheesecake Factory are grappling with the coronavirus hit on business. But for one group in the financial services industry—restructuring and bankruptcy advisers and lawyers—the emerging signs of pain for companies, both big and small, spell booming business
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Of 'Covidivorces' and 'Coronababies': Life during a lockdown
These are glimpses of the radically altered lives of millions of people around the world who are navigating love, hate and the extensive terrain in between under the tyrannical rule of the coronavirus
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Supply chain innovation is crucial to tackle pandemics like Covid-19
Shoring up the healthcare system alone will not make any region resilient to future pandemics, some of which might even be more dangerous than Covid-19. The world has to think differently; it has to think better
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FIFA races toward a plan to help soccer clubs survive shutdown
FIFA is trying to come up with a plan to deal with the aftermath of the frozen seasons and the eventual restart of soccer and all of the business that goes along with it. Estimates for the costs of the shutdown vary widely, but industry leaders are bracing for an enormous impact