Online dating amid coronavirus: Longer chats and fewer new prospects, Match says

As COVID-19 has spread across the globe, online daters are having longer conversations and adopting an option that has previously not been popular: video dates......»»

Match Group Inc reported quarterly revenue that fell short of Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, hit by slowing growth in its popular dating app "Tinder" as fewer people signed up and paid for its premium features amid the COVID-19 pandemic......»»

Online dating stinks, part 39,391......»»

Online dating stinks, part 39,391......»»

Taiwan's PCB makers are optimistic about their sales for the months ahead, but they are also cautious about longer-term prospects amid worsening overbooking by clients, according to industry sources......»»

The Labor Department said Thursday that applications for unemployment aid dropped by 42,000 from 754,000 the week before, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases and signs of an improving e.....»»

Match Group is getting more interest in the online dating community, even as it navigates the pandemic.  The Dallas online dating company put up slightly better sales growth in the fourth quarter as subscribers lined up to use its service.....»»

Tinder is an online dating app famous for its swipe and match feature that offers paid subscriptions and a revamped "match" algorithm. Tinder was one of the earliest mobile dating apps. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images .....»»

U.S. Treasury yields rise Thursday amid anticipation that the Biden administration would press forward with significant additional fiscal spending measures to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic......»»

The growing popularity of online workouts amid the coronavirus pandemic is regarded as a new driver of Taiwan's ICT industry growth in 2021, according to industry sources......»»

Fewer shoppers visited stores in April amid coronavirus pandemic, while low gas prices also ate into sales.....»»

Amid market uncertainties due to the spread of the coronavirus, the online auto retailer is preparing to hunker down despite strong used car sales during the first quarter......»»

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Google has nixed some perks and instituted a hiring freeze......»»

Relations between the U.S. and China, strained for years, have deteriorated at a rapid clip in recent months, leaving the two nations with fewer shared interests and a growing list of conflicts......»»

The Dallas company, which holds many of the most popular dating apps around, expects to separate from New York’s IAC toward the end of June......»»

Shares of Match Inc. were up 0.7% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the online-dating company matched first-quarter revenue expectations and said that Tinder subscriber trends were “stabilizing” in April after dropping sequentially in March......»»

Amazon’s sales surged amid the coronavirus, but costs related to the pandemic ate away at the online retailer’s profits, the company told investors Thursday......»»

Students are deciding if it is financially prudent to temporarily, or permanently, drop out of college as coronavirus has moved classes online......»»

Students are deciding if it is financially prudent to temporarily, or permanently, drop out of college as coronavirus has moved classes online......»»

Google parent company Alphabet makes the bulk of its money from selling online advertisements, a business that is taking a hit in the time of coronavirus......»»