2020 Olympics will be delayed up to a year: Japan PM Abe
The IOC agree to a one-year postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics because of the threat of coronavirus, says Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe....
U.S. new home sales fall; January revised sharply up
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell in February after surging in the prior month, and could decline further because of the coronavirus pandemic, which...
U.S. slashes Afghan aid by $1 billion
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a $1 billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan after he failed to convince Afghan President...
Pelosi sees ‘real optimism’ on $2 trillion U.S. coronavirus aid bill deal
Democrats and Republicans said on Tuesday they were close to reaching a deal on a $2 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus package, raising hopes that the...
House Speaker Pelosi sees ‘real optimism’ for coronavirus deal in next few hours: CNBC
Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that later on Tuesday Congress could soon reach a deal to pass an economic relief package for the...
Mnuchin, Schumer optimistic on coronavirus stimulus package, say deal is close – NBC News
Mnuchin, Schumer optimistic on coronavirus stimulus package, say deal is close NBC News LIVE SOON: Lawmakers speak as Senate nears deal on coronavirus stimulus bill after...
United States could become coronavirus epicenter: WHO
The United States has the potential to become the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic due to a “very large acceleration” in infections there, the...
Spirit AeroSystems suspends Boeing-related production for two weeks
Spirit Aerosystems , Boeing Co’s largest supplier, is temporarily suspending production for the airplane maker at many of its facilities in the United States for...
Bombardier halts most operations in Canada due to coronavirus
Bombardier pulled its 2020 outlook on Tuesday and said it would halt all non-essential work at most of its Canada-based operations until April 26 to help...
Comcast shuts theme parks, delays film distribution due to COVID-19
Comcast Corp on Tuesday warned of a hit to its results from the coronavirus outbreak as it shut all its theme parks and delayed distribution...