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Coronavirus To Cause Condom Shortage Worldwide
Malaysia’s Karex Bhd (KARE.KL) makes one in every five condoms globally. It has not produced a single condom from…
Coronavirus: China bars foreign visitors as imported cases rise
China has announced a temporary ban on all foreign visitors, even if they have visas or residence permits.
The…
Russia calls for new enlarged OPEC deal to tackle oil demand collapse
A new OPEC+ deal to balance oil markets might be possible if other countries join in, Kirill Dmitriev, head of…
Coronavirus: Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus.
Mr Johnson said he developed mild symptoms over…
G20 leaders to inject $5 trillion into global economy in fight against coronavirus
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pledged on Thursday to inject over $5 trillion into the global economy…
Fed balance sheet tops $5 trillion for first time as it enters coronavirus war…
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s balance sheet rocketed past $5 trillion in assets for the first time this week as it…
S&P, Moody’s Cut Credit Grades At Fastest Pace In A Decade
S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service are downgrading U.S. companies at the fastest pace in more…
A Bull Market in Banks and Other Weird Facts of the Stock Bounce
Moves in stock sectors that ordinarily take months and years to play out are happening in days as investors…
Technically Speaking, The Dow Just Rocketed Out Of A Bear Market
As ridiculous as it sounds, the Dow Jones Industrial Average just climbed out of the bear market it entered two…
The Gold Market Is Being Tested Like Never Before
From South Africa’s ultra-deep mine shafts to vaults underneath London, from metals traders in New York…
Coronavirus: UK Death Toll Jumps To More Than 100 In Largest Single Day Rise
The number of people to have died across the UK after contracting the Covid-19 coronavirus has increased to 104,…
Coronavirus: IMF, World Bank Suspend Debt Payments By Nigeria, Others
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Wednesday announced a hold on debt payments from Nigeria and…
Breaking: US charges Venezuela’s President, Maduro with narco-terrorism
The US has charged Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro and other senior officials in the country with drug…
Coronavirus: A Record 3.28million Americans File For Unemployment Benefits
A record number of Americans filed for their first week of unemployment benefits last week, as businesses shut…
Trump Wants To Reopen The American Economy By Easter
The president, who is concerned about the economic repercussions of an extended shutdown of nonessential business,…
Worldwide Smartphone Sales Dropped 14% in February
Global smartphone sales tumbled 14% in February as the coronavirus spread in China and overseas, Counterpoint…
US markets close higher after emergency economy relief package
US markets gained again as Donald Trump and the Senate agreed a massive economic relief package worth more than…
The Worst Isn’t Over For China’s Economy
China's economy was devastated by the novel coronavirus outbreak in the first two months of the year, according…
Asian markets tread cautiously ahead of U.S. stimulus, jobs
Senate leaders hope to vote on the plan later on Wednesday in Washington, but it still faces criticism. The bill…
Flipkart, Indian’s Biggest Online Retailer Suspends Services
India's biggest online retailers have sharply reduced their service after the government ordered a three-week…
Fashion Brands Turn To Face Mask Production in Fight Against coronavirus
With stores closed, runway shows canceled and global supply chains disrupted, much of the fashion industry has been…
India’s huge outsourcing industry struggles with work-from-home scenario
As the coronavirus pandemic pushes India into a lockdown, the call centers and IT services firms that function as…
Prince Charles Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Prince Charles, the 71-year-old heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus but is in good…
Apple Is Donating 9 Million Masks To Combat The Coronavirus
Apple will donate 9 million N95 protective masks to combat the coronavirus, Vice President Mike Pence said on…
Another 11% Swing in the Dow Average Shows Value Still a Mystery
As Wall Street celebrates the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s biggest surge in nine decades, spare a thought for…
Sanwo-Olu Orders Partial Closure of Banks In Lagos
Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, placed a partial closure on banking activities in the state as part of measures…
Bundesliga Players Accept Pay Cuts
Footballers at Germany’s top teams including Bayern Munich have agreed to take pay cuts to help other clubs survive…
Chevron CEO vows to avoid first dividend cut since Great Depression
Chevron is pulling out all the stops to cope with the historic collapse in oil prices. The oil giant is slashing…
India Orders Complete Lockdown For Its 1.3bn Citizens
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ordered a "complete" lockdown for India's 1.3 billion.
Modi said the…
Apple To Open Some Stores In The First Half Of April
Apple Inc is expected to start re-opening some of its retail stores in the first half of April, according to an…