Unprecedented $2 trillion U.S. coronavirus stimulus bill poised for Senate vote
U.S. senators will vote on Wednesday on a $2 trillion bipartisan package of legislation to alleviate the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, hoping...
New CEO pay limits loom as investors confront coronavirus crisis
The havoc wrought by the coronavirus crisis could give investors leverage to put new limits on CEO pay packages and link them more closely to...
Bullard: $2 trillion package working through Congress ‘scaled about right’ for crisis
The roughly $2 trillion emergency aid package being negotiated in Congress is “scaled about right” to match the hit to the economy needed to battle...
Bullard: 46 million workers could be jobless in short-term
As many as 46 million people in the U.S. may be left jobless in the short term as companies shut down services that have “high...
Oil prices fall as demand woes eclipse U.S. stimulus
Oil prices fell on Wednesday as faltering fuel demand because of the coronavirus pandemic outweighed a massive pending U.S. economic stimulus package....
Spain’s coronavirus death toll surpasses that of China
Spain registered an overnight jump of 738 deaths from coronavirus on Wednesday, pushing the death toll above that of China, where the disease originated, for...
German state to release some 1,000 prisoners due to coronavirus
Germany’s most populous state North-Rhine Westphalia plans to release as many as 1,000 prisoners in order to free up cells to be used as quarantine...
Iran fears second wave of coronavirus as death toll rises to 2,077
Iran may face a second outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic banned internal travel and traditional...
Dutch coronavirus cases rise by 852 to 6,412, spread may be slowing: RIVM
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 852 to 6,412 on Wednesday, health authorities said, adding that they see signs that...
India’s Flipkart to resume e-commerce sales of essential products
Walmart Inc’s Flipkart will resume e-commerce services for essential products after receiving federal and state government assurances on the safety of its delivery staff and...