The COVID-19-induced lockdown that started on March 25 and is yet to be lifted has hit the economic activity. Sights of millions of walking, cycling or hitching rides back home have led to concerns over sustainability for the poor.
After a run of gains since June 12, markets are taking a turn down today. The slip, over 2.5% on both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones, comes after Florida confirmed more than 5,500 new coronavirus cases. The sudden spike raised new fears that the still-fragile economic reopening may be derailed. The mood wasn’t helped by orders from the states of New York, […]
He has been praised for his handling of the pandemic, which is becoming a key issue in his bid to unseat Republican Sen. Steve Daines. Montana now has the lowest coronavirus infection rate in the U.S.
More than 9 million coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, with at least 479,000 deaths and 4.6 million recoveries.
The three most populous states are setting records for new coronavirus cases daily — and an expert fears major Texas cities could see “apocalyptic” numbers if the trend continues.
Is Boris Johnson right to say that no country has a working contact-tracing app?
We last surveyed VCs about their advertising and marketing investment strategies back in January — which is to say, in a completely different world, before the coronavirus pandemic began to wreak havoc on the global economy. While there don’t appear to be any comprehensive numbers yet about the effect on digital advertising (which is, after […]
Coronavirus guidelines to include staggering of films and alcohol curbs from 4 JulyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSingalong screenings and pick ’n’ mix stands have been banished from multiplexes in new coronavirus safety measures allowing cinemas to reopen safely next month.The new 1-metre physical distancing rule means cinemas w […]
Americans embrace of a partisan dispute about face masks is internationally exceptional.
Florida, Texas, Oklahoma and South Carolina set daily records. Nationwide, more than 36,000 cases were reported Wednesday.
The U.S. economy shrank at a 5.0% rate in the first quarter with a much worse decline expected in the current three-month economic period because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Flare ups of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are delivering a fresh gut check to Wall Street’s bullish demeanor, since its unprecedented rebound from a coronavirus-ignited downturn back in March.
The recent spikes in cases have led to growing fears of a “second wave” of the pandemic, as countries that seemingly passed the peak of infections some months ago experience new outbreaks.
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