Category: Businesses in COVID-19

Lockdown-Fuelled Fear Keeping People at Home Is Contributing to Rising Joblessness, UK MPs Told

The boss of a major UK recruitment agency told MPs that people suffering from health problems including anxiety and fear about leaving their homes linked to lockdown restrictions are contributing to rising unemployment. MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee were told on Wednesday that post-COVID-19, the economically inactive are reluctant to work “in busy…


PREMIERING 2/9 at 7:30PM ET: Aaron Siri (Part 1): Why Are Vaccine Manufacturers the Most Protected Companies in America?

“When we finally had that data, you got a sense of why they didn’t want the public to have it, because it showed that 7.7 percent of the over 10 million V-safe users reported needing medical care after a COVID-19 vaccine.” Aaron Siri, managing partner at Siri & Glimstad, has led several high-profile lawsuits against…


Gallup Poll: Americans Say Government Is the Number One Problem Today

According to a recent Gallup poll, Americans say that government is their number one problem, beating out inflation for the top spot. In response to the question: “what do you think is the most important problem facing the country today?” 21 percent of Americans answered “Government,” up from 15 percent last year. According to Gallup’s…


US Economy Loses $12 Trillion to COVID Lockdowns, Mandatory Business Closures Cited as Top Reason

U.S. GDP fell during the pandemic due to COVID-19 lockdowns and resulted in trillions of dollars in losses in these past years, a consequence mainly driven by mandatory business closure policies, according to a study by researchers from the University of Southern California (USC). By the end of 2022, the pandemic had cut $12.2 trillion…


Watchdog Identifies $5 Billion in Potential COVID-19 Relief Fraud

A federal watchdog on Monday issued an alert for $5.4 billion in relief that may have been fraudulently claimed through the U.S. government’s small business COVID-19 support program. Data scientists from the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) flagged over 69,300 “questionable” social security numbers (SSNs) for “potential fraud and identity theft” linked to the programs….


Troubled Bed Bath & Beyond Shuttering 87 More Stores as Possible Bankruptcy Looms

Troubled home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond is shutting an additional 87 stores as its financial woes continue, a spokesperson has confirmed. A company spokesperson told Nexstar: “This store fleet reduction expands the Company’s ongoing closure program of approximately 150 lower-producing Bed Bath & Beyond banner stores. We will update all stakeholders on our plans as they…


Pfizer Responds After Director Says Company Is Developing Ways to Mutate COVID-19

Pfizer late Jan. 28 responded to comments from a director at the company about exploring ways to mutate COVID-19 as a method to “preemptively develop new vaccines.” “In the ongoing development of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer has not conducted gain of function or directed evolution research,” Pfizer said in a lengthy written statement after…


Hybrid Working Keeps UK High Street Footfall 18 Percent Down on Pre-Pandemic Levels

Britain’s high streets have been hit hard by the shift to hybrid working patterns, with footfall 18 percent down on pre-pandemic levels last year, according to a report. There has been a slow but steady recovery, with footfall rising by 10.8 percent between May and December across all retail destinations compared with the same months…


House Ways and Means Committee Chair Calls for Probe Into ‘$60 Billion’ in Fake COVID-19 Unemployment Claims

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) is calling for an investigation into the “historic theft of taxpayer dollars from COVID-era unemployment programs” after a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that as much as $60 billion may have been spent on fraudulent claims for unemployment insurance during the pandemic. The report, released on Jan. 23, said…


EXCLUSIVE: Florida’s DeSantis Hopes to Let Hospital Immunity Related to COVID Die, Insider Says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to let a controversial law giving hospitals immunity related to COVID-19 expire in June, a high-ranking official in the administration told The Epoch Times on the condition of anonymity. A spokesperson for DeSantis declined to comment on the information. Hearing that their governor won’t seek to extend the law thrilled…