VC investment in UK firms still below pandemic-era peak, but is the tide turning?

[ad_1] Investment in UK start-ups fell to £16.71 billion in 2023, down from £24.55 billion the previous year. This was just over half of the peak fundraising in 2021 a…

Catalytic converter thefts decline after pandemic-era surge

[ad_1] Thefts of catalytic converters surged so aggressively during the pandemic that Congress looked to step in. Now, new data indicates that the tidal wave of thefts is subsiding. Claims…

Live news: US child poverty more than doubled in 2022 without pandemic-era support

[ad_1] © AP Kevin McCarthy, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, has launched an impeachment inquiry into US president Joe Biden, a move that will further raise political…

Canadian fintech valuations hit pandemic-era levels as investment sinks: report

[ad_1] TORONTO — Investment in Canadian fintech companies plunged in the first half of the year as valuations fell to levels not seen since the beginning of the pandemic, says…

These Pandemic-Era Habits Just Won’t Die

[ad_1] From how we shop and work to how we connect with others, the pandemic greatly accelerated our adoption of some key technologies. Americans aren’t going to go back to…

Pandemic-era stigma cost Asian restaurants $7.4B in lost revenue, new study finds

[ad_1] Stigma against Chinese cuisine in the first year of the pandemic cost Asian restaurants in the United States an estimated $7.4 billion in lost revenue in 2020, a recent…