Hong Kong deploys robot to disinfect subway
In the face of the coronavirus outbreak, Hong Kong’s subway operator MTR (Mass Transit Railway) deployed a fleet of mini-fridge-sized robots to help deep disinfect...
Box to appoint three new directors under pressure from Starboard
Cloud service provider Box Inc said on Monday it would appoint three new directors to its board as part of an agreement with activist investor...
U.S. surgeon general says coronavirus outbreak ‘to get bad’ this week
The U.S. surgeon general issued his starkest warning to date on Monday about the health risk posed by the coronavirus outbreak, warning Americans that the...
Fed announces unlimited bond purchases in unprecedented move to help U.S. economy weather coronavirus meltdown – Washington Post
Fed announces unlimited bond purchases in unprecedented move to help U.S. economy weather coronavirus meltdown Washington Post Fed Unveils Major Expansion of Market Intervention The Wall Street...
Mnuchin urges U.S. Congress to pass $2 trillion economic relief bill
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday called on the Senate to quickly pass a massive economic relief bill saying it was urgently needed to...
Swathes of India under lockdown to tackle coronavirus
Streets were deserted in the Indian capital on Monday and office buildings shuttered as a lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus began and...
U.S. Senate looks to strike deal on coronavirus relief package
Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate were pushing toward agreement on a far-reaching $1 trillion-plus coronavirus stimulus package on Monday after weekend talks ended...
U.S. credit spreads narrow after unprecedented Fed stimulus
U.S. corporate credit spreads narrowed on Monday, indicating positive investor sentiment, following the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it would backstop an unprecedented range of credit....
U.S. Fed aims ‘bazooka’ at coronavirus to backstop economy
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday mounted an extraordinary new array of programs to offset the “severe disruptions” to the economy caused by the coronarvirus...
Hungarians stand in line for guns for fear of disorder as coronavirus spreads
Peter Rostas doesn’t want to have any reason to use the gun he was buying, but the young Hungarian father of one was taking no...