Employers push for direct support for businesses worst affected by coronavirus
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New York health officials urged federal government to approve state, city labs to test for coronavirus after CDC found issues with prior local testing
Saudis Renew Push for Output Cuts as Coronavirus Weakens Oil Business
Saudi Arabia is trying to convince Russia to join oil producers in an emergency crude-production cut, as the industry grapples with oversupply and operational slowdowns resulting from the spread of coronavirus.
Employers push for direct support for businesses worst affected by coronavirus
Japan could push Olympics to end of year amid coronavirus fears
Amid fears that the coronavirus outbreak could disrupt the Tokyo Games, Japan’s Olympic minister said Tuesday that the contract calls for the event to be held during 2020 – suggesting that it could…
Coronavirus - practical tips for employers
With COVID-19 reaching our shores last week, employers have a compelling reason to prepare for the legal issues coronavirus may raise for them and their employees. Liz Coats and Tim Clarke, Bell Gully partners in employment law, explain. Outbreaks of infectious disease are not entirely uncommon (we have of course seen outbreaks of measles and swine flu in recent years), but the employment and health and safety issues regarding coronavirus are...
After coronavirus shutdown S.F. drugmaker reopens China plants in time for major product push
BMW executive Oliver Zipse spoke about the impact on sales during a conference call.
Virus forces Basketball Africa League to push back season
Concerns surrounding the coronavirus have forced the postponement of the inaugural Basketball Africa League season, which was to start later this month.
A Bank of Canada rate cut over coronavirus fears could push Toronto home prices even higher
“All it’s going to do to the Toronto market is add more fuel to the fire,” says one real estate agent.
Coronavirus Update: WWE Wrestlemania 36 Seeks To Push Through Despite Outbreak
There have already been confirmed reports of the coronavirus in Florida, the location of this year's Wrestlemania. WWE is still planning to push through with the event.
OPEC expected to push for big oil cut as coronavirus hits demand; Russia yet to decide
The meeting of the 14-member group OPEC and 10 non-member allies, known collectively as OPEC+, is taking place in Vienna, Austria.
Hong Kong workers far less satisfied with employers’ support measures during coronavirus crisis than their Singapore peers survey finds
Just over a third of Hong Kong workers feel adequately supported by their employers, compared with almost two thirds of those in Singapore, survey finds.
Will Coronavirus Push the World Into Recession? One CIO Isn’t Convinced Yet.
The coronavirus outbreak has rattled consumers and investors alike. But Sonal Desai, chief investment officer of Franklin Templeton’s fixed income group, isn’t convinced a global recession is inevitable.
Coronavirus could push UK to brink of recession says Goldman Sachs
Analysts at Deutsche Bank halve UK growth forecast for this year to only 0.5%
Goldman Sachs Says Coronavirus Will Push U.K. to ‘Edge of Recession’
Goldman Sachs called for a 50-basis point U.K. interest-rate cut to stave off a recession triggered by the virus.
Coronavirus outbreak: World Health Organization urges countries to take steps to ‘push this virus back’
People around the world girded for months of disruptions from the new virus Thursday as its unrelenting spread brought ballooning infections.
European Employers Seek to Balance Coronavirus Fears With Privacy Limits
Companies around Europe have taken precautions to protect employees from the spread of the coronavirus, but some measures such as administering body temperature checks might overstep privacy laws.