When the history of Covid-19 is written, it may be recorded as the Zoom era. The videoconference provider has spread as rapidly as the virus. It’s users have risen 30 fold from just 10 million in December 2019 to almost 300 million in April 202...

Online food delivery volumes have skyrocketed during the lockdown in Nigeria, with a more than 50% increase in the items sold on Jumia Food between 2 March and 27 April. Restaurants have been shut to diners, meaning stranded and isolated households h...

Covid-19 has devastated the lives of Africa's poor. In many countries, the lockdowns have halted the income of day labourers, and curbed their spending. Day labourers work primarily in construction, transport and hospitality. They are an eng...

Though the crisis brought on by Covid-19 has brought misery for many, it has been a godsend for the food delivery business. There has been a surge in demand for meal delivery during lockdowns.Uber Technologies Inc. (UBER US), the ride-hailing behemot...

Marc Rich, the infamous commodity trader, amassed a fortune despite facing extradition charges. He spent much of his life in exile in Switzerland. The US authorities charged him with racketeering and tax evasion. Rich started a commodity trader that...

Covid-19 has hit the world economy very hard. Apart from the 260,000+ lives lost, the pavement is littered with traditional retailers going bust: JC Penny, a famous American department store chain founded in 1902, filed for bankruptcy on Monday; Neim...