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The Bank of Canada cut its key benchmark interest rate Wednesday morning over concerns about what the coronavirus could do to the economy.
The development comes after four cases were reported on the West Coast with no known travel history or contact with anyone who had previously been diagnosed
The coronavirus outbreak has wrought havoc on Disney’s bottom line, particularly in China. The Magic Kingdom is estimated to be losing a combined $280 million per quarter due to the closures of its Shanghai and Hong Kong theme parks. Now, its live-action Mulan remake may be pulled from the Middle Kingdom as the country’s 70,000 movie theaters largely remain closed. While a delay of its Chinese premiere date (March 27) was expected, The...
The coronavirus epidemic is dominating stock-market headlines these days, but there is other news to pay attention to, such as analyst upgrades and downgrades.
After 2008, Iceland swore never again to build an economy only on banks. But its latest big export -- tourism -- might have left it exposed to a whole new world of trouble.
As the United States recorded its first coronavirus death -- and the number of infections grows worldwide -- many people are wondering what symptoms to be on the lookout for and how to protect themselves.
Eli Lilly says coronavirus won't hurt its medicine supply. The company does not expect shortages for any of its products, including all forms of insulin.
CNN host Michael Smerconish apparently thinks there’s a correlation between Sen. Bernie Sanders’ surging presidential campaign and the deadly coronavirus outbreak causing fear across the globe. Smerconish introduced his bizarre theory on Saturday morning’s installment of his self-titled show, Smerconish. “Can either coronavirus or Bernie Sanders be stopped?” he pondered before attempting to explain what
As the nation continues to get a grip on the realities of COVID-19, more widely known as the coronavirus, the NFL is paying attention. “We are closely monitoring developments and have been in contact with The World Health Organization, CDC and the NFL-NFLPA medical experts at the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON) Program for [more]
Diane and Bernard Ménard, whose Asian cruise ended in a serious health scare in a Japanese hospital, returned to Ottawa Tuesday night.
Senate President Ahmed LawanThe President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has called on the Federal Government to provide more standard isolation centres across the country to check likely spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).He made the call on Tuesday, at a meeting with the Health Minister and officials of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) at the National Assembly, Complex.While raising concern over the fact that the centre in Gwagwalada,...
Google has canceled all in-person job interviews over coronavirus / COVID-19, moves to Hangouts
About 8% of the Iranian parliament’s MPs have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials have said, as the country announced plans to mobilise 300,000 soldiers and volunteers against the deadliest outbreak of the epidemic outside China. While China, where the virus originated, expressed hopes it was winning its battle and the World Health Organization (WHO) said it could be contained, Iran’s deputy speaker, Abdul Reza Misri, confirmed...
The president planned to fly to North Carolina later on Monday to rally thousands of supporters on the eve of Super Tuesday primary voting there and across the country.
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is appealing with banks to find a...
The country’s biggest banks are asking federal officials for long-sought regulatory relief as part of the government’s efforts to contain the economic...
Arcturus is partnering with the Singapore-based Duke-NUS Medical school to develop a vaccine for Covid-19. A Singapore government agency is providing $10 million in funding.
The K-pop band announced the news in a message posted to Twitter on Thursday.