This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 4 pm: Germany reportedly quarantines 1,000 people at home as coronavirus cases spread German media reported on Friday that around 1,000 people have been quarantined at home in the west German town of […]
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Dow set to drop 400 points after Thursday’s massive tumble amid coronavirus fears
Traders and financial professionals work ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Drew Angerer | Getty Images U.S. stock futures pointed to more losses early Friday after the major indexes suffered a tumble that sent them more than 10% below their record highs. […]
Dow set to drop more than 500 points after Thursday’s massive tumble amid coronavirus fears
Traders and financial professionals work ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Drew Angerer | Getty Images U.S. stock futures early Friday pointed to more losses after the major indexes suffered a tumble that sent them more than 10% below their record highs. […]
Seven major Asia-Pacific markets have tumbled into correction territory
Mask-clad commuters make their way to work during morning rush hour at the Shinagawa train station in Tokyo on February 28, 2020. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU | AFP via Getty Images A surge in coronavirus cases outside China has sent stock markets across the world tanking, with Wall Street’s major indexes dropping into […]
Coronavirus live updates: New Zealand reports first case, Tokyo Disneyland shuts down
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 12:50 pm: New Zealand reports first case of coronavirus New Zealand confirmed its first coronavirus case on Friday, according to its health ministry. In a statement, it said that first case is a […]
US malls ‘will be hit hard’ if coronavirus worsens, new study shows
A pedestrian wears a face mask while pushing a stroller past the Tiffany & Co. luxury goods store at Times Square in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Bloomberg If the coronavirus spreads further in the U.S., that could mean really bad news […]
Coronavirus live updates: South Korean boy band BTS cancels concerts as cases cross 2,000
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 12:40 pm: Odds of a coronavirus pandemic have doubled to 40%, says Moody’s Analytics With cases of the new coronavirus disease rising quickly beyond China, the odds of the outbreak turning into a […]
Dow set to drop 300 points after Thursday’s massive tumble amid coronavirus fears
Traders and financial professionals work ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Drew Angerer | Getty Images U.S. stock futures pointed Thursday night to more losses after the major indexes suffered a tumble that sent them more than 10% below their record highs. […]
Odds of a coronavirus pandemic have doubled to 40%, says Moody’s Analytics
People wait in a line to buy face masks at a retail store in the southeastern city of Daegu on February 25, 2020. JUNG YEON-JE | Getty Images With cases of the new coronavirus disease rising quickly beyond China, the odds of the outbreak turning into a pandemic have now […]
Coronavirus live updates: South Korea reports 256 more cases, as total crosses 2,000
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 10:30 am: Nigeria confirms first case Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health confirmed the country’s first case of the new coronavirus. The agency said the case was confirmed Thursday in Lagos State. 9:48 am: […]