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With UM, MSU set to kick off football season, pandemic-stricken businesses hope for boost
Bars and restaurants, hamstrung for months by the coronavirus pandemic, are both eagerly and anxiously anticipating the delayed return of Big Ten football Saturday.The University of Michigan opens away at Minnesota while Michigan State University begins the season at home against Rutgers University…
Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Q3 2020 earnings top estimates
Restaurant Brands International reported that its quarterly revenue fell 8%, dragged down by slower sales at Tim Hortons and Burger King.
3M Benefits From Higher Demand for Face Masks, Consumer Goods - WSJ
The manufacturer’s sales for personal products are booming, as hospitals buy face masks to protect health workers from Covid-19 and people sheltering at home purchase more cleaning supplies and painters’ tape.
California has first rolling blackouts in 19 years — and everyone faces blame
While California braced for another round of rolling blackouts Monday night, the state's grid operator held off for a second straight night.
Domino's Pizza looks to hire 350 in metro Detroit as sales remain strong
Domino's Pizza Inc. is looking to hire 350 people across metro Detroit in a national push for more employees as diners continue to turn toward takeout and delivery options during the monthslong COVID-19 pandemic.The Ann Arbor-based pizza giant has 20,000 job openings across the country, from…
Life without football will trounce college-town economies
It's hard to overstate the importance of football to America's college towns.So far, two of America's so-called Power Five athletic conferences — the Big Ten and Pac-12 — have nixed their fall football seasons over coronavirus worries, although they're considering restarting in spring…
Airlines For America | Impact of COVID-19: Data Updates
COVID-19 hit the hotel industry hard. Here’s how hotels are pivoting in the new reality - MarketWatch
The COVID-19 pandemic shook the lodging industry particularly hard, and turned many hotel businesses upside down. But, like a shaken snow globe, the...
Staying put during the pandemic: Fewer miles in trains, planes, and automobiles | FRED Blog
McDonald's U.S. Q3 2020 same-store sales rise 4.6%
McDonald's said its U.S. same-store sales in the third quarter rose nearly 5% as customers ate more Big Macs and McNuggets for dinner.