US is buying half a billion masks to guard against coronavirus

The US Department of Health and Human Services is purchasing the masks and respirators to bulk up its so-called Strategic National Stockpile.

At Least Half A Million People Are Infected With ...

China isn't a country that cares a lot about human lives or human rights. Their 1 focus is economic growth and progress. So, I was a little surprised when I first heard about China's draconian policies about containing the coronavirus epidemic. Just a few weeks earlier, Chinese government officials

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Coronavirus could cut global economic growth outlook in half OECD warns

The global economy is facing its "greatest danger since the financial crisis" with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, according to the OECD.

Coronavirus could cut global growth outlook in half OECD warns

The global economy is facing its "greatest danger since the financial crisis" with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, according to the OECD.

Half of coronavirus cases are missed in 'inherently leaky' screenings: study

Coronavirus updates: Deaths pass 3000 half of infected now recovered

Over half of coronavirus patients recovered discharged from hospitals in China

Fed cuts benchmark rate by half-point most since 2008 amid coronavirus crisis

The Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates by a half-percentage point in its first emergency rate cut since the Great Recession in response to the spreading coronavirus.

Federal Reserve cuts benchmark rate by half-point amid coronavirus concerns

WASHINGTON — In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face

Fed cuts rates by half a percentage point to combat coronavirus slowdown

Markets had been widely expecting the U.S. central bank to take some type of action, with anticipation of a 50 basis point cut by the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting later this month.

Fed’s surprise half-point cut gives only brief stock boost amid coronavirus fears

The Federal Reserve is making its first emergency rate cut since the Great Recession in response to the spreading coronavirus and some are predicting another cut soon. Yet even before today's Fed action, economists were cautioning that lower interest rates aren’t the ideal prescription for the virus' threat.

Indonesia seizes half-a-million masks amid coronavirus panic buying

Authorities were questioning two people after a raid at a warehouse in satellite city Tangerang, where nearly 600 000 surgical masks were found

Indonesia seizes half a million virus masks amid panic buying

Indonesian police seized over half a million face masks from a Jakarta-area warehouse after the country's first confirmed cases of coronavirus sparked panic buying and sent prices for prevention products skyrocketing. Authorities were questioning two people after the Tuesday evening raid at a warehouse

Bank of Canada Cuts Key Rate by Half Percentage Point

Canada’s central bank cut its benchmark overnight interest rate by a half percentage point Wednesday and signaled it was open to further easing in response to mounting worries about the economic toll of the coronavirus epidemic.

Bank of Canada cuts rate by half point stands ready to cut more in face of coronavirus threat

The Bank of Canada doesn’t always follow the U.S. Federal Reserve, but it did today. Canada’s central bank on March 4 slashed its policy rate by half a point, matching the Fed’s surprise announcement 24 hours earlier. 

Coronavirus Leaves Cruise Industry With Canceled Trips and Half-Empty Ships

Travelers are backing out of planned cruises because of coronavirus fears, dealing a punishing blow to the industry at a time of year when ships typically start filling up.

Second-half substitute Kagere rescues Simba SC from Azam FC's threat

Meddie Kagere came off the bench to rescue Simba SC from the clear threat of Azam FC in a VPL tie in Dar es Salaam.

Half of Americans Have No Savings to Fall Back On if They Contract an Illness Like Coronavirus and Can't Work Survey Says

According to a new survey, nearly half of Americans polled stated that they did not have any savings to fall back on in the event that they contracted an illness like the coronavirus and were unable to work.

BVSD Substitute Teacher Possibly Exposed To Coronavirus

A substitute staff member for Boulder Valley School District may have been exposed to coronavirus while on a cruise.

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Less than half of voters say the U.S. is prepared for coronavirus new survey finds

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South Africa's Aspen's half year earnings up expects coronavirus impact

South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd reported a marginal rise in ha...

Coronavirus could cause half percent to one percent headwind to GDP: Glenmede Private Wealth CIO

Jason Pride, Glenmede Private Wealth CIO, and Tim Seymour, Seymour Asset Management CIO, join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the market dynamics as coronavirus outbreak fears continue to weigh on the market.