Op-Ed: Trump must put families and small businesses first as coronavirus catastrophe grows
History will measure your presidency by how many deaths were prevented, not on what the Dow Jones average was in March of 2020, writes former Sen....
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Rio reports first coronavirus deaths as Brazil closes land borders
Brazil's tourist hotspot Rio de Janeiro reported its first two coronavirus deaths on Thursday, bringing the country's toll to six, as Latin America's largest nation closed...
World's governments draft manufacturers for virus treatment arsenal
By Sarah Young, Costas Pitas, Giulio Piovaccari and Elvira Pollina
U.S. oil reverses losses, posts largest one-day gain on record
U.S. crude oil prices spiked by 25% on Thursday, the largest single-day gain on record, recouping some losses from three days of selling that drove the...
Airline industry crisis deepens as coronavirus kills demand
The crisis for airlines deepened on Thursday as Lufthansa , which has grounded most of its fleet, warned the industry may not survive coronavirus pandemic without...
Siemens board member Sen leaves, Siemens Energy gets new CEO
Siemens managing board member Michael Sen will no longer take charge of the new energy business which the German engineering group wants to spin off later...
Bank of England ramps up bond-buying, cuts rates to near zero
The Bank of England promised 200 billion pounds of bond purchases and cut its key interest rate to 0.1% in a second emergency move in just...
Tesla cuts U.S. factory staff to curb virus, Musk offers to produce ventilators
Tesla Inc has told employees it reduced the number of workers at its California vehicle factory to curb the spread of coronavirus as Chief Executive Elon...
Remote work during coronavirus outbreak puts millions more on Microsoft Teams, Slack
Microsoft Corp's Teams chat and conferencing app gained more than 12 million daily users in one week, a 37.5% jump as more people worked from home...
Wall Street ends higher to stem coronavirus selloff
U.S. stocks managed to post gains on Thursday after recent steep losses as policymakers around the world took further emergency actions to try to help financial...
Latin America's largest airline to halve pay for its 43,000 employees
LATAM Airlines Group , South America's largest carrier, will cut pay to its 43,000-strong workforce by 50% for three months due to economic fallout from the...
Dollar rampage spurs FX interventions, speculation of big G7 move
From Brazil to Norway, policymakers are leaping to defend currencies against the onslaught of the dollar which scaled three-year peaks on Thursday, raising speculation that a...
U.S. auto suppliers seek government aid to cope with coronavirus hit
The trade group for U.S. auto parts makers on Thursday asked the government for emergency grants "to keep the doors open," tariff relief and other assistance...
Rich nations pump aid into battered economy as coronavirus deaths in Italy overtake China
The world's richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicenter Europe, with the number of...
Explainer: What is herd immunity and will it affect the pandemic?
The outbreak of disease caused by the new coronavirus has raised questions about a phenomenon known as "herd immunity" and whether it might play a role...