Dunkin’, a unit of Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc, said on Monday its franchisees are seeking to hire up to 25,000 workers as it prepares for higher demand, with U.S. states reopening after months-long lockdowns to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Canton, Massachusetts-based Dunkin’, which has about 90% of its restaurants open, said new […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News The U.S. economy ended its longest expansion in history in February and entered recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the private economics research group that acts as the arbiter for determining U.S. business cycles said on Monday. The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated a stunning U.S. employment report that showed more than 2.5 million jobs were added last month during the thick of the coronavirus pandemic and predicted the battered economy will recover all of its lost jobs by next year. “Today is probably, if you think […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News China‘s Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday advised the public to avoid traveling to Australia, citing racial discrimination and violence against the Chinese in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. “There has been an alarming increase recently in acts of racial discrimination and violence against Chinese and Asians in Australia, […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its guidance on Friday to recommend that governments ask everyone to wear fabric face masks in public areas where there is a risk of transmission of COVID-19 to help reduce the spread of the pandemic disease. In its new guidance, prompted by evidence from […]
Canada has postponed its 3500MHz spectrum auction process by six months to allow telecoms companies to focus on providing essential services during COVID-19 pandemic, the innovation ministry said in a statement on Friday. The band is key for telecom companies rolling out fifth generation (5G) mobile networks, which will have speeds fast enough to download […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said that the door remains open for a wider negotiation with Iran. This statement refers widely to the country’s nuclear program and other issues, but so far talks have been limited to prisoner releases. “(President Donald Trump) has had the door open to […]
Dan Celia for FISM News The good news that no one has reported is that 86% of our workforce is working. We very unexpectedly added jobs in May after suffering record losses in the prior month, offering the clearest signal yet that the downturn triggered by the COVID-19 was winding down. The road to full recovery will […]
By Ian Patrick, FISM News At the end of 2019, Gallup polled 1,025 Americans on what leisure activities they would frequent for the year. These listed activities include going to libraries, movies, sporting events, live shows, and other likewise locations. Gallup posted the averaged data at the beginning of this year. Trips to the library […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News U.S. laboratories testing patients for COVID-19 are required to report data such as a patient’s age and ethnicity along with test results, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Thursday. The move aims to better understand why the respiratory illness affects certain demographics such as racial […]
