Housebuilders struggle to ramp up construction as storm clouds gather
They argue an extension is needed to help buyers of homes that have been delayed due to coronavirus. With strict social distancing...
Day: July 22, 2020
Airbnb Was Like a Family, Until the Layoffs Started
An Airbnb spokesman said that the groups focused on user safety were the same size as before the layoffs and...
Hearst Employees Say Magazine Boss Led Toxic Culture
In a videoconference staff meeting, Ms. Pels offered tearful apologies. “I have not done enough to correct imbalances,” she said,...
Kind deploys birds, drones, hot air balloons to send out new frozen bars
Dive Brief: Snacks brand Kind today launched a contest that supports a new line of frozen food bars, Kind Frozen,...
Back-to-school advertising activity drops 50% from last year, study says
Dive Brief: Back-to-school (BTS) advertising so far in July is down almost 50% versus one year ago, as many families...
Walmart, McDonald’s quietly pause ads on Facebook amid boycott, study says
Brief: Walmart, McDonald's, Kellogg's, Allstate, Dell, Geico, Ikea, Kohl's and Peloton quietly stopped advertising on Facebook without officially announcing participation...
Order from your inbox? Walmart and Yahoo team up on grocery
Dive Brief: Walmart has partnered with Verizon Media to enable grocery shopping from customers’ email inboxes, according to a press...
Is Tesla’s green investment bubble about to burst?
Tesla’s nosebleed-inducing rise in share price shows no sign of slowing down. From lows of $185 last May, the company’s...
‘My husband wants to spend to help the economy, but I’m worried about a crash’
Since lockdown I have finally got my finances in order. Blocked from holidays, costly train fares, expensive lunches and post-work...
How to recapitalise firms that can’t repay Covid loans
First and foremost, viable but highly indebted SMEs across the UK must have an option to reduce their overall debt...
