Clorox CEO boosts ad spend by $50 million as disinfectant demand surges amid coronaviurs pandemic

Mercy Medical Center has received emergency approval to build a $12.5 million addition to its main inpatient facility in order to add 32 new beds as demand surges amid the coronavirus pandemic. The downtown Baltimore hospital announced Wednesday tha.....»»

Uber Technologies Inc. announced Wednesday it will spend $250 million on bonuses to lure drivers back to the platform as it gears up for increased ride-hailing demand......»»

Clorox posted its biggest rise in quarterly sales in a decade and hiked its annual forecast Friday as it reaped the benefits of soaring demand for bleach and other disinfectants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fred Katayama reports......»»

Lidl will open its second Cary location next week. The opening comes earlier than initially planned as grocers see demand surge during the coronavirus pandemic. The German grocer with a growing presence in the Triangle will hold a soft opening for.....»»

Amazon said Monday it plans to hire 75,000 more people for jobs ranging from warehouse staffers to delivery drivers as the coronavirus epidemic keeps Americans in their homes and as demand for online orders surges......»»

Nintendo With millions of Americans staying home due to the coronavirus pandemic, many with children who are out of school, the Nintendo Switch is sold out everywhere. Retailers across the boa.....»»

Juul spent nearly $1.2 million on lobbying last quarter — up 452 percent from the previous quarter — as regulators weigh restrictions on the industry to stem a surge in teens using the devices......»»

Enphase Energy reported first-quarter revenue of $263.3 million, which missed the consensus estimate of $281.95 million, according to Benzinga Pro. read more.....»»

The latest bout of Middle East turmoil has ratcheted up fears that.....»»

The spike in online shopping during the pandemic h.....»»

Airbnb reported gross bookings of $10.3 billion, signaling a surge in demand for rental homes as travel starts to make a comeback. .....»»

One of the most popular sports during the COVID-19 pandemic and immediately after was golf. The sport that requires minimal person-to-person contact and can be done through social distancing saw a surge in demand not seen since 1997. read more.....»»

IAC/InterActiveCorp. topped quarterly earnings expectations Thursday, with its Vimeo business posting accelerating revenue growth amid continued demand for video software during the pandemic......»»

Peloton Interactive Inc. sales more than doubled in the first three months of the year, but the company reported a surprising loss for the period Thursday amid difficulties with delivering products during a pandemic surge in demand......»»

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. shares slid 2.2% in premarket trade Wednesday, after the hotel chain's earnings fell short of estimates, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on demand in Januar.....»»

Clorox Co. sales have come back down to Earth after consumer stockpiling drove skyrocketing demand during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020......»»

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Asian-American executives, business leaders and others have raised more than $20 million to combat the growing instances of anti-Asian hate and violence amid the coronavirus pandemic.....»»

Chinese manufacturing has rebounded to above pre-pandemic levels in most industries but consumer and export demand have been slower to recover.....»»

The global tally for confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 climbed to almost128 million on Tuesday, as global leaders called for an international treaty to bolster pandemic preparedness and ensure all countries have access to vaccines......»»