Markets underprice coronavirus risk: UBS chairman on Bloomberg TV
VIENNA (Reuters) – Markets are underpricing the risk that the coronavirus outbreak poses to the global economy, and central banks need to help business survive […]
G-20 Finance Chiefs Meet as Virus Fans Global Economic Fears
The guardians of the world economy are convening amid mounting fears that the coronavirus outbreak poses a greater threat to global growth than first envisaged. […]
U.S. Soybean Stockpiles Set to Drop to Trade War Low
In this article Donald Trump’s trade truce with China is expected to push American soybean stockpiles to the lowest since the trade war began. But […]
Sealed in: Chinese trapped at home by coronavirus feel the strain
BEIJING (Reuters) – During weeks holed up in her grandmother’s apartment with 10 relatives and eating a restricted diet, Chinese teenager Li Yuxuan says tempers […]
Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
(Reuters) – China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday, although the pace of increase was at its slowest since January, a […]
Factbox: The Dalai Lama – ten facts about Tibet's spiritual leader
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Tibetans mark the 80th anniversary of the enthronement of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Saturday. Ahead of the celebrations, […]
Dominoes falling: China is faced with an impossible dilemma
Container shipping from Chinese ports has collapsed since the outbreak of coronavirus and has yet to show any sign of recovery, threatening weeks of chaos […]
Virus Surge in Japan Risks Undoing Abe’s Efforts to Woo China
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has so far managed to keep the coronavirus outbreak from damaging his hard-won relationship with China. That’s getting even more difficult […]
Sickening moment pitbull mauls stray dog to death – as twisted owner just films
Sickening video has emerged of a man filming his pet pitbull mauling a stray dog to death on a street. The incident was uncovered after […]
Super-spreaders: What are they and what do they do?
LONDON (Reuters) – South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has described an outbreak of coronavirus infections linked to a church in the city […]
Hedge funds take do-it-yourself approach to gauge coronavirus impact
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As investors crunch numbers to determine how the coronavirus will hit China’s economy, hedge fund manager Nathaniel Polachek has tied much of […]
South Korea's Moon flags steps for virus-hit economy, boosting rate cut expectations
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday the government should make an all-out effort to cushion the economic impact from China’s […]
U.S. flies 338 Americans home from cruise ship, including 14 with coronavirus
(Reuters) – More than 300 Americans who had been stuck on a cruise ship affected by the coronavirus were back in the United States on […]
Coronavirus cases rise again in China as recession looms for Japan, Singapore
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The number of reported new cases of coronavirus in China’s Hubei province rose on Monday after two days of falls, as authorities […]
Fast-food companies in China step up ‘contactless’ pickup, delivery as coronavirus rages
NEW YORK/BEIJING (Reuters) – With the coronavirus outbreak in China continuing to spread, McDonald’s Corp, Starbucks Corp and other fast-food companies are ramping up “contactless” […]
China 'still lying' about coronavirus outbreak: Sen. Tom Cotton
Sen. Tom Cotton: It’s critical for CDC to develop effective and quick testing protocols Senate Armed Services Committee member Tom Cotton discusses the coronavirus on […]
Chinese Quarantines Cash To Stop Coronavirus, Not an Issue With Bitcoin
It has been reported that China has started a quarantine of its used bank notes to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, […]
First coronavirus death in Europe confirmed as tourist dies in hospital
The coronavirus has claimed its first victim in Europe after a tourist died in hospital. The Chinese traveller died at the Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital in […]
China Using Traditional Chinese Medicine on Coronavirus Patients
China is administering its centuries-old traditional medicine on patients affected by the coronavirus disease, a top health official said. Treatment in Wuhan hospitals combine Traditional […]
Factbox: Coronavirus forces delay of trade fairs and conferences
(Reuters) – Over two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in China and overseas have been postponed due to travel curbs and concerns about […]
Coronavirus shuts China hotels, stocks take a hit
Tips for traveling amid coronavirus outbreak Former chief White House physician Dr. Richard Tubb discusses the coronavirus pandemic and what you can do to protect […]
Vietnam quarantines rural community of 10,000 over coronavirus fears: officials
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has quarantined a community of 10,000 people near the capital, Hanoi, for 20 days over fears that the coronavirus could spread […]
China struggles to return to work after the coronavirus lockdown
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Stocks Slide as Virus Cases Jump; Bonds Advance: Markets Wrap
Stocks fell alongside U.S. equity futures on Thursday as officials in China deployed a revised methodology to diagnose the coronavirus, sending the number of confirmed […]