As stocks plunge on coronavirus, hedge funds can brag: ‘we’re down less!’
This week’s stock market plunge on coronavirus worries has given hedge fund managers a rare opportunity to brag that they are performing better than traditional...
Sanofi to pay $11.9 million to resolve U.S. drug kickback probe
Sanofi SA has agreed to pay nearly $11.9 million to resolve allegations that it used a charity that helps Medicare patients cover out-of-pocket drug costs...
S&P 500 drops for seventh day, posts biggest weekly fall since 2008 crisis
The S&P 500 fell for the seventh straight day on Friday and the benchmark index suffered its biggest weekly drop since the 2008 global financial...
Oil prices sink to lowest in over a year, biggest weekly drop since 2016
Oil prices slumped for a sixth day in a row on Friday to their lowest in more than a year, causing futures to drop by...
Amazon defers ‘non-essential’ moves even in U.S. as corporate travel bans spread
Amazon.com deferred all non-essential travel, within the U.S. and beyond, and Google set new restrictions for travel to South Korea and other places, as corporations...
Global downturn looms as countries struggle to contain coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus spread further on Friday, with cases reported for the first time in at least six countries across four continents, battering markets and leading...
Germany enacts new health security measures against coronavirus infections
A German government crisis committee on Friday widened cross-border travel guidelines and canceled major international events, measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak....
Just one American with coronavirus still in hospital: Vice President Pence
Of dozens of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States, only one patient is still in the hospital, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on...
On the trail: Biden, Sanders blast Trump amid coronavirus fears
U.S. Democratic presidential contenders blasted the Republican Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak on the eve of South Carolina’s fourth-in-the-nation nominating contest on Saturday....
Coronavirus: Risk of spread upgraded to highest level – BBC News
Coronavirus: Risk of spread upgraded to highest level BBC News WHO raises coronavirus threat assessment to its highest level: ‘Wake up. Get ready. This virus may...