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An overview of news, trends and research in the category Crisis in the USA:

Consumers retreating as Covid-19 spreads Health concerns generally exceed financial concerns in the US, with more than half of respondents concerned about health and nearly a quarter worried about finances, according to a recent Consumer Tr
04 May 2020
Covid-19 makes transformation more urgent for banks The Covid-19 pandemic has compounded the issues global banks faced before the crisis.
28 April 2020
California newspapers headed for financial ruin, finds FTI report The financial fortunes of California newspapers will rapidly decline over the next two years, according to an economic analysis from FTI Consulting commissioned by the California News Publishers Asso
24 April 2020
Businesses should start pandemic recovery plans today As phase three of the coronavirus pandemic approaches, governments and organizations need to set their pandemic management protocols (PMPs) which outline how people work, travel, congregate, and conn
23 April 2020
Covid-19 craters demand in automotive industry The Covid-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the global automotive industry – causing changes in consumer demand, disrupted supply chains, and production stoppages – according to a recent report fro
20 April 2020
PwC's 3,500 summer interns set for virtual internship The impact of Covid-19 has resulted in PwC US shifting its summer internship program to the virtual space.
15 April 2020
Protiviti drops paywall on business resiliency content Consulting firm Protiviti is offering select content from its paid subscription KnowledgeLeader website for free, covering topics ranging from business continuity to technology risk.
09 April 2020
Booz Allen commits $100 million+ to employee and community support Management and technology consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton has announced a pandemic resilience program of more than $100 million to support its 27,000 employees and the wider community.
08 April 2020
Four ways to optimize IT spending in times of crisis
06 April 2020
Covid-19 impact could leave up to 40 million uninsured Covid-19 will have a large impact on health insurance coverage in the US as a result of massive job losses (the last two weeks alone have seen over 9 million unemployment filings).
06 April 2020
Record job losses, other metrics, show quick economic impact of Covid-19 High-frequency economic data is showing that Covid-19 is already greatly impacting the US economy in the early, patchwork stages of lockdowns and social distancing, according to a weekly update from
03 April 2020
Capital strategies shifting as Covid-19 impacts global economy Over half of global executives are being forced to reconfigure their operations as Covid-19 pressures supply chains, revenue, and profitability – according to the 22nd annual EY Global Capital Confid
02 April 2020
Fuel regulations, debt, and coronavirus hammering cargo fleets The maritime shipping industry is facing a raft of challenges this year, according to AlixPartners’ 2020 Global Container Shipping Report.
01 April 2020
Coronavirus may hugely impact US consulting market Covid-19 is putting the brakes on the global economy. For many countries, the fallout of the outbreak is a question of the degree of economic pain – a recession or a depression.
30 March 2020
Three things supply chain leaders need to do in a Covid-19 context The Covid-19 pandemic is putting huge pressure on global supply chains.
27 March 2020
Covid-19 greatly impacting consumer sentiment, behavior Consumer sentiment and behavior is shifting dramatically as the Covid-19 pandemic deepens in the US, according to a recent survey from L.E.K. Consulting and Civis Analytics.
25 March 2020
Drift and Perficient team up on Covid-19 telehealth assessment Drift, a conversational marketing platform, and digital consultancy Perficient have partnered on a solution to help health plans and hospitals efficiently deal with Covid-19 queries.
23 March 2020
Maine Pointe: Coronavirus causing perfect storm for manufacturing Collin Ziemerink, EVP industrial manufacturing & services at Maine Pointe, in a recent paper examined how coronavirus is hammering the manufacturing industry and what can be done to weather the storm
23 March 2020
Four ways to embrace remote work during Covid-19 crisis Dana Borowka of Lighthouse Consulting Services offered four avenues to smooth the remote work transition for organizations.
19 March 2020
Expedia slashes headcount and management consultants Online travel giant Expedia in late February announced a layoff of 3,000 employees – or 12% of its 25,000 global workforce.
18 March 2020
EY: Five strategies for businesses to lessen coronavirus impact As Covid-19 locks down countries and strangles markets, consulting firm EY offers five ways for global companies to muffle the impact of the health crisis.
17 March 2020
Readiness Associates to aid in disaster reduction in Trinidad and Tobago Readiness Associates, a consultancy which focuses on assisting clients in preparing for natural and manmade disasters, has joined a committee aimed at disaster risk reduction on the Republic of Trini
06 March 2020
Climate change now top social issue facing corporate brands Climate change has replaced “a living wage” as the issue creating the greatest social pressure on corporate brands, according to recent research conducted by High Lantern Group (HLG), a strategy cons
28 January 2020
Manatt and Arnold Ventures release Medicaid policy toolkit for opioid crisis Manatt, a law and consulting firm, and philanthropy Arnold Ventures released a policy toolkit to guide state Medicaid leaders as they tackle the opioid crisis – which causes 70,000 deaths annually in
26 November 2019
Bay Area homelessness crisis needs coordinated strategy, says McKinsey Coordinated effort from governments, nonprofits, and private sector is needed to stem the growing homelessness issue in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to a recent report from management consul
22 July 2019
Social inequality more impactful on well-being than income inequality Boston Consulting Group’s Sustainable Economic Development Assessment (SEDA) suggests that the correlation between well-being and social equality is stronger than that between income equality and wel
19 July 2019
Automation holds opportunities and risks for women workers Automation and technological advances could unlock unprecedented opportunities for women, according to a recent McKinsey & Company study.
08 July 2019
PwC: Macroeconomic, labor force, and environmental challenges ahead The world is facing risks from a host of factors, climate change is set to create long-term issues if not dealt with in a timely manner, while ageing populations are set to affect 40 of the world’s l
15 April 2019
Uncertainties continue to affect global businesses Europe has Brexit. The US and China have their trade war. And a tightening labour market is set to increase business costs, while credit conditions tighten.
10 April 2019
2019's top political, economic, social, and environmental risks Human ignorance and economic incentives are increasingly pushing the world to the brink of the abyss.
08 April 2019
Companies that react proactively to downturn can emerge even stronger With the US and global economy poised to slow down in 2019, the research unit of strategy firm Boston Consulting Group – the BCG Henderson Institute – has released some tips to help organizations bet
30 January 2019
Polarized US politics reflected in workplace, says Randstad US report Employees are talking politics, whether employers would like them to or not, according to a new study from human resources consultancy Randstad US.
31 October 2018

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