As some economies take steps to reopen, new surges in Covid-19 have dampened hopes of a quick resumption of global commerce and are worrying investors. Plus, the much-anticipated ‘Bitcoin Halving 2020’ has arrived in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. While the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to take a bite out of business, one of the hardest-hit sectors has been restaurants. The industry employs millions of people in the US alone and many of these are small local businesses that won’t survive, even with the help of government loans.
