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The study, led by economics professor Masanori Kuroki, intended to take a look at the financial stresses individuals with obesity experience in the United States, due to heightened medical costs.
Downsizing of retail chains caused by rise in global e-commerce operations related to the financial crisis of 2007–2008; Accumulation of corporate debt for retail overexpansion; Changes in spending habits; Impact of COVID-19 pandemic; 2021–2023 inflation surge [1] Rise of e-commerce itself; Outcome: Numerous bankruptcies ensued from early 2010s
The following retailers have all either closed or announced plans to close large numbers of retail locations, since 2010, during a time period labelled a "retail apocalypse" by media, accelerated by both the increase in online shopping and then by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number of U.S. companies that filed for bankruptcy last month topped the highs seen during the early stages of the pandemic in 2020, when the economy was reeling from lockdowns.
Obese people do not just risk their own health; their health problems cripple the economy. GDP would be given a boost if the number of fat people fell sharply. The Obama administration has not ...
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States has been widely disruptive, adversely affecting travel, financial markets, employment, shipping, and other industries. The impacts can be attributed not just to government intervention to contain the virus (including at the Federal and State level), but also to consumer and ...
Lehman Brothers' financial strategy in 2003 was to invest heavily in mortgage debt, in markets which were being deregulated from consumer protection by the US government. Losses mounted, and Lehman Brothers was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the US government refused to extend a loan. The collapse triggered a global financial ...
For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates in the United States may finally be heading in the right direction and new weight loss drugs like semaglutide could be part of the reason why. A ...