China reports fewer new coronavirus cases, starts posting asymptomatic cases daily
Mainland China, where the global coronavirus pandemic began in December, reported dwindling new infections on Wednesday, but it also published the daily change in asymptomatic...
Rouhani: U.S. has missed opportunity to lift sanctions on Iran amid coronavirus
Iran’s president said on Wednesday the United States had missed a historical opportunity to lift sanctions on his country during the coronavirus outbreak, though he...
Tariff pain turns to gain: U.S. computer, toy stockpiles help meet virus rush
As the coronavirus outbreak forced classes online, Boston Public Schools ordered 20,000 laptops and had them in hand in four days – an unusually fast...
France’s Carrefour teams up with Uber Eats for lockdown deliveries
French supermarket retailer Carrefour and Uber Eats announced a new delivery service on Wednesday, aimed at helping Parisians buy essential goods and food during the...
Oil skids as oversupply fears pile up with U.S. inventories growth
Global crude oil prices slid further on Wednesday, following their biggest-ever quarterly and monthly losses, as a bigger-than-expected rise in U.S. inventories and a widening...
Dollar rallies as investors brace for global downturn
The dollar gained broadly against riskier currencies on Wednesday, with markets staring at what is likely to be one of the worst economic contractions for...
UK aims to test 25,000 a day for coronavirus by mid-April: minister
Britain is aiming to increase the number of tests for coronavirus to 25,000 a day by the middle of the month from its present capacity...
Mother of invention: the new gadgets dreamt up to fight coronavirus
Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week, designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his mind. What could he make...
Exclusive: KKR shelves $2 billion sale of Singapore-based Goodpack due to market slump: sources
KKR & Co has shelved a plan to sell Singapore-based Goodpack, which provides shipping containers and logistics services, after the coronavirus outbreak hit valuations, sources...
With no food or money, India’s slum dwellers struggle
Bharpai, a 54-year-old Indian grandmother, is desperate to keep her family safe from a raging coronavirus crisis amid an unprecedented lockdown. Bharpai says since the...
