The Coronavirus Goes Global

The illness is on every continent except Antarctica, with more new cases now being reported outside China than within. But how threatening is the outbreak, really?

Coronavirus Upends Global Toy Industry

Toy companies are delaying shipments and new product launches and struggling to fill retail orders as the epidemic disrupts supply chains around the world.

Coronavirus 'is a true black-swan event' sparking corrections across global markets

International investors believe coronavirus is truly a global phenomenon, and the entire global stock market has been taken down.

IMF likely to downgrade global growth due to coronavirus: IMF spokesman

The fast-spreading coronavirus will clearly have an impact on global economic gr...

U.S. Bank Stocks Hammered as Coronavirus Spreads

Shares in global banks fell into correction territory this week, reflecting fears that financial institutions could take a hit if coronavirus continues to spread.

Stocks continue nosedive | Dow sinks another 1190 points amid coronavirus

The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank nearly 1,200 points Thursday, deepening a week-long global market rout caused by worries that the coronavirus outbreak will wreak havoc on the global economy.

Global Stocks Plunge as Coronavirus Fears Deepen

'Right now the direction ahead for the economy is straight down,' said one expert

Coronavirus fear grips stocks oil; Treasury yields touch record low

The Dow industrials posted the largest-ever points drop on Thursday as Wall Stre...

Coronavirus and its global sweep stokes fear over facts. Experts say it's unlikely to produce 'apocalyptic scenario'

Coronavirus latest updates: US stocks suffer biggest one-day fall Australian market dives

Ireland and Netherlands report first cases as US officials monitor thousands getting off domestic flights for symptoms. Follow live news

Coronavirus: Shares face worst week since global financial crisis

Asian stock markets continue falling, as the coronavirus spreads across the globe.

World prepares for coronavirus pandemic; global recession forecast

Hopes the coronavirus would be contained to China vanished on Friday as infectio...

Stocks Fall Again as Coronavirus Spreads

Outbreaks of the virus outside China have sparked concerns among investors of global economic damage.

Coronavirus fear touches off a global run on face masks

Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite medical experts' advice that most people who aren't sick don't need to wear them. Many businesses are sold out, while others are limiting how many a customer can buy. Amazon is policing its site, trying to make sure sellers don't gouge panicked buyers. In South Korea, hundreds lined up to buy masks from a discount store. Rumors that toilet paper and napkins could be used as masks have emptied store shelves in Asia of paper goods over the past few weeks. Ordinary people trying to protect themselves from the outbreak are not the only ones encountering shortages. Some health care professionals are seeing them as well. Some industry officials are attributing the shortages not just to high demand but to disruptions in supply: An outsize share of the world's surgical masks are made in China - 50%, by its own estimate - and some of the factories are in or near the hard-hit city of Wuhan and have been shut down for weeks because of the crisis, they said. In the U.S., Walgreens, Home Depot, Lowe's and True Value Hardware are reporting a sharp uptick in sales of masks over the past several weeks and say they are scrambling to get more from suppliers to keep up with demand. Home Depot, the nation's largest home improvement chain, has limited sales of N95 respirators to 10 per person. They have a close facial fit and more filtration material than general surgical masks, enabling them to keep out at least 95% of particles. Marc Jaconksi, owner of Stanley's True Value Hardware and Rental store in Philadelphia, said he saw a surge in demand for masks, particularly the N95, two weeks ago. But since Tuesday, when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that the...

European stocks set to fall further into correction territory as coronavirus grips markets

European stocks are set to extend a historic week of losses on Friday as the coronavirus outbreak continues to pummel global markets into correction territory.

Australian stocks remain in freefall as coronavirus panic drives market down 10% for week

ASX loses another 3% on Friday, taking it into ‘correction’ territory and wiping off $200bn in the past week

European stocks dive 3% as coronavirus raises recession fears

European shares slumped on Friday, on course for their biggest weekly decline si...

China Spins Coronavirus Crisis Hailing Itself as a Global Leader

The propaganda push suggests the Chinese government might be worried about the lasting damage of the outbreak.

Dow's Drastic Decline Coronavirus and Global Pandemic Fears - 5 Things You Must Know Friday

Stock futures signal another steep drop for Wall Street after the World Health Organization says the coronavirus outbreak has 'pandemic potential'; the Dow's drop Thursday of 1,190.95 points was its largest one-day point drop in history; the S&P 500 has fallen 12% from its all-time high set a week ago.

Coronavirus crash wipes $5 trillion off world stocks

Coronavirus panic sent world share markets crashing again on Friday, compounding their worst week since the 2008 global financial crisis and bringing the wipeout in value terms to $5 trillion.

'The panic mode is full on': Stocks plunge again as fears mount of a coronavirus pandemic

"The worst week for equities since 2008 surely beckons," one analyst said after markets tumbled more than 10% in a matter of days.

UK coronavirus cases rise 46% as fears of global crisis grow

Boris Johnson to chair emergency Cobra meeting after first patient reported in Wales

How IBM Goldman Sachs PwC and others are responding to the coronavirus threat to the global workplace

Coronavirus threatens global economy as experts warn no country will be spared

The rapid spread of coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with count...

Global markets Wall Street drag out week long free fall as coronavirus crisis worsens

Coronavirus risk at very high global level says WHO's Tedros

The risk of spread and impact of the coronavirus is now very high at a "global level", World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva on Friday.

Jeremy Siegel sees coronavirus as a 'severe one-year shock' to stocks but then a 'bounce back'

Siegel, speaking on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" as the stock market extended its dramatic sell-off, said stocks will bounce back.

Coronavirus updates: WHO upgrades global virus spread risk to 'very high'

Stocks around the world have been hit hard amid mounting concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 virus on business. The virus has continued to spread, with 27 new cases in Germany. DW has the latest here.

WHO Raises Global Risk from Coronavirus to ‘Very High’

The World Health Organization said there is still a chance to contain the virus, which causes the disease COVID-19.

WHO raises coronavirus threat assessment now says virus poses a 'very high' risk at a global level

WHO officials said they are increasing the risk assessment of the coronavirus to "very high" across the world.

Coronavirus Deals Blow to Global Business

The coronavirus has sent markets tumbling, as its ramifications to a swath of businesses and industries becomes more apparent. Here’s a roundup of how the virus is affecting key industries.

Coronavirus Rocks Wall Street This Week: Apple Disney Stocks Take Major Hits

Wall Street's worst week since the 2008 financial crisis didn't let up on Friday, with fears over coronavirus rocking a number of entertainment and tech giants, including Disney and Apple, and spooking investors in the process. The pain was felt across the board, with the three major indexes — the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq — all dropping at least 12% this week. On Friday, the S&P dipped 0.8% and the Dow fell 1.4%, while the Nasdaq made a late...