How the Coronavirus is Affecting the U.S. Economy From Cancelled Conferences to Historic Stock Market Lows

Financial markets have suffered historic losses and major companies have cancelled or withdrawn from key events and restricted travel for employees due to coronavirus fears.

Seattle-based companies skip conferences over coronavirus concerns

At DocuSign's downtown Seattle office, employees were just days away from a work trip in San Francisco when a notice was sent out, announcing DocuSign's decision to make the upcoming work conference a virtual one due to concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19). In a phone interview, Emily Heath, DocuSign's Chief Trust and Security Officer, said they were expecting about 1,500 people at the conference in San Francisco. The decision to make it a...

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Coronavirus hits the events industry: These conferences are canceled or scaled back

The Game Developers Conference in San Francisco is just one of many conferences impacted by the novel virus.

Cancellation of international conferences over coronavirus disrupts Edmonton businesses

Facebook Google Microsoft Adobe pull out of more conferences as coronavirus spreads

Facebook, Google and Adobe on Monday announced their decisions to cancel, alter and pull out of various upcoming conferences due to the spreading of the coronavirus.

Industry Conferences Cancel On Coronavirus Concerns

On today's episode, Dooner and Chad are back from a busy news weekend that saw the coronavirus claim its first US victim, cause major conferences to cancel, sputter retail supply...

State and local officials to hold press conferences on on coronavirus

The Erie County Executive and Erie County Department of Health Commissioner will be holding a press conference to discuss coronavirus (COVID-19) testing and answer questions. The press conference is scheduled for noon. 2 On Your Side will live stream the press conference on WGRZ.com. On Tuesday, New York State officials announced two families from Buffalo were being tested following a recent trip to Italy. It's not known yet if the results of...

OTC plans to go ahead as coronavirus cancels other conferences

Organizers of the largest oil and natural gas trade show in the world say they plan to continue with an annual conference planned in Houston despite the global coronavirus outbreak canceling similar events.

Fears of coronavirus have canceled tech conferences concerts sports and more. Here's a list.

A popular full-moon party in southern Thailand known for its raucous revelry has been cancelled because of the coronavirus, an official said Thursday, the latest hit to a tourism industry which foresees a loss of six million visitors this year. Attracting some 40 million foreigners a year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand confirmed Thursday the country could see a loss of six million visitors in 2020.

Conferences and Expos Canceled Because of the Coronavirus

Here's a list of events that have been canceled, postponed, or moved to online-only due to concerns of the coronavirus.